Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00-3.00 higher. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.78/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$126.78

92 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$56.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.57

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	361	137.34	495	53
Medium and Large 2	344	118.12	407	24
Small 1-2	408	106.80	436	13thin
Medium and Large 3	527	80.50	424	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.84/cwt here — about $71 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 sale92 hd

126.78

—

SC average5 barns · 707 hd

131.35

−4.57

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	1,728	68.96	1,192	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	51.44	695	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,003	49.62	498	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	795	34.53	275	19

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	51.15/cwt	45.00–58.00	516	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	789	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	44.57/cwt	43.00–46.00	660	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	232	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	255	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	664	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	684	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	838	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	913	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	104.32/cwt	94.00–114.00	390	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	478	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	544	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	105.22/cwt	100.00–115.00	300	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	337	104.86/cwt	100.00–115.00	353	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	798	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	447	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	51.34/cwt	49.00–54.00	662	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	27.82/cwt	25.00–31.00	233	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	37.62/cwt	33.00–41.00	292	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	174	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	231	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,233	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	70.70/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,176	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	42.77/cwt	38.00–44.00	398	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	8,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	699	632.40/cwt	625.00–650.00	4,420	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,489	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	746	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	638	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,914	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,917	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	661.35/cwt	575.00–725.00	7,123	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,720	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	624	236.70/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,477	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	648	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,620	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	956	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,346	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	508	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	136.24/cwt	120.00–147.50	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	138.23/cwt	133.00–143.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	109.57/cwt	100.00–115.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	413	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	462	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	427	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	782	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	743	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	802	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	617	101.57/cwt	95.00–107.50	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	120.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	126.61/cwt	124.00–128.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	113.00/cwt	110.00–117.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	123.88/cwt	122.50–125.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	129.24/cwt	127.50–130.00	301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	141.02/cwt	136.00–145.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	142.44/cwt	135.00–149.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	131.74/cwt	127.50–138.00	361	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	138.88/cwt	130.00–150.00	450	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	186	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	448	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	272	98.03/cwt	80.00–110.00	267	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	587	92.20/cwt	80.00–112.00	541	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	461	100.25/cwt	96.00–105.00	462	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	677	78.36/cwt	75.00–80.00	530	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	531	104.32/cwt	100.00–108.00	554	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	431	95.84/cwt	95.00–97.50	413	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	309	83.36/cwt	80.00–85.00	258	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	636	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	557	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	388	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	349	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	236	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	316	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.53/cwt	108.00–118.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	113.67/cwt	112.00–116.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	107.60/cwt	103.00–112.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	116.87/cwt	112.50–121.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	110.74/cwt	109.00–112.50	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	115.35/cwt	114.00–116.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	788	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	326	102.24/cwt	90.00–115.00	333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	526	111.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	120.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 338Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,009	45.00–58.00	51.15
2	—	1,206	59.00	59.00
7	—	930	38.00–44.00	42.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	58.00–59.00	58.50
2	—	1,480	43.00–46.00	44.57
4	—	1,289	49.00–54.00	51.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	839	25.00–31.00	27.82
13	—	775	33.00–41.00	37.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,988	62.00	62.00
8	—	1,663	65.00–76.00	70.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	232	110.00	110.00
1	—	664	103.00	103.00
1	—	838	109.00	109.00
2	—	374	94.00–114.00	104.32
2	—	478	112.50–115.00	113.73
3	—	285	100.00–115.00	105.22
3	—	337	100.00–115.00	104.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	324	153.00	153.00
1	—	368	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	174	132.50	132.50
2	—	564	128.00	128.00
3	—	233	127.50–130.00	129.24
4	—	500	137.00	137.00
5	—	475	132.00–139.00	136.36
6	—	409	136.00–145.00	141.02
7	—	377	135.00–149.00	142.44
10	—	274	127.50–138.00	131.74
13	—	324	130.00–150.00	138.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	186	123.00	123.00
1	—	364	123.00	123.00
5	—	325	120.00–127.50	123.13
5	—	272	120.00–125.00	122.03
3	—	233	120.00–122.50	120.86
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	788	81.00	81.00
1	—	266	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	326	90.00–115.00	102.24
2	—	526	110.00–114.00	111.93
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	798	56.00	56.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	120.00–123.00	121.51
4	—	467	120.00–147.50	136.24
6	—	432	133.00–143.00	138.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
1	—	662	111.00	111.00
2	—	554	114.00	114.00
3	—	531	100.00–115.00	109.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	82.50	82.50
2	—	516	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	112.00	112.00
1	—	462	92.50	92.50
1	—	782	95.00	95.00
1	—	802	81.00	81.00
3	—	617	95.00–107.50	101.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	132.00	132.00
2	—	484	119.00–123.00	120.98
3	—	365	124.00–128.00	126.61
3	—	561	110.00–117.00	113.00
4	—	406	122.50–125.00	123.88
7	—	519	114.00–116.00	115.35
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	272	80.00–110.00	98.03
4	—	587	80.00–112.00	92.20
4	—	461	96.00–105.00	100.25
3	—	677	75.00–80.00	78.36
3	—	531	100.00–108.00	104.32
3	—	431	95.00–97.50	95.84
3	—	309	80.00–85.00	83.36
1	—	636	87.50	87.50
1	—	388	90.00	90.00
1	—	236	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	316	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	108.00–118.00	113.53
3	—	431	112.00–116.00	113.67
2	—	563	103.00–112.00	107.60
2	—	381	112.50–121.00	116.87
2	—	332	109.00–112.50	110.74
1	—	656	106.00	106.00
1	—	636	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	180	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	699	625.00–650.00	632.40
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	746	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	638	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	746	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,077	575.00–725.00	661.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	624	225.00–250.00	236.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	648	250.00	250.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	956	350.00	350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	768	600.00	600.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 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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Feeder Cattle

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