Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $228.68/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$228.68

51 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$632

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

$36.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	236.35	1,082	31
Medium and Large 2	392	217.68	853	19thin
Medium and Large 3	225	200.00	450	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.35/cwt here — about $632 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 sale51 hd

228.68

—

SC average5 barns · 527 hd

226.07

+2.61

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	1,535	129.09	1,981	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	115.00	1,438	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	100.08	1,178	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	89.57	829	7thin

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)	975	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$974	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$945	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$990	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	227.45/cwt	220.00–235.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	234.12/cwt	232.50–237.50	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	206.26/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	301.54/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,198	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	396	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	208.58/cwt	200.00–215.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	219.70/cwt	212.50–227.50	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,447	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	409	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,299	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	234.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	306.30/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	300.60/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	99.48/cwt	99.00–100.00	953	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	90.98/cwt	79.00–95.00	1,019	12
Bulls	—	—	1,581	129.95/cwt	123.00–136.00	2,055	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	106.51/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,297	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	85.61/cwt	78.00–95.00	781	5
Bulls	—	—	1,485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	974.49/head	925.00–1,025.00	974	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	855	817.09/head	800.00–835.00	817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	725	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	277.41/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	230.00/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,081	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 Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 360Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 98Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 17Year ago 1

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	220.00	220.00
5	—	273	220.00–235.00	227.45
3	—	325	232.50–237.50	234.12
4	—	471	200.00–215.00	208.58
2	—	380	212.50–227.50	219.70
1	—	645	192.50	192.50
1	—	515	190.00	190.00
1	—	230	237.50	237.50
1	—	660	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	245.00	245.00
4	—	328	242.50	242.50
2	—	505	210.00–220.00	214.95
1	—	555	215.00	215.00
2	—	470	227.50–232.50	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	514	233.00	233.00
6	—	396	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	205.00–207.50	206.26
1	—	590	255.00	255.00
1	—	520	260.00	260.00
1	—	435	287.50	287.50
1	—	360	280.00	280.00
3	—	463	272.50–285.00	277.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	295.00–310.00	301.54
2	—	343	300.00–312.50	306.30
4	—	415	295.00–310.00	300.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	488	296.50	296.50
12	—	409	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	230.00–240.00	234.86
1	—	660	232.50	232.50
1	—	630	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	99.00–100.00	99.48
5	—	912	78.00–95.00	85.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,120	79.00–95.00	90.98
17	—	1,218	100.00–117.00	106.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,581	123.00–136.00	129.95
1	—	1,485	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,305	141.00	141.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	925.00–1,025.00	974.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	800.00–835.00	817.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	990.00	990.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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