Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls were too few to trend. Slaughter

cows were unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with

active buyer participation. Light demand for

cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $118.13/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$118.13

95 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$31.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

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	562	126.51	711	28
Medium 2	419	119.47	501	36
Small 1-2	381	109.95	418	29
Medium and Large 3	440	95.22	419	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $292 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 sale95 hd

118.13

—

SC average5 barns · 483 hd

121.55

−3.42

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	1,579	75.59	1,194	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	56.74	680	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	54.98	802	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	52.61	467	18

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	775	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,650	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	296	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	109.80/cwt	105.00–115.00	415	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	424	107.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	457	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	274	115.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	316	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	663	96.32/cwt	92.50–100.00	639	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	95.22/cwt	93.00–97.50	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	123.15/cwt	119.00–125.75	771	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	129.19/cwt	128.00–129.50	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	376	122.23/cwt	118.00–125.00	460	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	522	114.38/cwt	110.00–122.00	597	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	322	124.27/cwt	121.00–127.50	400	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	567	114.57/cwt	110.00–119.00	650	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	457	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	533	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	438	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	511	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	100.26/cwt	100.00–101.00	526	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	102.65/cwt	102.00–103.00	431	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	362	109.18/cwt	107.50–110.00	395	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	94.63/cwt	88.00–102.50	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	92.26/cwt	85.00–97.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	101.21/cwt	95.00–107.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	114.27/cwt	112.00–116.50	601	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	111.48/cwt	111.00–112.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	106.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	507	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	105.65/cwt	105.00–108.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	553	106.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	521	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	534	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	103.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	492	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	562	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	576	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	96.36/cwt	85.00–99.00	413	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	86.83/cwt	80.00–90.00	452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	83.69/cwt	80.00–86.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	464	119.37/cwt	110.00–122.50	554	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	111.65/cwt	108.00–115.00	585	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	113.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	99.35/cwt	95.00–105.00	621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	58.26/cwt	51.00–65.00	527	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	41.32/cwt	37.00–47.00	353	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	54.98/cwt	53.00–57.00	802	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	58.69/cwt	51.00–70.00	714	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	43.47/cwt	38.00–47.00	468	5
Bulls	—	—	1,579	75.59/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,194	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,885	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	675.00/cwt	625.00–725.00	5,535	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 Aug 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 305Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls were too few to trend. Slaughter

cows were unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate 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	1	—	775	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	535.00	535.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	625.00–725.00	675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	51.00	51.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	378	105.00–115.00	109.80
6	—	424	105.00–110.00	107.80
6	—	274	110.00–120.00	115.32
2	—	663	92.50–100.00	96.32
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	93.00–97.50	95.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	626	119.00–125.75	123.15
7	—	531	131.00	131.00
5	—	457	128.00–129.50	129.19
2	—	563	123.00–126.00	124.49
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	376	118.00–125.00	122.23
8	—	522	110.00–122.00	114.38
7	—	322	121.00–127.50	124.27
3	—	567	110.00–119.00	114.57
3	—	457	115.00–120.00	116.68
3	—	438	115.00–120.00	116.67
2	—	260	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	100.00–101.00	100.26
3	—	420	102.00–103.00	102.65
3	—	362	107.50–110.00	109.18
1	—	260	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	88.00–102.50	94.63
3	—	560	85.00–97.00	92.26
2	—	425	95.00–107.00	101.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	526	112.00–116.50	114.27
2	—	570	111.00–112.00	111.48
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	105.00–110.00	106.48
6	—	523	105.00–108.00	105.65
3	—	553	105.00–108.00	106.00
3	—	425	110.00–111.00	110.34
2	—	615	102.00–105.00	103.52
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	100.00–105.00	102.56
4	—	474	100.00–105.00	103.80
3	—	562	100.00–105.00	102.51
2	—	410	100.00–105.00	102.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	85.00–99.00	96.36
4	—	521	80.00–90.00	86.83
3	—	562	80.00–86.00	83.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	125.00–130.00	128.36
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	464	110.00–122.50	119.37
9	—	524	108.00–115.00	111.65
5	—	430	110.00–120.00	113.23
4	—	625	95.00–105.00	99.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	904	51.00–65.00	58.26
6	—	855	37.00–47.00	41.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	53.00–57.00	54.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,217	51.00–70.00	58.69
5	—	1,077	38.00–47.00	43.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	70.00–83.00	75.59

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle