Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder bulls were steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers were unevenly steady, and feeder steers too few to compare. Slaughter cows were steady and bulls were too few to compare. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle plain to average 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 $118.57/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$118.57

73 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

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	424	124.17	526	41
Medium 2	461	114.55	527	18thin
Small 1-2	411	107.69	442	12thin
Medium and Large 3	383	105.00	402	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $125 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 sale73 hd

118.57

—

SC average5 barns · 415 hd

114.57

+3.99

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	1,282	79.50	1,019	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	63.00	816	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	61.83	691	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	49.99	485	5thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	305	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	313	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	325	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	362	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	398	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	107.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	453	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	438	125.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	549	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	600	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	383	131.03/cwt	129.00–134.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.42/cwt	129.00–136.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	138.67/cwt	135.00–143.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.69/cwt	131.00–140.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	146.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	145.73/cwt	143.00–149.00	529	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	118.83/cwt	115.00–122.50	396	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	116.09/cwt	110.00–122.50	441	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	209	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,095	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	122.16/cwt	118.00–126.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	123.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	126.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	111.79/cwt	110.00–113.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	381	119.05/cwt	116.00–122.50	454	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	110.86/cwt	108.00–112.50	641	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	117.38/cwt	113.00–121.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	453	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	109.82/cwt	108.00–112.50	637	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	103.78/cwt	100.00–107.50	649	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	133.41/cwt	129.00–137.00	559	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	130.56/cwt	127.00–135.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.60/cwt	121.00–132.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	566	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	479	121.55/cwt	118.00–125.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	120.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	123.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	53.05/cwt	50.00–55.00	518	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	45.41/cwt	45.00–46.00	436	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	60.36/cwt	55.00–65.00	663	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	68.68/cwt	67.00–70.00	832	3
Bulls	—	—	1,274	77.15/cwt	74.00–79.00	983	7
Bulls	—	—	1,300	84.99/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,105	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,188.84/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	11,116	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	1,242.72/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	12,477	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	840	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,480	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	845	688.09/cwt	684.00–692.00	5,814	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 Jul 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 264Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	103.00	103.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
3	—	362	110.00	110.00
3	—	420	105.00–110.00	107.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	118.00–126.00	122.16
9	—	431	120.00–126.00	123.79
6	—	518	115.00–119.00	117.01
6	—	270	130.00–136.00	132.90
4	—	314	125.00–128.00	126.25
2	—	553	115.00–119.00	117.01
2	—	393	131.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	245	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	110.00–113.00	111.79
4	—	381	116.00–122.50	119.05
3	—	578	108.00–112.50	110.86
3	—	425	113.00–121.00	117.38
2	—	453	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
2	—	438	120.00–131.00	125.41
2	—	490	120.00–125.00	122.53
6	—	383	129.00–134.00	131.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
2	—	228	145.00–150.00	147.64
2	—	293	147.00–150.00	148.49
2	—	533	129.00–136.00	132.42
3	—	407	135.00–143.00	138.67
3	—	473	131.00–140.00	134.69
4	—	321	145.00–150.00	146.69
4	—	363	143.00–149.00	145.73
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	115.00–122.50	118.83
5	—	380	110.00–122.50	116.09
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	55.00	55.00
2	—	575	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
3	—	580	108.00–112.50	109.82
2	—	625	100.00–107.50	103.78
1	—	760	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	129.00–137.00	133.41
5	—	477	127.00–135.00	130.56
2	—	565	121.00–132.00	126.60
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	115.00–120.00	117.61
5	—	479	118.00–125.00	121.55
3	—	518	117.00–123.00	120.95
3	—	428	120.00–128.00	123.65
1	—	625	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,188.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,004	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,242.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	684.00–692.00	688.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	50.00–55.00	53.05
2	—	960	45.00–46.00	45.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,098	55.00–65.00	60.36
3	—	1,212	67.00–70.00	68.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,274	74.00–79.00	77.15
3	—	1,300	83.00–86.00	84.99

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