Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.72/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$140.72

98 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$36.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	150.32	623	27
Medium and Large 1-2	600	143.51	862	51
Small 1-2	380	131.02	498	8thin
Medium and Large 3	316	113.69	360	12thin

One grade step is worth $36.63/cwt here — about $263 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 sale98 hd

140.72

—

SC average5 barns · 461 hd

146.12

−5.40

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	1,555	96.22	1,496	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	76.00	961	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	69.05	796	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	859	59.96	515	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$726	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$591	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	463	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	142.82/cwt	141.00–145.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	131.24/cwt	131.00–133.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	776	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	460	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	120.61/cwt	118.00–123.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	127.49/cwt	120.00–135.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	135.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	101.86/cwt	100.00–103.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	142.15/cwt	138.00–145.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	148.50/cwt	143.00–151.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	112.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	368	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	879	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.55/cwt	152.00–153.00	793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	137.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	941	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	578	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	337	133.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	450	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	618	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	155.93/cwt	150.00–162.50	579	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	119.88/cwt	112.00–125.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	758	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	144.19/cwt	140.00–151.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	101.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	541	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	735	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	755	624.17/head	600.00–650.00	624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	560	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	725.51/head	700.00–750.00	726	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	63.21/cwt	58.00–66.00	728	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	73.59/cwt	70.00–81.00	854	16
Bulls	—	—	1,811	103.23/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,869	4
Bulls	—	—	1,213	86.87/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,054	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	869	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	71.03/cwt	69.00–74.00	630	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	57.19/cwt	50.00–64.00	487	12

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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 845Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 16Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 27

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

average to poor 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
6	—	463	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	320	140.00–145.00	141.69
3	—	377	141.00–145.00	142.82
8	—	588	131.00–133.00	131.24
10	—	644	120.50	120.50
2	—	273	140.00–150.00	144.95
2	—	535	130.00–136.00	132.97
6	—	438	138.00–145.00	142.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	120.00–130.00	124.84
2	—	623	112.00–115.00	113.48
5	—	361	125.00–130.00	127.52
8	—	522	118.00–123.00	120.61
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	565	121.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
3	—	712	110.00–115.00	112.34
4	—	474	120.00–130.00	124.14
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	103.00	103.00
2	—	473	100.00–110.00	105.19
2	—	583	100.00–110.00	104.89
3	—	668	100.00–103.00	101.86
2	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.45
9	—	534	100.00–110.00	101.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
10	—	327	110.00–120.00	112.43
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
3	—	337	130.00–140.00	133.42
2	—	273	130.00–140.00	134.95
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	143.00–151.00	148.50
2	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.54
5	—	521	130.00–140.00	137.08
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
13	—	371	150.00–162.50	155.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	141.00	141.00
18	—	639	137.50	137.50
9	—	520	152.00–153.00	152.55
4	—	442	169.00	169.00
14	—	732	128.50	128.50
2	—	335	170.00–175.00	172.57
2	—	358	170.00–175.00	172.52
1	—	480	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	120.00–135.00	127.49
7	—	456	130.00–140.00	135.39
1	—	585	122.50	122.50
3	—	622	112.00–125.00	119.88
7	—	411	140.00–151.00	144.19
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
3	—	662	100.00–105.00	101.65
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	130.00–137.00	133.39
2	—	408	155.00–157.00	156.02
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
2	—	523	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	700.00–750.00	725.51
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	600.00–650.00	624.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	560	525.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,152	58.00–66.00	63.21
16	—	1,161	70.00–81.00	73.59
1	—	1,035	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	887	69.00–74.00	71.03
12	—	852	50.00–64.00	57.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,811	96.00–105.00	103.23
3	—	1,213	83.00–93.00	86.87

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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