Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average 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 $117.75/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$117.75

38 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

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	431	124.27	536	15thin
Medium and Large 2	373	115.41	431	16thin
Small 1-2	327	109.13	357	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $179 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 sale38 hd

117.75

—

SC average5 barns · 196 hd

113.92

+3.83

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	1,376	95.25	1,311	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	75.71	864	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	74.93	1,051	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	866	60.27	522	22

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	801	561.19/cwt	500.00–625.00	4,495	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,544	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	122.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	464	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	369	105.98/cwt	105.00–109.00	391	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	115.72/cwt	115.00–118.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	113.35/cwt	112.50–115.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	125.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	124.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	120.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	143.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	133.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	156.84/cwt	148.00–163.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.34/cwt	148.00–157.00	728	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	615.81/cwt	575.00–650.00	5,068	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	760	363.57/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,763	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	538.53/cwt	525.00–550.00	3,904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,249	89.62/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,119	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	84.94/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	72.02/cwt	58.00–78.00	760	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	74.93/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,051	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	46.29/cwt	40.00–54.00	383	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	68.26/cwt	58.00–77.00	607	14

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 154Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	801	500.00–625.00	561.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	575.00–650.00	615.81
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	760	350.00–375.00	363.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	525.00–550.00	538.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	119.00–125.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	130.00–134.00	132.04
2	—	360	140.00–150.00	144.86
2	—	320	140.00–150.00	145.08
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	105.00–109.00	105.98
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	115.00–118.00	115.72
3	—	428	112.50–115.00	113.35
2	—	475	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	305	115.00–120.00	117.54
2	—	290	115.00–117.50	116.27
2	—	230	124.00–125.00	124.51
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	120.00–135.00	125.45
3	—	372	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	578	115.00–117.00	116.01
2	—	525	118.00–124.00	120.94
2	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	120.00–130.00	124.56
5	—	467	115.00–125.00	120.92
2	—	568	105.00–110.00	107.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	140.00–150.00	143.08
3	—	558	130.00–138.00	133.29
3	—	412	148.00–163.00	156.84
2	—	620	126.00–129.00	127.50
2	—	478	148.00–157.00	152.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	106.00–107.00	106.51
4	—	1,249	86.00–94.00	89.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	84.00–86.00	84.94
5	—	1,055	58.00–78.00	72.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	74.00–76.00	74.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	827	40.00–54.00	46.29
14	—	889	58.00–77.00	68.26

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle