Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.71/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$190.71

54 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$31.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

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	208.63	1,020	18thin
Medium and Large 2	534	183.86	982	24
Medium and Large 3	406	177.51	720	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.13/cwt here — about $299 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 sale54 hd

190.71

—

SC average5 barns · 525 hd

204.79

−14.09

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	1,435	117.50	1,686	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	110.22	1,441	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	100.83	1,157	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	87.91	922	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,503	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	795	$676	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	720	$576	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,281	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,022	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	515	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	530	$525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	640	$400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	818	$1,351	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	866	$986	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	806	$737	13
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	730	$548	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	—	1,415	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,503.00/head	1,503.00–1,503.00	1,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	205.01/cwt	205.01–205.01	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	180.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	183.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	201.73/cwt	195.00–210.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	184.54/cwt	180.00–190.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	186.28/cwt	180.00–195.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	196.31/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	173.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	180.82/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	273	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	210.26/cwt	210.00–212.50	900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	210.60/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	184.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	227.50/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	202.51/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	219.20/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	213.68/cwt	212.50–215.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,393	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,547	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	198.23/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,031	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	218.79/cwt	217.50–220.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	110.22/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	105.71/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,252	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	92.30/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,000	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	81.28/cwt	70.00–88.00	835	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	92.88/cwt	90.00–96.00	990	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	530	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	841	794.90/head	771.00–808.00	795	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	730	547.88/head	503.00–594.00	548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	866	986.05/head	851.00–1,120.00	986	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	818	1,351.32/head	1,275.00–1,416.00	1,351	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	784	701.59/head	617.00–774.00	702	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	795	676.00/head	676.00–676.00	676	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	720	576.00/head	576.00–576.00	576	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	515	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	640	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,191.00/head	1,191.00–1,191.00	1,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,281.00/head	1,281.00–1,281.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	875	853.00/head	853.00–853.00	853	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 Aug 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 269Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 107Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 11Year ago 37

No comparison on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,455	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	108.00–114.00	110.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,184	98.00–112.00	105.71
8	—	1,083	85.00–96.00	92.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,027	70.00–88.00	81.28
8	—	1,066	90.00–96.00	92.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,503.00	1,503.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	676.00	676.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	576.00	576.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	530	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	515	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	841	771.00–808.00	794.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	866	851.00–1,120.00	986.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,275.00–1,416.00	1,351.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	503.00–594.00	547.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	784	617.00–774.00	701.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	945	1,191.00	1,191.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	1,281.00	1,281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	875	853.00	853.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	205.01	205.01
6	—	473	195.00–210.00	201.73
3	—	622	180.00–185.00	182.45
3	—	428	205.00–210.00	207.54
9	—	520	190.00–205.00	198.23
2	—	388	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	180.00–185.00	182.49
3	—	523	180.00–185.00	183.39
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
1	—	610	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	217.50–220.00	218.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	202.50	202.50
9	—	428	210.00–212.50	210.26
5	—	517	205.00–212.00	210.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	346	180.00–185.00	180.70
2	—	433	170.00–175.00	172.57
3	—	527	170.00–175.00	173.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	180.00–190.00	184.54
2	—	370	190.00	190.00
4	—	425	180.00–195.00	186.28
2	—	513	180.00	180.00
6	—	683	180.00–185.00	180.82
5	—	572	180.00–190.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	190.00–202.50	196.31
1	—	605	182.50	182.50
5	—	521	190.00–210.00	202.51
2	—	423	212.50–215.00	213.68
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	215.00–230.00	227.50
3	—	471	217.50–220.00	219.20
10	—	707	197.00	197.00
1	—	540	215.00	215.00
10	—	897	172.50	172.50

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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