Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sale. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.48/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$198.48

118 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$31.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	209.53	1,025	56
Medium and Large 2	488	194.29	948	40
Medium and Large 3	475	177.97	846	22

One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $179 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 sale118 hd

198.48

—

SC average5 barns · 652 hd

201.36

−2.88

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	1,292	127.02	1,640	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	114.37	1,356	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	110.93	1,780	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	96.24	977	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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,246	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,296	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$694	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$625	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	735	$533	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 3	—	568	175.55/cwt	170.00–185.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	183.80/cwt	182.50–185.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	193.45/cwt	190.00–200.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	191.90/cwt	190.00–195.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	192.50/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,184	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	198.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	198.85/cwt	190.00–205.00	941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	175.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	181.23/cwt	177.50–185.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	176.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	195.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	187.97/cwt	185.00–195.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	208.34/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	191.62/cwt	190.00–195.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,212	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	215.31/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,055	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	198.21/cwt	190.00–205.00	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	186.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	206.18/cwt	205.00–210.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	208.63/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	834	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	226.63/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,441	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,260	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	210.03/cwt	205.00–215.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	228.22/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,116	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	223.20/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,297	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	226.00/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	203.71/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	192.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	194.42/cwt	190.00–200.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	211.85/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,246.00/head	1,246.00–1,246.00	1,246	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	735	533.00/head	533.00–533.00	533	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	715	625.37/head	528.00–672.00	625	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,296.00/head	1,296.00–1,296.00	1,296	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	750	619.00/head	619.00–619.00	619	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	828	797.59/head	765.00–827.00	798	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	720	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,015	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	136.83/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,036	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	109.54/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,281	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	136.38/cwt	122.00–149.00	1,675	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	110.93/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,780	4
Bulls	—	—	1,277	126.38/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,614	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	103.28/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,018	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	86.85/cwt	80.00–94.00	915	3

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 Aug 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 280Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 37Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 7

No comparison on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sale. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	170.00–185.00	175.55
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
2	—	333	182.50–185.00	183.80
7	—	480	170.00–180.00	175.76
2	—	438	177.50–185.00	181.23
3	—	515	170.00–180.00	176.73
3	—	378	180.00–185.00	182.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	500	209.00	209.00
9	—	603	201.00	201.00
16	—	490	215.00–220.00	215.31
4	—	430	205.00–210.00	206.18
6	—	558	200.00–213.00	208.63
14	—	397	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
4	—	436	190.00–195.00	191.90
9	—	615	187.50–197.50	192.50
5	—	479	190.00–200.00	198.12
15	—	370	190.00–205.00	198.21
6	—	661	180.00–190.00	186.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	190.00–200.00	193.45
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
6	—	473	190.00–205.00	198.85
4	—	518	190.00–200.00	195.05
2	—	340	210.00–215.00	212.54
6	—	584	190.00–200.00	192.87
5	—	421	190.00–200.00	194.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	180.00–185.00	182.48
5	—	215	190.00–200.00	195.49
2	—	483	180.00	180.00
4	—	376	185.00–195.00	187.97
3	—	323	190.00–195.00	191.62
1	—	645	177.50	177.50
1	—	725	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	205.00–212.50	208.34
3	—	582	205.00–215.00	211.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	242.50	242.50
8	—	636	210.00–229.00	226.63
15	—	489	222.50–235.00	228.22
8	—	581	220.00–227.50	223.20
3	—	545	220.00–229.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	187.50	187.50
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	218.00	218.00
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
5	—	701	205.00	205.00
2	—	463	205.00–215.00	210.03
1	—	765	190.00	190.00
1	—	285	217.50	217.50
1	—	370	212.50	212.50
2	—	633	200.00–207.50	203.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	1,246.00	1,246.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	533.00	533.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	715	528.00–672.00	625.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	619.00	619.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,296.00	1,296.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	765.00–827.00	797.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	112.50	112.50
2	—	1,488	133.00–141.00	136.83
8	—	1,277	118.00–129.00	126.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	96.00	96.00
19	—	1,169	99.00–116.00	109.54
5	—	1,228	122.00–149.00	136.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	108.00–115.00	110.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	97.00–106.00	103.28
3	—	1,053	80.00–94.00	86.85

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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