Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher,feeder bulls too few to trend.

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.Average offering 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 $126.93/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$126.93

48 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

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	441	132.95	586	30
Medium and Large 2	490	116.96	573	15thin
Small 1-2	353	116.67	412	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $174 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 sale48 hd

126.93

—

SC average5 barns · 485 hd

122.92

+4.01

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	—	High	1,530	93.07	1,424	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,715	66.00	1,132	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	65.04	788	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	859	54.86	471	18

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	708	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	116.74/cwt	112.00–121.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	116.41/cwt	112.50–120.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	62.21/cwt	55.00–71.00	565	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	182.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	166.95/cwt	163.00–172.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	175.47/cwt	168.00–181.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	173.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	147.67/cwt	145.00–151.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.07/cwt	126.00–130.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	155.67/cwt	148.00–160.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	659	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,571	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	704.32/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,748	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,698	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	139.55/cwt	135.00–144.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.00/cwt	121.00–131.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	109.20/cwt	105.00–117.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.51/cwt	125.00–133.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	140.54/cwt	135.00–146.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.84/cwt	122.50–126.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	135.31/cwt	131.00–140.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	129.93/cwt	125.00–138.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.02/cwt	129.00–140.00	571	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	698	499.46/cwt	475.00–525.00	3,486	3
Bulls	—	—	1,721	103.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,783	4
Bulls	—	—	1,421	87.05/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,237	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	66.64/cwt	56.00–75.00	809	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,132	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	781	43.31/cwt	40.00–50.00	338	7

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 319Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher,feeder bulls too few to trend.

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active

buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	180.00–185.00	182.62
3	—	465	163.00–172.00	166.95
4	—	374	168.00–181.00	175.47
5	—	441	165.00–175.00	173.07
6	—	518	145.00–151.00	147.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	148.00	148.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
2	—	623	126.00–130.00	128.07
3	—	583	134.00–136.00	135.00
5	—	361	148.00–160.00	155.67
5	—	432	150.00–155.00	152.60
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	112.00–121.00	116.74
4	—	566	112.50–120.00	116.41
2	—	365	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
2	—	343	135.00–146.00	140.54
3	—	523	122.50–126.00	124.84
4	—	384	131.00–140.00	135.31
8	—	476	125.00–138.00	129.93
11	—	423	129.00–140.00	135.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
2	—	410	135.00–144.00	139.55
2	—	575	121.00–131.00	126.00
3	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.68
3	—	672	105.00–117.00	109.20
4	—	523	125.00–133.00	129.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	474	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	909	55.00–71.00	62.21
7	—	781	40.00–50.00	43.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	49.00	49.00
10	—	1,214	56.00–75.00	66.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	100.00–105.00	103.61
7	—	1,421	84.00–94.00	87.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	600.00–850.00	704.32
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	325.00	325.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	82.50	82.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	698	475.00–525.00	499.46

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