Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

too few to trend. 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 $111.15/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$111.15

123 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$25.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

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	482	115.00	555	81
Medium and Large 2	381	109.52	417	24
Small 1-2	356	103.68	369	8thin
Medium and Large 3	496	89.85	445	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about $109 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 sale123 hd

111.15

—

SC average5 barns · 640 hd

107.54

+3.61

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	1,861	64.88	1,207	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	53.00	840	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	45.00	524	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	827	41.84	346	19

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	570	110.81/cwt	105.00–115.00	632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	116.97/cwt	112.00–121.00	551	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	129.90/cwt	125.00–132.50	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	126.75/cwt	120.00–132.50	408	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	110.03/cwt	107.50–115.00	412	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	843	552.15/cwt	525.00–575.00	4,655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,468	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	64.88/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,207	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	36.65/cwt	35.00–38.00	406	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	46.04/cwt	42.00–53.00	540	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	35.59/cwt	30.00–38.00	286	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	46.38/cwt	40.00–53.00	392	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	254	113.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	110.10/cwt	107.50–112.00	416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	106.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	89.92/cwt	85.00–95.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	80.11/cwt	75.00–85.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	94.37/cwt	90.00–98.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	91.76/cwt	90.00–95.00	383	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	259	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	317	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	435	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	102.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.38/cwt	125.00–132.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	129.61/cwt	125.00–137.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	139.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	124.90/cwt	120.00–126.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	139.46/cwt	138.50–143.00	601	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	113.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	120.96/cwt	117.00–125.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.12/cwt	134.00–140.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	109.38/cwt	108.00–112.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	111.29/cwt	106.00–114.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	111.55/cwt	109.00–115.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	106.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	122.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	539	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	93.74/cwt	92.50–95.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	91.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	392	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	458	101.66/cwt	100.00–103.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	111.98/cwt	111.00–114.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	108.66/cwt	107.00–110.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	109.32/cwt	108.00–111.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	120.47/cwt	120.00–122.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	115.86/cwt	112.00–121.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	118.33/cwt	115.00–121.00	445	12

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 414Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 28Year ago 0

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

too few to trend. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	105.00–115.00	110.81
27	—	471	112.00–121.00	116.97
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
3	—	537	111.00–114.00	111.98
3	—	617	107.00–110.00	108.66
3	—	680	108.00–111.00	109.32
4	—	323	120.00–122.00	120.47
11	—	421	112.00–121.00	115.86
12	—	376	115.00–121.00	118.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	595	104.00	104.00
2	—	233	110.00–115.00	112.42
2	—	323	110.00–115.00	112.48
3	—	490	108.00–110.00	109.01
4	—	254	110.00–120.00	113.02
5	—	378	107.50–112.00	110.10
6	—	421	105.00–110.00	106.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	85.00–95.00	89.92
2	—	670	75.00–85.00	80.11
3	—	365	90.00–98.00	94.37
3	—	417	90.00–95.00	91.76
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	108.00	108.00
1	—	295	107.50	107.50
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
2	—	433	100.00–101.00	100.51
3	—	378	100.00–105.00	102.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	428	120.00–125.00	122.51
4	—	366	125.00–132.50	129.90
5	—	322	120.00–132.50	126.75
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	107.50–115.00	110.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	125.00–132.00	128.38
3	—	562	125.00–137.00	129.61
6	—	370	135.00–144.00	139.41
6	—	464	130.00–140.00	136.78
8	—	616	120.00–126.00	124.90
9	—	431	138.50–143.00	139.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	733	105.00–106.00	105.51
2	—	793	103.00–105.00	104.00
3	—	610	110.00–117.00	113.33
4	—	478	120.00–128.00	125.09
4	—	521	117.00–125.00	120.96
6	—	428	134.00–140.00	137.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	108.00–112.00	109.38
3	—	585	106.00–114.00	111.29
4	—	478	109.00–115.00	111.55
4	—	624	105.00–108.00	106.98
9	—	439	115.00–125.00	122.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	92.50–95.00	93.74
3	—	428	90.00–95.00	91.69
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	100.00–103.00	101.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	843	525.00–575.00	552.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	67.00	67.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,861	60.00–68.00	64.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	35.00–38.00	36.65
16	—	1,172	42.00–53.00	46.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	803	30.00–38.00	35.59
11	—	845	40.00–53.00	46.38

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