Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Average offerings 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 $114.86/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$114.86

234 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$32.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.99

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	702	123.33	866	144
Medium and Large 2	501	106.14	532	46
Small 1-2	348	102.95	358	20
Medium and Large 3	498	90.60	451	24

One grade step is worth $32.73/cwt here — about $415 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 sale234 hd

114.86

—

SC average5 barns · 718 hd

106.86

+7.99

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	—	Average	1,606	75.54	1,213	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	48.87	565	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	47.25	739	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	45.37	400	17

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.10/cwt	125.00–132.00	674	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.69/cwt	124.00–130.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	129.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	146.87/cwt	138.00–152.00	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	143.24/cwt	135.00–149.00	521	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	109.98/cwt	105.00–115.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	113.68/cwt	112.00–115.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	114.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	122.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	117.82/cwt	112.00–120.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	118.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	113.40/cwt	112.00–114.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	115.56/cwt	114.00–117.00	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	112.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	107.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.57/cwt	109.00–115.00	532	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	91.71/cwt	89.00–96.00	402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	113.33/cwt	112.00–115.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	118.83/cwt	115.00–122.00	441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	118.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	961	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	111.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	104.24/cwt	104.00–105.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	105.37/cwt	102.00–108.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	105.58/cwt	102.00–109.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	105.76/cwt	102.00–109.00	570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	106.85/cwt	104.00–110.00	454	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	92.41/cwt	90.00–95.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	82.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	90.88/cwt	86.00–95.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	90.57/cwt	85.00–95.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	90.82/cwt	85.00–95.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	92.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	396	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	227	108.16/cwt	105.00–115.00	246	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	104.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	297	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	101.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	326	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	376	103.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	387	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	100.16/cwt	100.00–101.00	431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	741	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	788	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	50.50/cwt	50.00–51.00	676	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	51.26/cwt	47.00–58.00	596	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	42.11/cwt	38.00–45.00	481	6
Bulls	—	—	1,639	77.77/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,275	7
Bulls	—	—	1,490	67.73/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,009	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	39.28/cwt	32.00–45.00	338	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	49.63/cwt	47.00–54.00	445	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	682	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,030	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,953	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	834	627.02/cwt	525.00–725.00	5,229	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	790	431.57/cwt	400.00–475.00	3,409	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	795	413.60/cwt	325.00–475.00	3,288	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	762.20/cwt	750.00–775.00	6,364	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,345	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	109.61/cwt	105.00–115.00	410	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	334	111.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	372	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	482	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 608Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Average offerings of average to plain 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	125.00–132.00	128.10
4	—	470	124.00–130.00	126.69
7	—	416	125.00–132.00	129.00
8	—	330	138.00–152.00	146.87
13	—	364	135.00–149.00	143.24
1	—	265	148.00	148.00
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
2	—	623	118.00–120.00	118.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
2	—	215	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	553	105.00–115.00	109.98
3	—	510	112.00–115.00	113.68
4	—	476	110.00–120.00	114.36
5	—	374	120.00–125.00	122.95
6	—	404	112.00–120.00	117.82
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	105.00–115.00	109.61
4	—	334	110.00–115.00	111.29
2	—	480	100.00–101.00	100.49
2	—	275	110.00–115.00	112.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	124.00–130.00	127.19
5	—	465	117.00–120.00	118.00
5	—	557	112.00–114.00	113.40
9	—	513	114.00–117.00	115.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	106.00–108.00	106.98
2	—	613	107.00–108.00	107.49
2	—	705	101.00–103.00	102.01
5	—	424	110.00–115.00	112.25
6	—	525	106.00–110.00	107.97
11	—	473	109.00–115.00	112.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	81.00	81.00
5	—	438	89.00–96.00	91.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
3	—	455	112.00	112.00
6	—	418	112.00–115.00	113.33
7	—	371	115.00–122.00	118.83
8	—	334	115.00–120.00	118.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	770	124.75	124.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	101.00	101.00
1	—	745	98.00	98.00
4	—	379	110.00–114.00	111.69
4	—	621	104.00–105.00	104.24
5	—	473	102.00–108.00	105.37
5	—	571	102.00–109.00	105.58
12	—	539	102.00–109.00	105.76
14	—	425	104.00–110.00	106.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	90.00–95.00	92.41
2	—	630	80.00–85.00	82.44
4	—	483	86.00–95.00	90.88
5	—	526	85.00–95.00	90.57
5	—	565	85.00–95.00	90.82
6	—	429	90.00–95.00	92.38
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	105.00–115.00	108.16
3	—	285	100.00–110.00	104.37
3	—	320	100.00–105.00	101.80
5	—	376	100.00–105.00	103.01
6	—	430	100.00–101.00	100.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,338	50.00–51.00	50.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,162	47.00–58.00	51.26
6	—	1,143	38.00–45.00	42.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	860	32.00–45.00	39.28
10	—	896	47.00–54.00	49.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,639	75.00–82.00	77.77
2	—	1,490	65.00–70.00	67.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	62.00	62.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	834	525.00–725.00	627.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	400.00–475.00	431.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	795	325.00–475.00	413.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	750.00–775.00	762.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	675.00	675.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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