Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. Moderate offering of 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 $187.67/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$187.67

57 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.60

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	456	193.15	881	34
Medium and Large 3	462	179.56	829	23

One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about $51 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 sale57 hd

187.67

—

SC average5 barns · 383 hd

197.27

−9.60

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	1,673	119.46	1,999	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	92.79	1,334	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	87.47	996	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	79.39	715	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,004	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	901	$863	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,645	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,269	6

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	503	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,044	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	600	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	192.99/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	176.23/cwt	170.00–185.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	195.45/cwt	190.00–202.50	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	206.05/cwt	200.00–220.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	183.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	170.84/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	183.12/cwt	180.00–185.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	182.46/cwt	180.00–187.50	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	225.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	226.32/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	174.60/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	228.16/cwt	220.00–240.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	224.74/cwt	215.00–230.00	715	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	88.90/cwt	87.50–90.00	824	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	92.79/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	82.06/cwt	70.00–86.00	896	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	92.43/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,092	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	76.22/cwt	70.00–84.00	679	15
Bulls	—	—	1,833	121.57/cwt	118.00–124.00	2,228	4
Bulls	—	—	1,035	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,149	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	1,402.93/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,403	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	713	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	966.16/head	900.00–1,025.00	966	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	1,838.88/head	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,839	7
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	995	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	1,005.52/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,006	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	838	791.90/head	775.00–825.00	792	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 388Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 115Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 40Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	207.50	207.50
5	—	586	185.00–195.00	192.99
1	—	425	230.00	230.00
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
4	—	466	200.00–220.00	206.05
3	—	377	220.00–240.00	228.16
3	—	318	215.00–230.00	224.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
1	—	615	175.00	175.00
2	—	365	190.00	190.00
1	—	205	210.00	210.00
7	—	579	170.00–180.00	174.60
2	—	490	195.00	195.00
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
1	—	505	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	195.00	195.00
5	—	417	190.00–202.50	195.45
3	—	323	200.00	200.00
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
1	—	260	195.00	195.00
4	—	586	200.00	200.00
11	—	485	190.00	190.00
3	—	535	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	170.00–185.00	176.23
3	—	317	180.00–190.00	183.42
3	—	622	170.00–172.50	170.84
4	—	474	180.00–185.00	183.12
2	—	568	170.00–180.00	174.93
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
6	—	372	180.00–187.50	182.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	205.00	205.00
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
1	—	375	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	220.00–230.00	225.18
2	—	325	220.00	220.00
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
2	—	520	222.50–230.00	226.32
1	—	270	240.00	240.00
3	—	713	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	230.00	230.00
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
1	—	370	250.00	250.00
1	—	500	230.00	230.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	900.00–1,100.00	1,005.52
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	838	775.00–825.00	791.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,402.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,134	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,838.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	900.00–1,025.00	966.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	927	87.50–90.00	88.90
15	—	891	70.00–84.00	76.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	89.00–96.00	92.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,092	70.00–86.00	82.06
12	—	1,181	89.00–98.00	92.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,833	118.00–124.00	121.57
1	—	1,035	111.00	111.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle