Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Moderate 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 $122.76/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$122.76

91 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$38.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

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	447	129.07	577	60
Medium and Large 2	469	115.79	543	21
Small 1-2	401	108.56	435	5thin
Medium and Large 3	576	90.49	521	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.57/cwt here — about $55 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 sale91 hd

122.76

—

SC average5 barns · 671 hd

122.29

+0.46

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	1,734	90.95	1,577	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	65.12	777	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	52.28	432	10

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3	—	980	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.76/cwt	140.00–155.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	147.74/cwt	145.00–151.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	155.75/cwt	152.50–157.50	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.45/cwt	119.00–130.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	128.97/cwt	123.00–135.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	169.61/cwt	163.00–175.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	150.79/cwt	145.00–156.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	164.19/cwt	160.00–171.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	164.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	172.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	185.63/cwt	182.50–192.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	184.55/cwt	180.00–192.50	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	112.98/cwt	111.00–116.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	118.65/cwt	117.00–120.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	139.20/cwt	137.50–141.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	120.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	571	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	136.21/cwt	130.00–143.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	133.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	171.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	59.17/cwt	53.00–68.00	533	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	716	41.94/cwt	38.00–45.00	300	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	65.12/cwt	62.00–68.00	777	9
Bulls	—	—	1,661	89.93/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,494	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,111	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,492	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	745	570.94/cwt	550.00–590.00	4,254	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	71.45/cwt	70.00–73.00	409	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	313	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	276	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	130.38/cwt	125.00–137.50	488	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	329	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	381	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	228	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	277	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,045.00/cwt	1,045.00–1,045.00	12,436	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,801	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	665	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,824	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	742	515.51/cwt	475.00–550.00	3,825	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	135.90/cwt	130.00–142.50	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	129.70/cwt	125.00–139.00	543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.01/cwt	125.00–139.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.17/cwt	130.00–142.00	503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	123.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	106.69/cwt	105.00–108.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	115.01/cwt	113.00–116.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	92.49/cwt	87.50–95.00	589	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	372	3

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Moderate 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	82.50	82.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	140.00–155.00	145.76
4	—	469	145.00–151.00	147.74
3	—	377	152.50–157.50	155.75
2	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.57
2	—	575	119.00–130.00	124.45
2	—	543	123.00–135.00	128.97
2	—	423	143.00–145.00	144.03
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	135.00–145.00	141.12
5	—	376	163.00–175.00	169.61
4	—	526	145.00–156.00	150.79
4	—	458	160.00–171.00	164.19
3	—	628	130.00–132.00	130.68
3	—	427	160.00–170.00	164.03
3	—	310	170.00–175.00	172.63
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	182.50–192.00	185.63
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
6	—	383	180.00–192.50	184.55
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	125.00–137.50	130.38
1	—	265	124.00	124.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
2	—	305	120.00–130.00	124.92
3	—	228	120.00–125.00	121.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	111.00–116.00	112.98
3	—	585	117.00–120.00	118.65
2	—	283	137.50–141.00	139.20
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
5	—	323	130.00–142.50	135.90
10	—	419	125.00–139.00	129.70
10	—	480	125.00–139.00	130.01
11	—	378	130.00–142.00	133.17
12	—	515	120.00–130.00	123.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	127.50	127.50
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	483	117.00–120.00	118.48
3	—	302	120.00–125.00	121.66
3	—	370	120.00–125.00	123.38
3	—	618	105.00–108.00	106.69
4	—	521	113.00–116.00	115.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	92.50	92.50
1	—	570	82.50	82.50
3	—	637	87.50–95.00	92.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	103.00	103.00
3	—	333	110.00–115.00	111.60
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	118.00–125.00	120.99
2	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	92.50	92.50
1	—	495	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	130.00–143.00	136.21
4	—	480	130.00–140.00	133.76
2	—	570	110.00–116.00	113.11
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	125.00–135.00	127.98
3	—	513	130.00–138.00	133.67
3	—	413	170.00–175.00	171.61
2	—	465	145.00–155.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	178.00	178.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	70.00–73.00	71.45
1	—	605	60.00	60.00
1	—	460	68.00	68.00
1	—	445	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	901	53.00–68.00	59.17
4	—	716	38.00–45.00	41.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	62.00–68.00	65.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,661	85.00–95.00	89.93
1	—	2,010	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,820	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	550.00–590.00	570.94
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,045.00	1,045.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	742	475.00–550.00	515.51

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

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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