Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers and bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers were

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.95/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$112.95

92 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

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	478	118.91	568	45
Small 1-2	358	109.90	393	6thin
Medium 2	484	107.34	520	37
Medium and Large 3	466	102.45	477	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $91 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 sale92 hd

112.95

—

SC average3 barns · 368 hd

114.55

−1.60

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	1,604	82.93	1,330	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	54.96	871	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	51.72	590	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	893	50.25	449	23

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	819.14/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	7,577	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	801	860.93/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	6,896	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	836	943.47/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	7,887	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	1,043.94/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	9,082	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,045	617.07/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,448	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	867.73/cwt	825.00–900.00	11,350	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	837	685.60/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,738	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	54.22/cwt	50.00–60.00	621	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	54.96/cwt	53.00–57.00	871	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	54.57/cwt	50.00–60.00	497	14
Bulls	—	—	1,604	82.93/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,330	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	42.96/cwt	35.00–48.00	485	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	43.53/cwt	39.00–48.00	377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	120.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	509	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	113.91/cwt	111.00–116.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	377	119.26/cwt	115.00–125.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	94.18/cwt	90.00–100.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	114.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	481	108.13/cwt	107.00–110.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	103.19/cwt	100.00–107.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	302	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	79.59/cwt	75.00–84.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	233	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.90/cwt	121.00–133.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	126.70/cwt	118.00–131.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	133.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	119.09/cwt	115.00–122.50	680	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	469	112.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	612	104.43/cwt	100.00–107.50	639	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	830	75.02/cwt	70.00–80.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	582	107.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	763	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	663	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	119.40/cwt	115.00–123.00	567	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	477	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	363	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	108.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	408	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	203	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	267	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	329	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	445	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	491	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	419	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.50	518	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	472	120.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.50	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	148.35/cwt	145.00–150.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	135.70/cwt	131.00–138.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.94/cwt	133.00–140.00	577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	137.58/cwt	130.00–141.00	662	21
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	310	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	331	118.12/cwt	115.00–122.50	391	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	377	112.98/cwt	110.00–117.50	426	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,033.10/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	9,195	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,090	775.46/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,453	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,275	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 Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 46Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers and bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers were

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	700.00–1,025.00	819.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	801	775.00–1,000.00	860.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	836	850.00–1,100.00	943.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	870	975.00–1,125.00	1,043.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	750.00–800.00	775.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,045	600.00–650.00	617.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	825.00–900.00	867.73
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	837	600.00–750.00	685.60
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	890	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,033.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,145	50.00–60.00	54.22
8	—	1,129	35.00–48.00	42.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	53.00–57.00	54.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	911	50.00–60.00	54.57
9	—	866	39.00–48.00	43.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	80.00–88.00	82.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	423	118.00–124.00	120.27
11	—	571	111.00–116.00	113.91
2	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.45
18	—	475	115.00–123.00	119.40
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	115.00–125.00	119.26
6	—	610	90.00–100.00	94.18
6	—	418	110.00–115.00	114.01
4	—	481	107.00–110.00	108.13
3	—	578	100.00–107.00	103.19
3	—	302	120.00–126.00	123.00
2	—	775	75.00–80.00	77.50
2	—	725	75.00–84.00	79.59
2	—	540	108.00–109.00	108.50
2	—	233	120.00–125.00	122.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	100.00–105.00	102.45
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	110.00–115.00	112.33
4	—	375	105.00–110.00	108.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	121.00–133.00	125.90
6	—	517	118.00–131.00	126.70
5	—	438	130.00–140.00	133.46
4	—	571	115.00–122.50	119.09
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	110.00–116.00	112.47
5	—	612	100.00–107.50	104.43
3	—	830	70.00–80.00	75.02
3	—	582	105.00–110.00	107.02
2	—	763	80.00–85.00	82.54
2	—	663	90.00–95.00	92.47
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	203	130.00–133.00	131.48
4	—	329	130.00–140.00	135.20
4	—	378	125.00–135.00	129.95
4	—	419	120.00–127.50	123.56
7	—	472	115.00–125.00	120.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00–142.50	141.21
2	—	610	125.00–127.00	126.02
3	—	283	145.00–150.00	148.35
3	—	320	145.00–148.00	145.98
4	—	574	125.00–130.00	126.71
5	—	519	131.00–138.00	135.70
8	—	418	133.00–140.00	137.94
21	—	481	130.00–141.00	137.58
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	110.00–115.00	112.59
5	—	331	115.00–122.50	118.12
5	—	377	110.00–117.50	112.98

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle