Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable feeder steer and feeder bull sales to establish a trend. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls were too few to trend. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.66/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$137.66

67 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$56.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

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	449	146.83	659	38
Medium and Large 2	452	133.35	603	13thin
Small 1-2	335	129.71	435	3thin
Medium and Large 3	464	120.15	558	10thin
Small 3	448	115.00	515	2thin
Large 3	585	90.00	527	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.83/cwt here — about $132 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 sale67 hd

137.66

—

SC average5 barns · 387 hd

137.16

+0.51

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	—	Low	1,283	91.00	1,167	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	79.01	975	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	70.27	723	24

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	135.50/cwt	131.00–140.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	162.31/cwt	157.00–165.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	153.29/cwt	145.00–160.00	566	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.19/cwt	102.00–118.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	113.56/cwt	102.00–125.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	139.65/cwt	139.00–140.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	147.52/cwt	144.00–151.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	153.26/cwt	152.50–154.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	156.65/cwt	152.50–163.00	733	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	623	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	134.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	123.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	770	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.39/cwt	141.00–145.00	750	4
Steers	Small 3	—	270	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	332	1
Steers	Small 3	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Steers	Small 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	141.43/cwt	130.00–157.50	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	144.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	184.56/cwt	182.00–187.50	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	136.49/cwt	132.50–140.00	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	163.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	161.85/cwt	153.00–167.50	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	352	136.14/cwt	130.00–142.50	479	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	181.63/cwt	172.50–192.50	645	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	133.62/cwt	120.00–150.00	437	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	473	126.42/cwt	120.00–132.50	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	173.74/cwt	172.50–175.00	718	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	160.02/cwt	157.50–162.50	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	112.33/cwt	105.00–120.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	821	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	128.40/cwt	120.00–140.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	673	665.24/cwt	600.00–750.00	4,477	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	880	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	973.53/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	12,393	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,611	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	606	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	620	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	316	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	685	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,309	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,673	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	720	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	865	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	954.33/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	12,120	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	63.94/cwt	59.00–68.00	635	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	79.01/cwt	73.00–85.00	975	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	75.63/cwt	70.00–83.00	802	13

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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 185Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 48Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.54
2	—	493	102.00–125.00	113.56
2	—	323	120.00–130.00	125.12
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
3	—	410	122.00–125.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	260	131.00–140.00	135.50
2	—	728	102.00–118.00	110.19
3	—	428	135.00–140.00	138.06
1	—	550	139.00	139.00
3	—	322	139.00–140.00	139.65
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	152.00	152.00
2	—	540	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	120.00–122.50	121.24
1	—	300	148.00	148.00
3	—	208	157.00–165.00	162.31
8	—	369	145.00–160.00	153.29
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
4	—	479	144.00–151.00	147.52
4	—	421	152.50–154.00	153.26
2	—	288	146.00	146.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
4	—	523	141.00–145.00	143.39
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.57
1	—	265	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
3	—	468	152.50–163.00	156.65
2	—	690	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	505	152.50	152.50
2	—	413	157.50–162.50	160.02
2	—	768	105.00–120.00	112.33
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	132.50	132.50
3	—	585	130.00–140.00	134.12
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	162.50	162.50
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
3	—	427	120.00–140.00	128.40
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	123.00	123.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	130.00–157.50	141.43
2	—	320	140.00–150.00	144.69
2	—	278	132.50–140.00	136.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	182.00–187.50	184.56
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
2	—	478	170.00–172.00	170.99
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
3	—	355	172.50–192.50	181.63
2	—	413	172.50–175.00	173.74
2	—	280	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	160.00–165.00	162.63
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
4	—	365	160.00–165.00	163.18
4	—	328	153.00–167.50	161.85
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	130.00–142.50	136.14
1	—	220	134.00	134.00
3	—	327	120.00–150.00	133.62
2	—	473	120.00–132.50	126.42
1	—	290	130.00	130.00

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	—	1,495	101.00	101.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,325	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	600.00–750.00	665.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,273	875.00–1,050.00	973.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	900.00–1,000.00	954.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	75.00	75.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	51.00	51.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,390	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	993	59.00–68.00	63.94
13	—	1,060	70.00–83.00	75.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,234	73.00–85.00	79.01

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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Darlington Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle