Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Average offering of good to 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 $106.90/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$106.90

75 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$24.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.74

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	537	112.86	606	30
Medium and Large 2	455	110.27	501	18thin
Small 1-2	357	108.39	387	13thin
Medium and Large 3	475	88.44	420	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.42/cwt here — about $186 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 sale75 hd

106.90

—

SC average5 barns · 611 hd

103.16

+3.74

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	1,724	74.44	1,284	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	51.32	768	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	49.93	565	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	846	45.56	385	5thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	144.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	71.40/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	76.47/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,359	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	49.93/cwt	43.00–55.00	565	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	51.32/cwt	50.00–53.00	768	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	38.99/cwt	35.00–43.00	381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	49.94/cwt	45.00–54.00	379	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	101.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	428	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	110.32/cwt	105.00–114.00	414	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	298	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	91.88/cwt	90.00–97.50	302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	89.34/cwt	88.00–90.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	87.59/cwt	80.00–95.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	91.19/cwt	90.00–92.50	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	110.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	107.67/cwt	107.00–108.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	119.93/cwt	118.00–122.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	145.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	696	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	633	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,235	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,336	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,413	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	835	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,636	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	111.69/cwt	109.00–115.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	112.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	118.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	107.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	89.95/cwt	87.00–95.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	116.62/cwt	112.00–120.00	497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	117.60/cwt	113.00–120.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.69/cwt	109.00–114.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	133.69/cwt	127.50–140.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	119.25/cwt	117.00–123.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	126.70/cwt	124.00–131.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.72/cwt	129.00–132.50	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	138.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.28/cwt	130.00–134.00	761	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	110.07/cwt	105.00–115.00	374	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	405	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	110.79/cwt	110.00–112.50	258	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	110.18/cwt	105.00–115.00	300	5

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 485Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Average offering of good to 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,040	95.00	95.00
2	—	275	140.00–148.00	144.15
2	—	608	127.00–130.00	128.52
5	—	322	140.00–150.00	145.82
4	—	523	128.00–136.00	133.03
3	—	373	140.00–150.00	144.87
3	—	432	135.00–142.00	138.38
3	—	465	132.00–135.00	132.97
3	—	580	130.00–134.00	131.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
2	—	265	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	330	129.00–132.50	130.72
3	—	380	125.00–130.00	127.48
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	105.00–115.00	110.07
2	—	360	110.00–115.00	112.53
3	—	233	110.00–112.50	110.79
5	—	272	105.00–115.00	110.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	102.00	102.00
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	830	80.00	80.00
4	—	431	108.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	515	107.00–108.00	107.67
2	—	453	107.00–108.00	107.50
2	—	378	118.00–122.00	119.93
2	—	318	119.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	283	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	100.00–105.00	101.20
4	—	375	105.00–114.00	110.32
3	—	265	110.00–115.00	112.59
2	—	325	110.00–115.00	112.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	90.00–97.50	91.88
3	—	417	88.00–90.00	89.34
2	—	633	80.00–95.00	87.59
2	—	378	90.00–92.50	91.19
1	—	775	75.00	75.00
1	—	715	75.00	75.00
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	109.00–115.00	111.69
6	—	517	110.00–116.00	112.65
4	—	420	117.00–120.00	118.77
3	—	612	105.00–110.00	107.96
3	—	490	110.00–112.00	110.67
2	—	723	109.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	795	92.00	92.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	87.00–95.00	89.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	112.00–120.00	116.62
5	—	464	113.00–120.00	117.60
3	—	528	109.00–114.00	111.69
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	127.50–140.00	133.69
4	—	518	117.00–123.00	119.25
4	—	465	124.00–131.00	126.70
2	—	613	111.00–115.00	112.96
2	—	583	114.00–115.00	114.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	71.00–72.00	71.40
3	—	1,777	74.00–79.00	76.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,131	43.00–55.00	49.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	50.00–53.00	51.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	35.00–43.00	38.99
3	—	758	45.00–54.00	49.94

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	60.00	60.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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