Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.42/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$144.42

105 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$43.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

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	460	162.28	747	17thin
Medium and Large 2	409	149.84	613	42
Small 1-2	369	137.41	507	35
Medium and Large 3	307	118.49	364	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.79/cwt here — about $383 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

144.42

—

SC average5 barns · 380 hd

147.49

−3.07

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	1,190	85.56	1,018	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	69.48	970	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	67.28	773	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	56.40	568	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$691	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$479	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$438	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	635	$318	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$669	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	778	$533	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$455	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	788	$332	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	Small 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	128.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	127.03/cwt	120.00–132.50	535	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	374	119.36/cwt	117.50–120.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	130.67/cwt	127.50–135.00	301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	128.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	137.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	124.94/cwt	122.50–130.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	706	112.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	467	126.28/cwt	120.00–133.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	133.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	116.10/cwt	110.00–122.50	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	442	113.32/cwt	112.50–115.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	152.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	483	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	155.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.79/cwt	145.00–153.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	116.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	399	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	322	136.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	699	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	153.78/cwt	152.50–155.00	420	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	167.53/cwt	160.00–173.00	737	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	142.91/cwt	130.00–145.00	537	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	153.21/cwt	151.00–154.00	640	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	118.24/cwt	117.50–119.00	666	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	122.75/cwt	122.50–123.00	638	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	426	120.81/cwt	120.00–127.50	515	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,748	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	635	318.00/head	318.00–318.00	318	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	479.00/head	479.00–479.00	479	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	340.00/head	340.00–340.00	340	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	669.00/head	669.00–669.00	669	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	705	324.00/head	324.00–324.00	324	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	441.00/head	441.00–441.00	441	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	462.00/head	446.00–478.00	462	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	778	532.54/head	519.00–546.00	533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	843.38/head	825.00–861.00	843	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	651.50/head	625.00–675.00	652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	438.43/head	424.00–450.00	438	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	860	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	465.00/head	465.00–465.00	465	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,460	1
Bulls	—	—	915	74.41/cwt	69.00–80.00	681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,415	91.84/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,300	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	86.98/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,025	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	62.98/cwt	52.00–69.00	720	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	76.41/cwt	74.00–84.00	886	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	63.64/cwt	63.00–64.00	848	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	73.38/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,054	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	52.94/cwt	45.00–59.00	537	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	65.05/cwt	64.00–66.00	644	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 Oct 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 303Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 132Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 8

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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
11	—	322	130.00–140.00	136.17
2	—	470	125.00	125.00
2	—	235	135.00–140.00	137.45
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
16	—	376	130.00–145.00	142.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	250	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
3	—	368	110.00–122.50	116.10
3	—	342	110.00–120.00	116.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	150.00–160.00	152.44
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
6	—	371	150.00–160.00	155.92
2	—	423	145.00–153.00	148.79
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
21	—	475	140.00–150.00	147.17
2	—	273	152.50–155.00	153.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
9	—	458	160.00	160.00
7	—	440	160.00–173.00	167.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	135.00–140.00	136.22
4	—	288	140.00–145.00	142.43
4	—	570	129.00	129.00
5	—	467	135.00–140.00	137.01
2	—	313	140.00	140.00
7	—	522	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	125.00–135.00	128.22
15	—	421	120.00–132.50	127.03
2	—	623	115.00–122.50	118.70
3	—	230	127.50–135.00	130.67
2	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.49
3	—	711	110.00	110.00
3	—	318	125.00–130.00	128.40
9	—	459	122.50–130.00	124.94
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
3	—	273	130.00–136.00	133.73
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	114.00–115.00	114.49
4	—	374	117.50–120.00	119.36
2	—	485	116.00–118.00	117.01
1	—	585	112.50	112.50
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
3	—	442	112.50–115.00	113.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	107.50	107.50
2	—	520	105.00–107.50	106.24
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
4	—	418	151.00–154.00	153.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	140.00–145.00	143.37
3	—	535	130.00–140.00	134.10
4	—	706	112.00–115.00	112.75
5	—	430	135.00–145.00	139.51
5	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.03
5	—	627	115.00–125.00	119.98
2	—	683	115.00–120.00	117.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	120.00–133.00	126.28
2	—	563	117.50–119.00	118.24
2	—	520	122.50–123.00	122.75
9	—	426	120.00–127.50	120.81

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	—	1,575	111.00	111.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	318.00	318.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	479.00	479.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	424.00–450.00	438.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	465.00	465.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	825.00–861.00	843.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	625.00–675.00	651.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	340.00	340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	669.00	669.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	446.00–478.00	462.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	519.00–546.00	532.54
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	324.00	324.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	441.00	441.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	105.00	105.00
4	—	915	69.00–80.00	74.41
4	—	1,415	90.00–94.00	91.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	86.00–88.00	86.98
24	—	1,144	52.00–69.00	62.98
7	—	1,159	74.00–84.00	76.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	63.00–64.00	63.64
3	—	1,437	68.00–78.00	73.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,015	45.00–59.00	52.94
2	—	990	64.00–66.00	65.05

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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