Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction with removal of feeder heifer with incorrect price and low weight slaughter hog *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering of average 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 $112.96/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$112.96

50 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$19.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

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	471	120.48	568	17thin
Small 1-2	319	111.60	355	11thin
Medium 2	455	111.12	505	15thin
Medium and Large 3	477	100.76	481	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about $87 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

112.96

—

SC average5 barns · 335 hd

110.89

+2.06

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	1,780	88.00	1,566	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	62.98	736	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	48.73	452	9thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Medium 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	130.12/cwt	127.00–134.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	559	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	634	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	110.73/cwt	108.00–112.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	421	110.38/cwt	109.00–112.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	128.66/cwt	126.00–131.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	123.64/cwt	118.00–128.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	118.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,566	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	864.60/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	7,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	17,748	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	116.88/cwt	114.00–120.00	444	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	313	114.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	139.74/cwt	137.50–143.00	525	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	133.41/cwt	133.00–136.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	143.92/cwt	141.00–147.50	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.44/cwt	119.00–124.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	464	120.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	561	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	486	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	131.39/cwt	125.00–138.00	374	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	436	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	324	112.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	363	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	394	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	100.13/cwt	98.00–102.50	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	101.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	432	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	41.21/cwt	36.00–48.00	395	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	58.14/cwt	52.00–67.00	516	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	62.98/cwt	56.00–70.00	736	7

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 365Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 0

*Correction with removal of feeder heifer with incorrect price and low weight slaughter hog *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering of average quality cattle with active

buyer participation. light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
2	—	410	115.00–120.00	117.50
2	—	563	105.00–110.00	107.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
2	—	535	126.00	126.00
4	—	480	125.00–130.00	127.28
6	—	434	127.00–134.00	130.12
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	138.00	138.00
1	—	520	107.50	107.50
1	—	640	96.00	96.00
1	—	685	92.50	92.50
2	—	370	115.00–123.00	119.00
4	—	483	108.00–112.00	110.73
5	—	421	109.00–112.00	110.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	115.00	115.00
3	—	368	126.00–131.00	128.66
4	—	423	118.00–128.00	123.64
4	—	478	115.00–122.00	118.41
4	—	564	114.00–118.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	110.00–120.00	112.16
2	—	358	110.00	110.00
2	—	260	110.00–112.50	111.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	98.00–102.50	100.13
3	—	425	100.00–105.00	101.61
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	114.00–120.00	116.88
2	—	313	110.00–120.00	114.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	137.50–143.00	139.74
7	—	481	133.00–136.00	133.41
4	—	423	134.00–140.00	137.00
3	—	323	141.00–147.50	143.92
2	—	625	119.00–124.00	121.44
2	—	583	129.00	129.00
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	115.00–125.00	120.84
2	—	370	130.00–133.00	131.46
2	—	285	125.00–138.00	131.39
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
1	—	435	127.00	127.00
1	—	330	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	36.00–48.00	41.21
4	—	888	52.00–67.00	58.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,168	56.00–70.00	62.98

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)	Open	3	—	825	725.00–1,000.00	864.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle