Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.30/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −61.59 against this barn's trailing median of $194.89.

Average price

$133.30

68 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.15

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	430	169.65	730	10thin
Medium and Large 2	530	140.78	746	27
Small 1-2	560	119.76	671	19thin
Medium and Large 3	606	107.64	652	12thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $78 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $202.41, low $186.01, median $194.89 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale68 hd

133.30

—

SC average5 barns · 360 hd

129.15

+4.15

This barn, trailing median6 sales

194.89

−61.59

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	1,476	97.14	1,433	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	65.63	757	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	61.51	562	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$625	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$617	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	872	$518	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	925	$875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	128.00/cwt	127.00–133.00	753	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	152.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.16/cwt	120.00–127.50	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	647	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	731	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.50/cwt	122.50–125.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	131.91/cwt	130.00–134.00	367	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	516	124.63/cwt	120.00–132.50	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	149.31/cwt	142.50–155.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	155.63/cwt	152.50–160.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.70/cwt	120.00–132.50	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	109.82/cwt	105.00–112.50	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	108.06/cwt	102.50–110.00	674	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	668	109.98/cwt	105.00–115.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	188.27/cwt	187.50–189.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	127.93/cwt	125.00–132.50	553	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	148.80/cwt	148.00–149.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	741	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	159.64/cwt	157.50–161.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	111.34/cwt	103.00–120.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.91/cwt	150.00–157.50	651	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	173.37/cwt	172.50–175.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	160.20/cwt	150.00–165.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	166.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	723	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	312	139.36/cwt	130.00–147.50	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	172.51/cwt	170.00–177.50	624	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	463	139.88/cwt	132.50–147.50	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	169.64/cwt	165.00–177.50	711	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	117.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	671	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	112.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	700	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	128.77/cwt	125.00–132.50	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.50	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	735	405.00/head	405.00–405.00	405	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	870	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	760	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	700	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	61.62/cwt	56.00–66.00	708	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Bulls	—	—	1,222	77.27/cwt	74.00–82.00	944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	101.40/cwt	88.00–110.00	1,551	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	70.45/cwt	68.00–74.00	817	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	60.09/cwt	50.00–66.00	567	6

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 Nov 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 354Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 79Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 35

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	127.00–133.00	128.00
4	—	434	142.50–155.00	149.31
8	—	468	152.50–160.00	155.63
2	—	658	120.00–122.50	121.25
4	—	523	140.00–150.00	143.68
3	—	630	122.00–127.50	124.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	120.00–132.50	124.63
2	—	668	105.00–115.00	109.98
5	—	570	110.00–120.00	117.72
3	—	623	110.00–117.00	112.30
2	—	488	125.00–132.50	128.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	110.00	110.00
3	—	673	105.00–112.50	109.82
4	—	624	102.50–110.00	108.06
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	163.00–165.00	163.99
7	—	419	165.00–177.50	169.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
2	—	420	115.00–120.00	117.44
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	127.50–130.00	128.73
4	—	630	112.00	112.00
4	—	473	120.00–127.50	123.16
3	—	520	122.50–125.00	123.50
2	—	278	130.00–134.00	131.91
4	—	370	120.00–132.50	125.70
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
6	—	432	125.00–132.50	127.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
2	—	370	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
2	—	388	103.00–120.00	111.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	150.00–155.00	152.70
8	—	533	147.00	147.00
1	—	310	162.50	162.50
5	—	577	148.00–149.00	148.80
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
4	—	463	157.50–161.00	159.64
2	—	423	150.00–157.50	153.91
4	—	383	150.00–165.00	160.20
2	—	668	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	191.00	191.00
2	—	375	187.50–189.00	188.27
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	122.50	122.50
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
3	—	375	140.00	140.00
3	—	312	130.00–147.50	139.36
2	—	463	132.50–147.50	139.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	170.00	170.00
3	—	332	172.50–175.00	173.37
5	—	433	165.00–175.00	166.92
5	—	362	170.00–177.50	172.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	405.00	405.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	56.00–66.00	61.62
5	—	1,160	68.00–74.00	70.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	70.00	70.00
6	—	943	50.00–66.00	60.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	74.00–82.00	77.27
14	—	1,530	88.00–110.00	101.40

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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