Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.26/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$131.26

105 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	458	140.97	646	56
Medium and Large 2	478	123.46	590	38
Small 1-2	461	110.86	511	5thin
Medium and Large 3	356	107.06	381	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $264 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale105 hd

131.26

—

SC average5 barns · 436 hd

132.79

−1.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,533	105.43	1,616	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	87.00	1,088	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	845	73.45	620	13

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	127.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.50/cwt	113.00–120.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	151.31/cwt	145.00–157.50	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	141.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	143.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	348	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	663	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	327	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.19/cwt	112.00–120.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	137.21/cwt	130.00–145.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.99/cwt	131.00–136.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.54/cwt	123.00–130.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	131.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	129.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	130.54/cwt	127.00–135.00	355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	111.09/cwt	110.00–112.50	303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.31/cwt	116.00–125.00	634	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	136.62/cwt	130.00–142.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	178.73/cwt	170.00–183.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	125.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	125.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	200.83/cwt	200.00–202.50	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	149.82/cwt	140.00–152.00	882	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	154.97/cwt	150.00–165.00	564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	181.58/cwt	175.00–190.00	672	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	838	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	139.08/cwt	135.00–142.50	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	135.33/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	174.16/cwt	171.00–177.50	815	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	180.62/cwt	175.00–193.00	583	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	127.76/cwt	127.50–128.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	188.06/cwt	180.00–195.00	419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	146.49/cwt	145.00–149.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	879	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	117.07/cwt	114.00–120.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	760	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	458	127.54/cwt	120.00–135.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	155.03/cwt	150.00–162.50	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	115.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	142.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	697	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	114.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	114.51/cwt	111.00–118.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.50	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,715	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	32,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,599.34/cwt	1,525.00–1,650.00	18,872	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	1,327.79/cwt	1,275.00–1,400.00	13,822	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	790	651.11/cwt	625.00–675.00	5,144	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,070	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	875	785.57/cwt	675.00–900.00	6,874	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	102.51/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,492	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	63.45/cwt	61.00–65.00	465	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	76.45/cwt	74.00–81.00	671	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	89.33/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,115	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	68.10/cwt	62.00–73.00	763	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,451	2

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Mar 15, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 236Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 36Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	120.00–130.00	127.56
3	—	242	160.00–170.00	165.03
2	—	715	113.00–120.00	116.50
2	—	515	145.00–157.50	151.31
3	—	308	160.00–165.00	161.68
3	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.46
17	—	589	140.00–152.00	149.82
9	—	364	150.00–165.00	154.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	125.00–130.00	127.57
2	—	323	120.00–130.00	125.35
4	—	371	120.00–130.00	125.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
3	—	235	200.00–202.50	200.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	175.00–190.00	181.58
5	—	502	167.00	167.00
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
3	—	752	133.00–138.00	135.33
2	—	468	171.00–177.50	174.16
4	—	323	175.00–193.00	180.62
3	—	223	180.00–195.00	188.06
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.62
3	—	368	135.00–142.50	139.08
3	—	263	140.00	140.00
2	—	418	127.50–128.00	127.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	590	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	140.00–145.00	141.01
4	—	334	140.00–150.00	143.60
17	—	425	140.00–145.00	143.56
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
7	—	516	130.00–145.00	137.21
3	—	570	131.00–136.00	133.99
2	—	605	130.00–132.50	131.26
3	—	458	140.00–145.00	143.36
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	100.00–102.00	101.01
3	—	327	115.00–120.00	117.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	112.00–120.00	116.19
2	—	238	130.00–135.00	132.58
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
4	—	428	123.00–130.00	125.54
5	—	329	125.00–135.00	131.58
3	—	480	120.00–130.00	124.91
4	—	369	125.00–135.00	129.88
3	—	272	127.00–135.00	130.54
4	—	518	116.00–125.00	122.31
4	—	671	110.00–120.00	115.70
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	559	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	110.00–112.50	111.09
2	—	523	98.00–100.00	98.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	130.00–142.00	136.62
2	—	523	114.00–120.00	117.07
2	—	458	120.00–135.00	127.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	130.00–135.00	133.32
3	—	565	130.00–135.00	133.32
4	—	421	150.00–160.00	155.01
12	—	490	140.00–153.00	142.27
3	—	717	110.00–118.00	114.35
2	—	773	111.00–118.00	114.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	170.00–183.00	178.73
4	—	564	145.00–149.00	146.49
3	—	663	130.00–135.00	132.64
2	—	468	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	526	150.00–162.50	155.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	100.00–102.50	101.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,715	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,180	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,599.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,041	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,327.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	625.00–675.00	651.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	675.00–900.00	785.57
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,455	97.00–111.00	102.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	61.00–65.00	63.45
10	—	878	74.00–81.00	76.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,248	80.00–94.00	89.33
3	—	1,120	62.00–73.00	68.10
2	—	1,465	98.00–100.00	99.02

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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Replacement Cattle

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