Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

cows were 2.00 higher. 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 $218.13/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$218.13

100 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$44.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	367	243.39	893	22
Medium and Large 2	451	218.00	983	49
Medium and Large 3	442	199.16	881	29

One grade step is worth $44.23/cwt here — about $13 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 sale100 hd

218.13

—

SC average3 barns · 192 hd

218.99

−0.86

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	—	High	1,497	127.42	1,907	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	117.00	1,544	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	111.50	1,292	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	94.91	924	24

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	743	$1,023	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 3	—	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	197.92/cwt	190.00–205.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	235.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	201.69/cwt	200.00–205.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	206.63/cwt	200.00–212.50	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	216.93/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,030	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	176.16/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	217.51/cwt	210.00–225.00	931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	232.77/cwt	225.00–240.00	649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	280.51/cwt	275.00–285.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	221.55/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	185.80/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	216.28/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	215.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	281.65/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	202.62/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	184.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	241.17/cwt	240.00–245.00	912	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	323.83/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,056	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	251.20/cwt	250.00–255.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	307.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	228.29/cwt	225.00–230.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	238.35/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	207.49/cwt	200.00–215.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	327.62/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	284.99/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,302	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	243.69/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	289.10/cwt	282.50–295.50	1,208	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	228.12/cwt	200.00–252.50	1,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	271	272.79/cwt	265.00–280.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	261.36/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,351	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	280.14/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,034	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	295.51/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,120	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	255.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	326.04/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	791	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	655	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	138.60/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,291	2
Bulls	—	—	1,563	111.86/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,748	2
Bulls	—	—	1,441	128.51/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,852	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	101.12/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,021	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	87.56/cwt	80.00–92.00	814	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	111.50/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,292	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,544	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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 133Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 49Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 23

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

cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average offering 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	215.00	215.00
7	—	485	190.00–205.00	197.92
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
3	—	433	200.00–205.00	201.69
2	—	373	200.00–212.50	206.63
2	—	675	170.00–182.50	176.16
3	—	578	180.00–190.00	184.90
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
1	—	235	220.00	220.00
8	—	336	200.00–215.00	207.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	230.00–240.00	235.27
13	—	475	210.00–225.00	216.93
8	—	428	210.00–225.00	217.51
7	—	279	225.00–240.00	232.77
1	—	310	230.00	230.00
2	—	583	210.00–222.50	216.28
6	—	516	210.00–220.00	215.78
6	—	610	200.00	200.00
3	—	375	225.00–230.00	228.29
1	—	730	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	250.00	250.00
17	—	378	240.00–245.00	241.17
4	—	343	250.00–255.00	251.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	275.00–285.00	280.51
3	—	510	215.00–230.00	221.55
3	—	658	180.00–192.50	185.80
2	—	333	270.00–280.00	275.04
2	—	610	195.00–210.00	202.62
2	—	560	220.00–230.00	225.04
2	—	730	180.00–182.50	181.25
4	—	271	265.00–280.00	272.79
1	—	400	270.00	270.00
8	—	369	275.00–290.00	280.14
3	—	475	250.00–260.00	255.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	270.00–292.50	281.65
1	—	645	220.00	220.00
1	—	245	305.00	305.00
8	—	418	282.50–295.50	289.10
6	—	574	200.00–252.50	228.12
2	—	323	300.00–310.00	304.96
13	—	517	245.00–272.50	261.36
5	—	379	292.50–300.00	295.51
1	—	255	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	315.00–335.00	323.83
1	—	445	310.00	310.00
5	—	355	315.00–330.00	326.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	260.00	260.00
2	—	333	300.00–315.00	307.56
1	—	425	297.50	297.50
8	—	457	280.00–292.50	284.99
3	—	383	317.50	317.50
3	—	510	270.00–275.00	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	255.00	255.00
1	—	455	297.50	297.50
1	—	435	310.00	310.00
2	—	320	325.00–330.00	327.62
2	—	295	335.00	335.00
1	—	363	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	235.00–240.00	238.35
3	—	233	255.00	255.00
2	—	420	242.50–245.00	243.69

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	1	—	655	810.00	810.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,235.00	1,235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	137.00–140.00	138.60
2	—	1,563	109.00–115.00	111.86
8	—	1,441	123.00–135.00	128.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,010	95.00–107.00	101.12
11	—	930	80.00–92.00	87.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,159	108.00–118.00	111.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	117.00	117.00

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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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

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