Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady . 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 $125.90/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$125.90

50 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$20.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	439	130.23	572	27
Medium 2	425	123.25	524	19thin
Small 1-2	426	109.26	466	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $106 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 sale50 hd

125.90

—

SC average5 barns · 383 hd

121.74

+4.16

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	1,734	83.64	1,450	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	60.79	900	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	57.04	659	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	47.89	430	6thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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%	—	896	45.07/cwt	42.00–48.00	404	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,178	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	334	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	401	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	377	120.86/cwt	115.00–128.00	456	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	163.08/cwt	160.00–172.50	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	155.87/cwt	150.00–158.50	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.35/cwt	136.00–142.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	161.14/cwt	160.00–162.50	532	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	150.94/cwt	142.50–156.00	566	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	322	140.45/cwt	136.00–143.00	452	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	425	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	723	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	477	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.30/cwt	125.00–134.00	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	126.88/cwt	125.00–132.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	134.20/cwt	133.50–138.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	118.84/cwt	118.00–120.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	379	126.50/cwt	122.00–130.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	432	120.30/cwt	119.00–122.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	133.26/cwt	127.00–138.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.93/cwt	124.00–128.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	421	139.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	130.48/cwt	127.00–135.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	124.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	53.52/cwt	52.00–55.00	483	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	60.79/cwt	54.00–65.00	900	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	57.04/cwt	52.00–62.00	659	4
Bulls	—	—	1,802	85.85/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,547	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	730	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	5,913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	969.18/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,339	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	785	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,121	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	899.56/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,255	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 May 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 192Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 21Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	42.00–48.00	45.07
2	—	903	52.00–55.00	53.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	54.00–65.00	60.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	52.00–62.00	57.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,802	84.00–89.00	85.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	115.00–125.00	120.02
3	—	377	115.00–128.00	120.86
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	160.00–172.50	163.08
5	—	412	150.00–158.50	155.87
3	—	530	136.00–142.00	139.35
3	—	472	145.00–148.00	146.99
3	—	330	160.00–162.50	161.14
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	142.50–156.00	150.94
3	—	322	136.00–143.00	140.45
2	—	530	120.00–130.00	125.09
2	—	288	145.00–150.00	147.52
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	117.50	117.50
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	125.00–134.00	131.30
7	—	469	125.00–132.00	126.88
6	—	389	133.50–138.00	134.20
4	—	520	120.00–128.00	124.04
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	118.00–120.00	118.84
4	—	379	122.00–130.00	126.50
3	—	432	119.00–122.00	120.30
3	—	340	127.00–138.00	133.26
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	130.00–137.00	132.31
5	—	410	150.00–160.00	155.02
2	—	575	124.00–128.00	125.93
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	130.00–145.00	139.70
4	—	478	127.00–135.00	130.48
2	—	568	122.00–128.00	125.04
2	—	528	120.00–128.00	124.09
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
1	—	645	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	730	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	900.00–1,025.00	969.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	875.00–925.00	899.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	525.00	525.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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