Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to to limited comparable sales, Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.06/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$207.06

53 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$42.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.19

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	223.03	1,194	14thin
Medium and Large 2	456	214.05	977	24
Medium and Large 3	678	180.98	1,228	15thin

One grade step is worth $42.05/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale53 hd

207.06

—

SC average5 barns · 341 hd

226.25

−19.19

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	1,344	122.33	1,644	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	110.00	1,672	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	97.62	1,121	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	851	88.49	753	32

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	698	$426	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	727	$932	9

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	628	199.84/cwt	197.50–201.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	201.28/cwt	197.50–205.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	788	175.67/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	219.53/cwt	215.00–227.50	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	184.50/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	232.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	210.07/cwt	200.00–220.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	212.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	237.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	186.25/cwt	182.50–190.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	216.48/cwt	210.00–222.50	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	222.02/cwt	210.00–230.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,066	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	230	293.26/cwt	290.00–300.00	674	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	82.98/cwt	77.00–90.00	669	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	94.73/cwt	91.00–107.00	854	15
Bulls	—	—	1,099	114.84/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,262	4
Bulls	—	—	1,442	125.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,807	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	106.73/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,317	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	92.35/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,015	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	770	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	665	829.36/head	700.00–875.00	829	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	698	425.63/head	400.00–450.00	426	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	610	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,307.61/head	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	211.31/cwt	200.00–220.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	209.86/cwt	205.00–215.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	192.02/cwt	190.00–195.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	191.69/cwt	190.00–195.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	196.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	562	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,113	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 Aug 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 338Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 47Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 16

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to to limited comparable sales, Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	197.50–201.00	199.84
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	205.00	205.00
4	—	370	200.00–220.00	210.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	182.50	182.50
2	—	353	197.50–205.00	201.28
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
2	—	600	180.00–182.50	181.25
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
1	—	335	192.50	192.50
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
5	—	470	190.00–195.00	192.02
3	—	423	190.00–195.00	191.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	180.00	180.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
5	—	311	175.00–180.00	177.54
2	—	550	180.00	180.00
2	—	465	180.00–185.00	182.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
1	—	715	197.50	197.50
5	—	431	230.00–235.00	232.00
2	—	358	230.00–245.00	237.45
5	—	647	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	788	172.50–182.50	175.67
5	—	650	182.50–185.00	184.50
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
2	—	405	182.50–190.00	186.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	215.00–227.50	219.53
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
6	—	411	210.00–220.00	212.08
4	—	639	210.00	210.00
3	—	550	217.50	217.50
1	—	370	215.00	215.00
1	—	455	225.00	225.00
1	—	205	215.00	215.00
1	—	765	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	210.00–222.50	216.48
5	—	369	210.00–230.00	222.02
4	—	411	200.00–220.00	211.31
2	—	268	205.00–215.00	209.86
1	—	230	235.00	235.00
4	—	570	190.00–200.00	196.18
4	—	473	210.00–220.00	215.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
8	—	631	169.00	169.00
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
3	—	525	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	290.00–300.00	293.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	806	77.00–90.00	82.98
15	—	902	91.00–107.00	94.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,234	100.00–121.00	106.73
19	—	1,099	82.00–98.00	92.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	113.00–119.00	114.84
10	—	1,442	120.00–128.00	125.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,307.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	665	700.00–875.00	829.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	698	400.00–450.00	425.63

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle