Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons' made this week due to no sale last week due to Thanksgiving holiday, Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $201.79/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −147.50 against this barn's trailing median of $349.30.

Average price

$201.79

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$32.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.86

vs SC average

−81.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	204.72	1,118	10thin
Medium and Large 3	515	172.50	888	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.22/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $268.91, median $349.30 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

201.79

—

SC average4 barns · 120 hd

235.66

−33.86

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−81.53

This barn, trailing median20 sales

349.30

−147.50

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	1,462	139.18	2,034	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	121.33	1,725	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	114.23	1,342	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	94.44	908	23

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)	1,190	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,864	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,031	$1,639	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,935	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	999	$1,591	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	250–300	266	268.47/cwt	250.00–280.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	186.36/cwt	180.00–205.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	252.48/cwt	250.00–257.50	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	508	180.83/cwt	180.00–182.50	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	283.10/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,356	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	271.23/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	271.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	248.53/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	194.97/cwt	180.00–205.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	360.05/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	258.80/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,092	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	216.95/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	245.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	257	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	262.65/cwt	250.00–270.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	309.64/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	283	407.60/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	443	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	228	407.58/cwt	405.00–410.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	389.05/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	312	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	955	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	895	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	2,003	143.71/cwt	137.00–153.00	2,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,234	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	974	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,934.78/head	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,935	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	854	128.00/cwt	117.50–135.00	1,093	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	118.17/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,350	3
Bred Heifers	Small 3	—	710	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	497	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	977	110.01/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,075	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	928	90.86/cwt	81.00–107.50	843	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	115.08/cwt	100.00–130.00	955	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	1,639.21/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,639	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	135.61/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	1,930.20/head	1,600.00–2,220.00	1,930	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	1,736.24/head	1,275.00–2,125.00	1,736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,842	1
Bulls	—	—	1,437	145.57/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,092	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	86.90/cwt	72.00–99.00	799	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	106.18/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,090	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	113.12/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,471	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	118.41/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,346	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	110.74/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,336	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	119.30/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,710	6

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 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 233Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 94Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 17Year ago 23

No comparisons' made this week due to no sale last week due to Thanksgiving holiday, Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	250.00–280.00	268.47
3	300–350	317	250.00–257.50	252.48
7	350–400	369	250.00–270.00	262.65
29	400–450	422	240.00–267.50	258.80
6	450–500	480	240.00–260.00	248.53
2	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	518	210.00	210.00
5	550–600	580	212.50–220.00	216.95
1	650–700	680	192.50	192.50
2	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	380	185.00	185.00
5	400–450	435	180.00–205.00	194.97
4	450–500	486	180.00–205.00	186.36
1	500–550	515	172.50	172.50
1	700–750	745	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	755	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	180.00–182.50	180.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
7	450–500	479	280.00–292.50	283.10
2	500–550	523	267.50–275.00	271.23
8	550–600	560	260.00–280.00	271.24
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	435	240.00–250.00	244.94
2	600–650	625	202.50–217.50	210.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	405.00–410.00	407.58
3	250–300	283	405.00–412.50	407.60
2	300–350	312	407.00	407.00
2	350–400	368	370.00–410.00	389.05
3	400–450	443	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	402.50	402.50
1	350–400	375	377.50	377.50
2	400–450	413	352.50–367.50	360.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	570	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	608	240.00–250.00	245.06
2	650–700	698	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	257	237.50	237.50
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
5	450–500	472	300.00–325.00	309.64
5	500–550	511	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	825	140.00	140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	127.50	127.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	2,003	137.00–153.00	143.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	138.00	138.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,031	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,639.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,221	1,600.00–2,220.00	1,930.20
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,934.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	1,275.00–2,125.00	1,736.24
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	70.00	70.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	854	117.50–135.00	128.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	977	105.00–119.00	110.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	116.00–121.00	118.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	928	81.00–107.50	90.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	830	100.00–130.00	115.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	132.00–140.00	135.61
2	—	1,300	112.00–114.00	113.12
6	—	1,433	116.00–122.00	119.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	919	72.00–99.00	86.90
9	—	1,027	100.00–115.00	106.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	115.00–121.00	118.41
6	—	1,206	105.00–112.00	110.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,437	141.00–150.00	145.57

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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