Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales as a result of heavy rains in the area. Light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.94/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$156.94

63 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$496

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

$94.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.22

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	455	180.01	818	17thin
Medium and Large 2	451	169.23	763	19thin
Small 1-2	456	149.60	682	11thin
Medium and Large 3	422	138.73	586	11thin
Large 3	485	100.00	485	1thin
Small 3	379	85.13	322	4thin

One grade step is worth $94.88/cwt here — about $496 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 sale63 hd

156.94

—

SC average5 barns · 379 hd

176.16

−19.22

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	1,332	108.91	1,450	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	98.00	1,514	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	94.04	1,141	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	85.77	830	12

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Medium and Large 3	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	999	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	390	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	195	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	517	152.90/cwt	146.00–157.50	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	167.58/cwt	163.00–172.50	798	4
Heifers	Small 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	167.33/cwt	162.50–172.50	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	173.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	728	3
Heifers	Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.30/cwt	130.00–150.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	178.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	622	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	345	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	405	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	490	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	138.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	487	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	186.31/cwt	185.00–187.50	527	2
Steers	Small 3	—	715	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,212	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	154.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	2
Steers	Small 3	—	805	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	596	1
Steers	Small 3	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Steers	Small 3	—	585	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	149.96/cwt	140.00–152.50	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	8
Steers	Small 3	—	250	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	208.88/cwt	202.50–215.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	204.04/cwt	200.00–207.50	465	2
Steers	Large 3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	215.67/cwt	205.00–221.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	165.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	186.59/cwt	182.50–195.00	967	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	201.26/cwt	200.00–202.50	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	212.75/cwt	205.00–214.00	887	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	175.72/cwt	170.00–185.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	160.94/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	465	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	950	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	878	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	760	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	471	1
Bulls	—	—	1,182	104.54/cwt	92.50–112.00	1,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	62.38/cwt	60.00–65.00	576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	96.36/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,204	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	90.45/cwt	87.00–94.00	884	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	88.23/cwt	85.00–91.00	992	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,514	1

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 Mar 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 1,155Year ago 939

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 58Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 37

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales as a result of heavy rains in the area. Light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	147.50	147.50
1	—	600	80.00	80.00
5	—	379	140.00–152.50	149.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	225.00	225.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	71.00	71.00
1	—	805	74.00	74.00
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
1	—	585	77.00	77.00
1	—	250	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	226.00	226.00
9	—	580	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	152.50	152.50
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
2	—	770	155.00	155.00
8	—	705	140.00	140.00
2	—	390	175.00–180.00	177.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	180.00	180.00
2	—	368	202.50–215.00	208.88
2	—	228	200.00–207.50	204.04
4	—	501	210.00	210.00
1	—	330	222.50	222.50
2	—	585	192.50	192.50
3	—	428	205.00–221.00	215.67
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	162.50	162.50
5	—	459	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	140.00	140.00
2	—	433	150.00	150.00
3	—	517	146.00–157.50	152.90
1	—	385	157.50	157.50
2	—	325	150.00–160.00	154.69
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	50.00	50.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	117.50	117.50
1	—	490	53.00	53.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	155.00	155.00
4	—	476	163.00–172.50	167.58
2	—	518	162.50–172.50	167.33
1	—	610	147.50	147.50
3	—	420	170.00–180.00	173.37
3	—	377	175.00–180.00	178.36
2	—	283	185.00–187.50	186.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	190.00–195.00	192.55
5	—	430	185.00	185.00
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
3	—	330	130.00–150.00	140.30
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	435	141.00–145.00	143.00
3	—	352	130.00–145.00	138.36
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	160.00–170.00	165.07
1	—	445	185.00	185.00
4	—	466	170.00–185.00	175.72
2	—	725	152.00–155.00	153.47
3	—	667	150.00–167.50	160.94
1	—	765	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	182.50–195.00	186.59
2	—	460	200.00–202.50	201.26
7	—	417	205.00–214.00	212.75
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	162.50	162.50
3	—	520	145.00–150.00	148.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	79.00	79.00
2	—	470	150.00–160.00	154.79
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	107.50	107.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	107.00	107.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	86.00	86.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	62.00	62.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	96.00	96.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	92.50–112.00	104.54
1	—	1,780	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	60.00–65.00	62.38
10	—	977	87.00–94.00	90.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,249	93.00–101.00	96.36
4	—	1,124	85.00–91.00	88.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	98.00	98.00

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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Darlington Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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