Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to 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 $105.35/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$105.35

46 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

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

$35.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

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	313	132.63	416	9thin
Small 1-2	362	101.25	367	4thin
Medium and Large 2	571	99.14	567	20
Medium and Large 3	548	97.28	533	13thin

One grade step is worth $35.35/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale46 hd

105.35

—

SC average4 barns · 210 hd

104.82

+0.53

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	2,038	94.13	1,918	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	72.00	799	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	52.22	471	8thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	802	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	140.85/cwt	140.00–142.50	303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	118.27/cwt	114.00–122.50	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	219	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	337	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	902	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	704	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	624	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	640	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	582	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	701	104.00/cwt	101.00–106.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	118.05/cwt	115.00–121.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	756	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.08/cwt	124.00–130.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	128.62/cwt	126.00–131.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.54/cwt	119.00–122.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	298	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	118.97/cwt	115.00–122.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	139.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	328	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	634	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	555	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	302	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	317	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	282	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	289	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	98.54/cwt	95.00–102.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	95.83/cwt	95.00–97.50	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	97.99/cwt	95.00–100.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	97.81/cwt	92.50–101.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	91.23/cwt	90.00–92.50	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	102.95/cwt	101.00–105.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	58.71/cwt	56.00–63.00	550	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	41.41/cwt	37.00–46.00	351	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	799	1
Bulls	—	—	2,038	94.13/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,918	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	821	518.15/cwt	425.00–600.00	4,254	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,034	699.23/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	688.40/cwt	650.00–725.00	7,208	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	710	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,615	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	448	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	215	1
Steers	Small 3	—	258	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	264	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	466	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	344	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	120.22/cwt	118.00–122.50	292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	521	2

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 290Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	802	80.00	80.00
1	—	707	80.00	80.00
1	—	322	120.00	120.00
5	—	626	95.00–100.00	97.99
3	—	574	92.50–101.00	97.81
2	—	669	90.00–92.50	91.23
2	—	522	101.00–105.00	102.95
2	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	487	105.00–109.00	107.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	140.00–142.50	140.85
2	—	456	114.00–122.50	118.27
2	—	413	112.00–115.00	113.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	219	152.50–155.00	153.76
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	634	87.50	87.50
1	—	302	105.00	105.00
1	—	282	102.50	102.50
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	95.00–102.00	98.54
3	—	632	95.00–97.00	96.00
3	—	585	95.00–97.50	95.83
2	—	436	100.00	100.00
1	—	458	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	902	78.00	78.00
1	—	624	102.50	102.50
1	—	582	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	701	101.00–106.00	104.00
3	—	519	115.00–121.00	118.05
2	—	678	105.00–109.00	106.97
1	—	756	103.00	103.00
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
1	—	564	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	124.00–130.00	126.08
3	—	432	126.00–131.00	128.62
2	—	665	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	617	119.00–122.00	120.54
1	—	844	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	112.50	112.50
1	—	298	120.00	120.00
2	—	243	118.00–122.50	120.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	115.00–122.00	118.97
3	—	226	135.00–145.00	139.72
1	—	528	121.00	121.00
1	—	390	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	368	142.00	142.00
1	—	210	156.00	156.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	258	102.50	102.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	120.00	120.00
1	—	344	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	48.00	48.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	936	56.00–63.00	58.71
3	—	847	37.00–46.00	41.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,038	91.00–97.00	94.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	821	425.00–600.00	518.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,034	675.00–750.00	699.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,047	650.00–725.00	688.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	650.00	650.00

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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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