Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.21/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$140.21

90 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$41.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

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	383	152.30	583	48
Medium and Large 2	412	136.50	562	20
Small 1-2	474	121.04	573	14thin
Medium and Large 3	376	110.44	415	8thin

One grade step is worth $41.87/cwt here — about $168 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 sale90 hd

140.21

—

SC average5 barns · 873 hd

138.74

+1.46

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	1,301	95.71	1,245	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	77.29	1,085	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	74.85	862	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	63.69	608	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$758	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,227	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	898	$1,224	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	812	$676	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,138	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	786	$958	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$858	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	813	$690	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$661	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$605	7
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	883	$488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	418	153.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	135.02/cwt	132.50–140.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	154.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	141.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	468	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	135.05/cwt	132.50–137.50	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.23/cwt	127.50–142.50	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	119.49/cwt	117.50–120.00	624	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	471	120.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	537	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	155.58/cwt	150.00–162.50	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	691	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	102.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	110.81/cwt	110.00–112.50	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	130.60/cwt	120.00–133.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	154.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	148.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	146.50/cwt	143.00–150.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	152.51/cwt	150.00–165.00	567	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	128.38/cwt	120.00–135.00	298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	130.89/cwt	120.00–137.50	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	183.80/cwt	180.00–185.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	212.69/cwt	200.00–225.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	168.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	628	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	148.70/cwt	145.00–152.50	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	166.50/cwt	157.50–175.00	533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	131.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	127.72/cwt	120.00–132.50	367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	573	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	165.33/cwt	163.00–170.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	694	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	314	146.03/cwt	142.50–150.00	459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	180.70/cwt	177.50–185.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	997	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	444	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	408	139.13/cwt	137.50–142.50	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	174.04/cwt	172.50–175.00	813	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	175.38/cwt	175.00–177.50	724	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,137.82/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,138	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	828	927.01/head	825.00–1,050.00	927	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	953	857.61/head	750.00–950.00	858	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	660	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	848	590.26/head	504.00–675.00	590	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,078.00/head	1,078.00–1,078.00	1,078	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	608.00/head	608.00–608.00	608	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	728	460.42/head	370.00–554.00	460	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	715	447.00/head	447.00–447.00	447	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	624	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	661.44/head	621.00–734.00	661	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	883	487.56/head	433.00–540.00	488	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	805.00/head	805.00–805.00	805	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,227.24/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	812	676.13/head	650.00–700.00	676	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,223.54/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,224	2
Bulls	—	—	1,099	83.88/cwt	82.00–87.00	922	4
Bulls	—	—	1,341	100.42/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,347	7
Bulls	—	—	1,825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,008	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	76.91/cwt	70.00–83.00	896	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,306	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	68.90/cwt	68.00–70.00	670	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	60.56/cwt	56.00–64.00	572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	66.03/cwt	63.00–69.00	725	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	75.95/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,043	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	89.75/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,098	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 Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 159Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 59Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 4Year ago 62

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	150.00–155.00	153.71
7	—	294	150.00–155.00	154.31
7	—	328	150.00–160.00	154.30
8	—	469	145.00–150.00	148.74
2	—	530	143.00–150.00	146.50
18	—	372	150.00–165.00	152.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	132.50–140.00	135.02
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
3	—	330	140.00–145.00	141.74
2	—	408	132.50–137.50	135.05
4	—	375	135.00–140.00	137.56
6	—	471	127.50–142.50	133.23
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
5	—	522	117.50–120.00	119.49
6	—	471	115.00–125.00	120.77
2	—	395	125.00–127.50	126.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
3	—	218	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	107.50	107.50
1	—	315	116.00	116.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
8	—	535	120.00–133.00	130.60
3	—	408	137.50–142.50	139.13
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	120.00–125.00	122.51
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
4	—	577	100.00–110.00	102.43
1	—	490	127.50	127.50
3	—	672	110.00–112.50	110.81
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	150.00–162.50	155.58
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	150.00–160.00	155.11
3	—	691	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	172.50–175.00	174.04
7	—	413	175.00–177.50	175.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
2	—	335	200.00–225.00	212.69
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	120.00–135.00	128.38
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
3	—	333	120.00–137.50	130.89
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
4	—	356	125.00–135.00	131.21
3	—	287	120.00–132.50	127.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	180.00–185.00	183.80
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
2	—	612	149.00	149.00
4	—	373	177.50–185.00	180.70
1	—	725	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	160.00–170.00	168.76
6	—	320	157.50–175.00	166.50
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
4	—	460	163.00–170.00	165.33
3	—	425	160.00–165.00	163.33
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	145.00–152.50	148.70
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
2	—	573	140.00–142.50	141.20
5	—	314	142.50–150.00	146.03
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,137.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	828	825.00–1,050.00	927.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	750.00–950.00	857.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	93.00	93.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	504.00–675.00	590.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,078.00	1,078.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	608.00	608.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,043	621.00–734.00	661.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	805.00	805.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	370.00–554.00	460.42
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	447.00	447.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	433.00–540.00	487.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,227.24
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	898	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,223.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	812	650.00–700.00	676.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	82.00–87.00	83.88
7	—	1,341	94.00–105.00	100.42
1	—	1,825	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,165	70.00–83.00	76.91
9	—	1,098	63.00–69.00	66.03
2	—	1,223	87.00–92.00	89.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,373	73.00–78.00	75.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	68.00–70.00	68.90
5	—	945	56.00–64.00	60.56

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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