Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Moderate offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.99/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$106.99

95 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$28.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

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	431	121.20	523	20
Small 1-2	305	111.47	340	12thin
Medium and Large 2	462	111.13	513	31
Medium and Large 3	413	92.41	382	32

One grade step is worth $28.79/cwt here — about $141 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 sale95 hd

106.99

—

SC average5 barns · 717 hd

107.26

−0.27

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	1,345	66.43	893	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	54.67	631	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	44.54	368	12

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Lean 85-90%	—	836	47.03/cwt	40.00–58.00	393	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	765	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,251	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	750	498.33/cwt	450.00–550.00	3,737	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	655	472.56/cwt	470.00–475.00	3,095	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	114.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	316	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	423	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	116.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	218	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	128.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	129.28/cwt	127.50–131.00	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	131.37/cwt	127.50–135.00	313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.71/cwt	148.00–155.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	147.69/cwt	145.00–152.50	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	115.72/cwt	114.00–118.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	115.64/cwt	114.00–118.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	124.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	126.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	425	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	103.93/cwt	100.00–107.00	493	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	104.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	441	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	104.00/cwt	101.00–106.00	551	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	91.98/cwt	90.00–95.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	91.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	82.47/cwt	80.00–85.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	119.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	117.12/cwt	112.50–120.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	109.61/cwt	107.50–115.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	130.20/cwt	128.00–133.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.84/cwt	138.00–145.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.44/cwt	120.00–123.00	638	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	37.05/cwt	35.00–38.00	296	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	54.67/cwt	46.00–64.00	631	12
Bulls	—	—	1,345	66.43/cwt	66.00–67.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	123.03/cwt	119.00–126.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	135.93/cwt	130.00–142.50	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.71/cwt	148.00–152.50	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	159.52/cwt	158.00–161.00	582	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	111.35/cwt	107.00–115.00	373	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	247	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	110.48/cwt	109.00–112.00	425	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	111.38/cwt	108.00–115.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	229	93.46/cwt	90.00–97.50	214	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	91.75/cwt	90.00–95.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	92.92/cwt	90.00–95.00	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	92.79/cwt	90.00–96.00	315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	91.47/cwt	90.00–96.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	92.06/cwt	90.00–95.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	111.27/cwt	109.00–116.00	474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	105.22/cwt	100.00–108.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.61/cwt	108.00–112.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	109.95/cwt	103.00–112.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	115.72/cwt	115.00–118.00	424	4

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 296Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 0

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

Moderate offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	836	40.00–58.00	47.03
3	—	798	35.00–38.00	37.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,155	46.00–64.00	54.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	66.00–67.00	66.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	300.00	300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	450.00–550.00	498.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	655	470.00–475.00	472.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	110.00–120.00	114.19
4	—	368	110.00–120.00	114.93
4	—	320	110.00–120.00	116.13
2	—	218	115.00–120.00	117.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	125.00–135.00	128.02
4	—	275	125.00–133.00	130.14
2	—	310	127.50–131.00	129.28
2	—	238	127.50–135.00	131.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	148.00–155.00	150.71
4	—	280	145.00–152.50	147.69
3	—	523	130.00–137.00	134.02
3	—	460	130.00–142.50	135.93
3	—	318	148.00–152.50	150.71
2	—	420	145.00–154.00	149.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	158.00–161.00	159.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	114.00–118.00	115.72
3	—	482	114.00–118.00	115.64
3	—	387	123.00–126.00	124.99
3	—	337	125.00–128.00	126.02
7	—	413	119.00–126.00	123.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	118.00–120.00	119.34
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
8	—	426	109.00–116.00	111.27
5	—	572	100.00–108.00	105.22
5	—	515	108.00–112.00	110.61
5	—	481	103.00–112.00	109.95
4	—	366	115.00–118.00	115.72
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	107.00–115.00	111.35
3	—	220	110.00–115.00	112.39
2	—	385	109.00–112.00	110.48
2	—	280	108.00–115.00	111.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	229	90.00–97.50	93.46
6	—	635	90.00–95.00	91.75
6	—	423	90.00–95.00	92.92
5	—	340	90.00–96.00	92.79
4	—	460	90.00–96.00	91.47
3	—	362	90.00–95.00	92.06
1	—	650	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	100.00–107.00	103.93
5	—	423	100.00–110.00	104.34
3	—	530	101.00–106.00	104.00
2	—	555	100.00–101.00	100.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	90.00–95.00	91.98
4	—	468	90.00–95.00	92.43
3	—	537	90.00–95.00	91.69
2	—	708	80.00–85.00	82.47
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	115.00–125.00	119.61
5	—	483	112.50–120.00	117.12
4	—	561	107.50–115.00	109.61
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	128.00–133.00	130.20
5	—	426	138.00–145.00	142.84
2	—	525	120.00–123.00	121.44

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle