Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Average offering 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 $135.04/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$135.04

86 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$40.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

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	457	142.84	652	55
Medium and Large 2	468	128.90	603	17thin
Small 1-2	348	113.42	395	12thin
Medium and Large 3	573	102.55	588	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.29/cwt here — about $65 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 sale86 hd

135.04

—

SC average5 barns · 601 hd

137.40

−2.35

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	—	Average	1,472	101.37	1,492	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	80.61	943	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	866	67.64	586	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	685	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	825	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	508	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	116.71/cwt	110.00–122.50	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	147.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	114.84/cwt	112.00–120.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	218	111.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	140.76/cwt	139.00–141.00	721	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	303	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	128.89/cwt	125.00–134.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	148.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	129.00/cwt	125.00–133.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	137.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	130.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	152.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	109.17/cwt	107.50–110.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.50	414	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	132.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	156.79/cwt	155.00–158.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	643	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	136.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	169.11/cwt	164.00–172.50	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	723	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	120.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	709	127.77/cwt	122.50–136.00	906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	433	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	126.41/cwt	120.00–132.50	611	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	127.61/cwt	120.00–135.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	146.33/cwt	145.00–149.00	812	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	725	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,081	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	892	82.32/cwt	80.00–86.00	734	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	867.56/cwt	850.00–900.00	7,244	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	785.72/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,289	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,113.87/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	11,451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	846	901.87/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	7,630	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	910	738.12/cwt	725.00–750.00	6,717	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,580	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	848	85.12/cwt	81.00–90.00	722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	107.63/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,729	9
Bulls	—	—	1,231	90.09/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,109	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	53.96/cwt	50.00–61.00	433	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	75.07/cwt	70.00–79.00	676	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	67.51/cwt	65.00–70.00	684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,155	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	80.69/cwt	75.00–88.00	946	42

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 May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 190Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 90Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 48Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active

buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	120.00–121.00	120.50
3	—	608	129.00–130.00	129.67
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
5	—	329	145.00–150.00	147.20
1	—	830	124.00	124.00
8	—	512	139.00–141.00	140.76
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
3	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.59
6	—	380	145.00–155.00	148.43
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
8	—	469	140.00–145.00	141.84
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	110.00–120.00	115.02
4	—	420	112.00–120.00	114.84
4	—	218	110.00–116.00	111.66
2	—	303	110.00–115.00	112.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	125.00–135.00	129.23
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
2	—	530	125.00–135.00	130.05
2	—	560	125.00–133.00	129.00
2	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.64
4	—	481	125.00–135.00	130.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	100.00–105.00	102.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	405	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	110.00–122.50	116.71
3	—	373	107.50–110.00	109.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
6	—	332	150.00–160.00	152.90
9	—	370	145.00–155.00	150.86
2	—	433	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	647	156.00	156.00
13	—	425	170.00	170.00
5	—	468	165.00	165.00
6	—	535	164.00	164.00
5	—	571	155.00–158.00	156.79
2	—	378	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	130.00–137.50	133.69
4	—	375	130.00–140.00	132.43
3	—	278	130.00–140.00	136.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	125.00–134.00	128.89
4	—	515	145.00–155.00	148.96
2	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.49
2	—	625	135.00–141.00	137.98
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
6	—	709	122.50–136.00	127.77
2	—	483	150.00–155.00	152.51
3	—	555	145.00–149.00	146.33
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	130.00–140.00	134.94
2	—	575	115.00–125.00	120.17
2	—	483	120.00–132.50	126.41
2	—	518	120.00–135.00	127.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	161.00	161.00
3	—	455	164.00–172.50	169.11
3	—	432	165.00–170.00	167.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	100.00–105.00	102.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,113.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	846	750.00–1,000.00	901.87
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	892	80.00–86.00	82.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	910	725.00–750.00	738.12
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	835	850.00–900.00	867.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	725.00–850.00	785.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	82.00	82.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	81.00–90.00	85.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,606	97.00–114.00	107.63
5	—	1,231	84.00–94.00	90.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	50.00–61.00	53.96
7	—	901	70.00–79.00	75.07
1	—	940	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	65.00–70.00	67.51
2	—	1,255	90.00–94.00	92.03
42	—	1,173	75.00–88.00	80.69

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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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

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