Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Heavy offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.73/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$105.73

119 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$22.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

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	494	114.68	567	43
Medium and Large 2	504	106.31	535	35
Small 1-2	426	105.24	449	12thin
Medium and Large 3	486	91.97	447	29

One grade step is worth $22.71/cwt here — about $120 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 sale119 hd

105.73

—

SC average5 barns · 756 hd

106.35

−0.62

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	1,709	74.21	1,268	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	43.00	744	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	41.60	496	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	34.27	285	13

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	425	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	107.43/cwt	106.00–112.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	91.62/cwt	85.00–96.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	91.96/cwt	90.00–95.00	383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	428	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	106.48/cwt	100.00–112.00	410	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	101.31/cwt	100.00–102.00	486	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	553	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	106.93/cwt	105.00–110.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	103.32/cwt	100.00–107.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	98.84/cwt	96.00–102.50	601	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	434	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	124.44/cwt	122.00–130.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	94.78/cwt	90.00–99.00	359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	91.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	93.34/cwt	90.00–95.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	91.46/cwt	90.00–93.00	487	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	116.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	116.82/cwt	115.00–118.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	111.39/cwt	110.00–113.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	105.76/cwt	105.00–108.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	95.07/cwt	91.00–99.00	692	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	111.57/cwt	100.00–120.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	114.86/cwt	112.00–122.50	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	112.65/cwt	108.00–114.00	587	9
Bulls	—	—	1,440	76.42/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,100	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	43.99/cwt	40.00–52.00	537	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	29.63/cwt	25.00–35.00	310	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	31.13/cwt	25.00–38.00	262	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	41.32/cwt	40.00–45.00	336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	116.14/cwt	112.00–120.00	554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	118.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.78/cwt	134.00–145.00	590	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	114.49/cwt	112.00–118.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	508	103.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	81.67/cwt	81.00–82.00	586	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	995	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,229	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	288	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	355	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	131.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	145.25/cwt	140.00–151.00	540	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	142.75/cwt	142.00–145.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	145.11/cwt	140.00–155.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.44/cwt	119.00–127.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	120.01/cwt	117.00–123.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.07/cwt	125.00–138.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.51/cwt	125.00–131.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	128.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	484	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	146.89/cwt	140.00–154.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,514	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,748	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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 281Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Heavy offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	115.00–121.00	117.99
6	—	568	109.00–112.00	110.50
5	—	625	106.00–112.00	107.43
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
6	—	363	122.00–130.00	124.44
8	—	473	112.00–122.50	114.86
9	—	521	108.00–114.00	112.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	85.00–96.00	91.62
5	—	416	90.00–95.00	91.96
4	—	463	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
4	—	379	90.00–99.00	94.78
4	—	331	90.00–95.00	91.56
3	—	573	90.00–95.00	93.34
2	—	533	90.00–93.00	91.46
1	—	650	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	100.00–112.00	106.48
3	—	480	100.00–102.00	101.31
2	—	553	100.00–102.00	101.00
1	—	425	102.00	102.00
1	—	220	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	105.00–110.00	106.93
6	—	513	100.00–107.00	103.32
3	—	608	96.00–102.50	98.84
1	—	830	78.00	78.00
6	—	380	115.00–118.00	116.82
5	—	420	110.00–113.00	111.39
4	—	569	105.00–108.00	105.76
2	—	728	91.00–99.00	95.07
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	110.00–120.00	116.90
3	—	328	100.00–120.00	111.57
3	—	288	120.00–125.00	123.35
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	130.00–135.00	131.37
2	—	473	115.00–125.00	119.87
2	—	283	130.00–132.50	131.26
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
15	—	376	125.00–135.00	128.70
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	372	140.00–151.00	145.25
4	—	437	142.00–145.00	142.75
4	—	321	140.00–155.00	145.11
3	—	628	119.00–127.00	123.44
2	—	708	117.00–123.00	120.01
7	—	515	125.00–138.00	133.07
6	—	578	125.00–131.00	128.51
2	—	665	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	458	140.00–154.00	146.89
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	112.00–120.00	116.14
3	—	567	105.00–107.00	106.01
4	—	513	112.00–118.00	114.49
7	—	425	120.00–130.00	126.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	120.00–130.00	124.92
5	—	579	115.00–122.00	118.44
10	—	425	134.00–145.00	138.78
7	—	470	127.00–135.00	130.60
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
1	—	735	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	414	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
1	—	820	75.00	75.00
3	—	718	81.00–82.00	81.67
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	100.00–105.00	103.02
1	—	470	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	74.00–79.00	76.42
2	—	1,978	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,221	40.00–52.00	43.99
3	—	1,045	25.00–35.00	29.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	842	25.00–38.00	31.13
4	—	813	40.00–45.00	41.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	43.00	43.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	350.00	350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	57.00	57.00

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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