Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $115.17/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$115.17

95 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$34.11/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	485	123.80	600	46
Medium and Large 2	447	112.89	505	22
Small 1-2	360	106.75	385	20
Medium and Large 3	664	89.69	595	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.11/cwt here — about $5 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

115.17

—

SC average5 barns · 714 hd

118.91

−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	—	Average	1,371	80.68	1,106	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	57.39	698	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	43.43	362	11

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	129.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,371	80.68/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	294	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	752	35.36/cwt	30.00–44.00	266	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	53.11/cwt	50.00–57.00	494	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	61.59/cwt	51.00–72.00	765	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	43.09/cwt	40.00–46.00	486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	850	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.58/cwt	125.00–132.50	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	109.76/cwt	108.00–112.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	171.25/cwt	165.00–180.00	480	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	686.72/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	968	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,101	696.84/cwt	600.00–925.00	7,672	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	277	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	719	72.43/cwt	65.00–77.00	521	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.49/cwt	130.00–141.00	706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.45/cwt	125.00–134.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.73/cwt	109.00–112.50	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.50	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	108.45/cwt	105.00–111.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	108.29/cwt	105.00–114.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	112.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	109.78/cwt	107.50–112.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	114.97/cwt	113.00–118.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	104.65/cwt	102.00–106.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	110.26/cwt	108.00–112.50	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	133.76/cwt	130.00–142.50	433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	392	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	213	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	133.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	123.75/cwt	120.00–127.50	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	123.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	406	101.78/cwt	100.00–105.00	413	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	367	108.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	399	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	349	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	99.33/cwt	98.00–100.00	917	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	93.95/cwt	90.00–97.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	622	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	241	124.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	299	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	112.70/cwt	111.00–115.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	156.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	968	97.48/cwt	95.00–100.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	120.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.50	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	173.04/cwt	165.00–180.00	555	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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 0

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

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	125.00–135.00	131.11
2	—	643	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	423	125.00–135.00	129.73
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
1	—	850	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	130.00–141.00	135.49
7	—	476	140.00–150.00	143.11
6	—	571	125.00–134.00	129.45
3	—	618	120.00–130.00	124.96
2	—	760	109.00–112.50	110.73
2	—	428	160.00–162.50	161.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	120.00–130.00	125.07
6	—	515	105.00–111.00	108.45
4	—	564	105.00–114.00	108.29
4	—	434	110.00–120.00	112.54
3	—	472	107.50–112.00	109.78
2	—	320	120.00–125.00	122.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	125.00–132.50	127.58
4	—	613	113.00–118.00	114.97
3	—	768	102.00–106.00	104.65
3	—	570	120.00–130.00	123.22
2	—	668	108.00–112.50	110.26
8	—	324	130.00–142.50	133.76
2	—	383	125.00–130.00	127.55
2	—	285	133.00–135.00	133.96
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
7	—	519	120.00–127.50	123.75
6	—	464	120.00–129.00	123.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
1	—	610	91.00	91.00
3	—	672	90.00–97.00	93.95
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	110.00–115.00	112.65
7	—	406	100.00–105.00	101.78
4	—	367	105.00–110.00	108.74
3	—	310	110.00–115.00	112.43
2	—	263	110.00–115.00	112.48
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	108.00–112.00	109.76
4	—	280	165.00–180.00	171.25
1	—	905	107.00	107.00
7	—	372	160.00–170.00	165.02
5	—	819	111.00–115.00	112.70
5	—	580	135.00–145.00	139.94
3	—	540	135.00–140.00	137.65
2	—	778	115.00–125.00	120.05
2	—	723	125.00–130.00	127.54
10	—	416	150.00–160.00	155.30
2	—	670	125.00–128.00	126.53
2	—	625	130.00–137.50	133.81
2	—	480	145.00–150.00	147.42
5	—	321	165.00–180.00	173.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	145.00–155.00	150.05
3	—	923	98.00–100.00	99.33
2	—	685	105.00–110.00	107.54
2	—	553	115.00–125.00	119.98
2	—	460	130.00–140.00	135.11
3	—	267	150.00–160.00	156.44
2	—	968	95.00–100.00	97.48
2	—	840	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	315	140.00–150.00	145.16
1	—	600	112.50	112.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	241	120.00–130.00	124.01
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	56.00	56.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	76.00–86.00	80.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	752	30.00–44.00	35.36
5	—	931	50.00–57.00	53.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,242	51.00–72.00	61.59
5	—	1,128	40.00–46.00	43.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	675.00–700.00	686.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,101	600.00–925.00	696.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	719	65.00–77.00	72.43

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle