Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made this week on feeder due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $203.23/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +8.35 against this barn's trailing median of $194.89.

Average price

$203.23

43 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$47.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	235.42	937	7thin
Medium and Large 2	456	207.50	946	17thin
Medium and Large 3	383	187.56	718	19thin

One grade step is worth $47.87/cwt here — about $219 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $202.41, low $186.01, median $194.89 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

203.23

—

SC average5 barns · 427 hd

201.67

+1.56

This barn, trailing median6 sales

194.89

+8.35

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	1,430	119.83	1,714	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	92.79	1,448	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	87.36	999	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	79.79	823	6thin

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)	785	$725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,475	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	625	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	705	$575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	705	$800	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$708	10
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$615	6

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Medium and Large 2	—	425	212.41/cwt	210.00–215.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	203.95/cwt	197.50–210.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	178.01/cwt	177.50–180.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	225.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	234.09/cwt	230.00–242.50	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	625	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	705	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	785	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	660	545.00/head	545.00–545.00	545	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	745	913.00/head	913.00–913.00	913	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	587.75/head	541.00–631.00	588	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	694	694.68/head	615.00–735.00	695	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	821.92/head	819.00–825.00	822	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	791	699.12/head	605.00–750.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	221.08/cwt	215.00–227.50	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	199.15/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	176.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	168.76/cwt	165.00–180.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	170.13/cwt	162.50–178.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	215.96/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	237.35/cwt	232.50–242.50	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	181.24/cwt	180.00–182.50	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	194.56/cwt	180.00–210.00	599	9
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	708	476.94/head	425.00–525.00	477	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	778.86/head	774.00–783.00	779	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	720	1,041.85/head	998.00–1,101.00	1,042	3
Bulls	—	—	1,125	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,491	123.80/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,846	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	77.46/cwt	70.00–82.00	827	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	90.99/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,034	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	81.65/cwt	76.00–84.00	943	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	92.79/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,448	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	84.45/cwt	84.00–85.00	809	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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 262Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 88Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 5Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	210.00–215.00	212.41
2	—	475	197.50–210.00	203.95
1	—	595	195.00	195.00
2	—	283	220.00–230.00	225.13
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
2	—	370	215.00–227.50	221.08
6	—	518	197.50–202.50	199.15
1	—	645	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	237.50	237.50
5	—	410	230.00–242.50	234.09
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	177.50–180.00	178.01
2	—	512	190.00	190.00
2	—	413	180.00–182.50	181.24
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
9	—	308	180.00–210.00	194.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	172.50	172.50
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
3	—	572	175.00–180.00	176.63
4	—	509	165.00–180.00	168.76
6	—	466	162.50–178.00	170.13
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
2	—	425	175.00–180.00	177.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	205.00–227.50	215.96
1	—	445	227.50	227.50
1	—	650	210.00	210.00
1	—	385	232.50	232.50
2	—	590	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	230.00–240.00	234.92
2	—	418	232.50–242.50	237.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,475	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	545.00	545.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	425.00–525.00	476.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	913.00	913.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	819.00–825.00	821.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	774.00–783.00	778.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	541.00–631.00	587.75
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	694	615.00–735.00	694.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	791	605.00–750.00	699.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	720	998.00–1,101.00	1,041.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,491	116.00–133.00	123.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	70.00–82.00	77.46
2	—	958	84.00–85.00	84.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,136	85.00–99.00	90.99
7	—	1,155	76.00–84.00	81.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,561	88.00–98.00	92.79

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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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