Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable sales to establish trends. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.28/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$114.28

65 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3

$46.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

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	502	122.36	615	25
Medium 2	437	115.23	504	30
Medium and Large 3	416	106.29	442	5thin
Large 3	647	76.16	493	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.19/cwt here — about $122 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 sale65 hd

114.28

—

SC average4 barns · 252 hd

116.19

−1.91

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	1,299	79.43	1,032	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	47.92	444	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Large 3	—	680	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	394	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	712	55.78/cwt	52.50–60.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	128.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	453	125.24/cwt	123.00–127.50	567	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	593	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	700	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	315	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	385	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	281	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	590	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	443	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	825	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	578	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	718	81.41/cwt	78.00–85.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	210	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	278	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	278	127.87/cwt	126.00–130.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	589	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	88.93/cwt	80.00–98.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	95.53/cwt	91.00–100.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	110.33/cwt	105.00–113.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	117.20/cwt	115.00–122.50	498	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	369	120.06/cwt	112.50–124.00	443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	121.82/cwt	117.50–126.50	624	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	106.29/cwt	104.00–108.00	442	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	333	131.85/cwt	130.00–133.00	439	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	132.59/cwt	120.00–140.00	630	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	133.99/cwt	122.50–143.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	147.95/cwt	144.00–155.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	780	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	735	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,513	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	875	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	935	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,535	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,000	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	632.38/cwt	586.00–670.00	5,755	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	3,303	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	723	339.76/cwt	314.00–365.00	2,456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,368	84.29/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,153	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	58.65/cwt	58.00–60.00	552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	43.32/cwt	40.00–50.00	399	7
Bulls	—	—	1,025	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	615	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 May 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 271Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable sales to establish trends. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	58.00	58.00
3	—	712	52.50–60.00	55.78
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
2	—	430	125.00–131.00	128.03
2	—	453	123.00–127.50	125.24
2	—	533	110.00–112.50	111.23
2	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
4	—	519	120.00–135.00	128.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	73.00	73.00
1	—	590	75.00	75.00
1	—	825	70.00	70.00
2	—	718	78.00–85.00	81.41
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	132.50	132.50
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
2	—	278	126.00–130.00	127.87
2	—	530	110.00–112.50	111.21
2	—	640	80.00–98.00	88.93
2	—	675	91.00–100.00	95.53
3	—	573	105.00–113.00	110.33
6	—	425	115.00–122.50	117.20
11	—	369	112.50–124.00	120.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	123.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	568	119.00–121.00	120.00
4	—	445	125.00	125.00
17	—	512	117.50–126.50	121.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	104.00–108.00	106.29
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
1	—	440	138.00	138.00
3	—	333	130.00–133.00	131.85
3	—	475	120.00–140.00	132.59
7	—	379	122.50–143.00	133.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	540	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
4	—	463	144.00–155.00	147.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	780	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	735	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	475.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	375.00	375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	485.00	485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	460.00	460.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	586.00–670.00	632.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	398.00	398.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	723	314.00–365.00	339.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	79.00–87.00	84.29
1	—	1,025	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	58.00–60.00	58.65
7	—	921	40.00–50.00	43.32

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle