Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average offering of average to

plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.51/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$193.51

42 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$19.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.81

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	201.99	922	15thin
Medium and Large 2	405	197.29	798	11thin
Medium and Large 3	446	182.95	816	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $107 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 sale42 hd

193.51

—

SC average5 barns · 340 hd

197.32

−3.81

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	1,537	117.91	1,813	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	94.23	1,318	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	92.31	1,118	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	81.54	714	9thin

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)	1,142	$1,143	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,001	$1,022	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,192	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	737	$733	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	88.52/cwt	87.00–90.00	786	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	94.23/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,318	4
Bulls	—	—	1,260	110.60/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,394	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	737	732.64/head	600.00–875.00	733	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	810	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,243	1,204.93/head	1,050.00–1,410.00	1,205	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	942	938.47/head	820.00–1,005.00	938	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	880	930.04/head	770.00–1,075.00	930	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,342	1,348.23/head	1,130.00–1,550.00	1,348	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	720	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	177.39/cwt	170.00–185.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	204.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	200.95/cwt	200.00–207.50	955	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	782	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	220.12/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	200.04/cwt	197.50–202.50	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	186.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	181.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	852	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,251	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	75.96/cwt	74.00–80.00	657	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	94.63/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,169	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	82.12/cwt	77.00–86.00	907	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	120.84/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,991	5

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 244Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 67Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 7Year ago 13

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average offering of average to

plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	888	87.00–90.00	88.52
5	—	865	74.00–80.00	75.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	93.00–97.00	94.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,235	90.00–106.00	94.63
5	—	1,105	77.00–86.00	82.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	109.00–112.00	110.60
5	—	1,648	117.00–123.00	120.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	737	600.00–875.00	732.64
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	942	820.00–1,005.00	938.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	880	770.00–1,075.00	930.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	1,050.00–1,410.00	1,204.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	1,130.00–1,550.00	1,348.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	185.00–190.00	187.44
2	—	530	175.00–180.00	177.50
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
2	—	315	185.00–190.00	187.54
3	—	425	185.00–190.00	186.67
4	—	470	175.00–185.00	181.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
3	—	338	200.00	200.00
2	—	483	190.00–195.00	192.54
3	—	383	197.50–202.50	200.04
2	—	518	190.00–195.00	192.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	200.00–210.00	204.08
10	—	475	200.00–207.50	200.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	170.00–185.00	177.39
3	—	582	170.00–180.00	174.96
2	—	363	200.00–210.00	205.10
2	—	265	200.00–210.00	205.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	252.50	252.50
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
2	—	538	230.00–235.00	232.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	185.00–190.00	187.46
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	782	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	180.00	180.00
3	—	575	215.00–225.00	220.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	123.00	123.00

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

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle