Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

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 $119.82/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$119.82

106 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$35.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

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	437	127.73	558	70
Medium and Large 2	460	114.05	524	18thin
Small 1-2	325	110.00	358	3thin
Medium and Large 3	617	91.81	566	15thin

One grade step is worth $35.92/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale106 hd

119.82

—

SC average5 barns · 314 hd

119.50

+0.32

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	—	Low	1,438	75.87	1,091	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	46.87	535	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,190	45.00	536	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	44.00	394	14

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	120.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	116.57/cwt	113.00–120.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	109.78/cwt	105.00–112.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	94.34/cwt	92.50–97.50	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	91.20/cwt	90.00–95.00	431	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	138.87/cwt	135.00–142.50	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	116.44/cwt	114.00–121.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	137.54/cwt	130.00–142.50	443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	118.14/cwt	115.00–123.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	134.30/cwt	130.00–142.00	504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	120.44/cwt	115.00–127.50	573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	132.65/cwt	124.00–135.00	568	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	854.04/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,328	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	698	660.53/cwt	650.00–680.00	4,610	3
Bulls	—	—	1,246	71.03/cwt	65.00–74.00	885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,591	79.75/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,269	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	39.65/cwt	35.00–43.00	446	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	48.88/cwt	45.00–56.00	560	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	36.81/cwt	30.00–42.00	314	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	49.39/cwt	45.00–55.00	458	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	139.50/cwt	135.00–144.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.99/cwt	130.00–141.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	140.17/cwt	135.00–144.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.80/cwt	135.00–144.00	445	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	118.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	372	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	126.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	354	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,107.25/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	11,073	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,211.95/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	13,416	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,240.18/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	13,320	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	963	748.01/cwt	650.00–925.00	7,203	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,361	816.00/cwt	750.00–875.00	11,106	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	750.02/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,873	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	570.29/cwt	565.00–575.00	6,387	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	597.92/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,172	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	635.71/cwt	625.00–650.00	5,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.02/cwt	105.00–112.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	92.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	622	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.90/cwt	127.00–135.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	163.00/cwt	160.00–168.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.34/cwt	135.00–147.50	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	163.48/cwt	159.00–167.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.40/cwt	145.00–155.00	690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	146.40/cwt	140.00–153.00	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	154.89/cwt	150.00–162.00	654	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	91.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	137.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	138.67/cwt	135.00–145.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.03/cwt	127.50–140.00	700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	153.93/cwt	150.00–159.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	151.89/cwt	145.00–159.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 122Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 11Year ago 0

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

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
4	—	383	115.00–125.00	120.15
4	—	429	113.00–120.00	116.57
5	—	527	105.00–112.00	109.78
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
3	—	565	105.00–112.00	109.02
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	82.50	82.50
2	—	720	90.00–95.00	92.47
3	—	580	92.50–97.50	94.34
4	—	473	90.00–95.00	91.20
5	—	673	90.00–95.00	92.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	135.00–142.50	138.87
2	—	265	130.00–140.00	135.00
2	—	645	111.00–113.00	112.00
4	—	578	114.00–121.00	116.44
6	—	322	130.00–142.50	137.54
9	—	517	115.00–123.00	118.14
10	—	375	130.00–142.00	134.30
14	—	476	115.00–127.50	120.44
21	—	428	124.00–135.00	132.65
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
2	—	465	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	90.00–95.00	91.63
2	—	690	90.00–95.00	92.52
2	—	618	90.00–95.00	92.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	130.00–140.00	137.00
3	—	630	110.00–115.00	112.50
3	—	445	135.00–145.00	138.67
2	—	588	110.00–115.00	112.47
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	127.50–140.00	134.03
4	—	436	150.00–159.00	153.93
3	—	575	130.00–134.00	132.32
2	—	458	145.00–159.00	151.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
2	—	290	135.00–144.00	139.50
2	—	633	115.00–120.00	117.45
3	—	432	135.00–140.00	138.32
3	—	522	130.00–135.00	133.32
4	—	478	130.00–141.00	133.99
5	—	388	135.00–144.00	140.17
7	—	323	135.00–144.00	137.80
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
3	—	315	110.00–125.00	118.25
4	—	280	120.00–130.00	126.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	127.00–135.00	130.90
3	—	335	160.00–168.00	163.00
4	—	565	135.00–147.50	141.34
8	—	376	159.00–167.00	163.48
9	—	468	145.00–155.00	147.40
9	—	536	140.00–153.00	146.40
13	—	422	150.00–162.00	154.89
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	858	800.00–875.00	854.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	698	650.00–680.00	660.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	925.00–1,250.00	1,107.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,107	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,211.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,074	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,240.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	963	650.00–925.00	748.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,361	750.00–875.00	816.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,183	725.00–775.00	750.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	565.00–575.00	570.29
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	865	550.00–675.00	597.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	625.00–650.00	635.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	65.00–74.00	71.03
5	—	1,591	78.00–82.00	79.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,126	35.00–43.00	39.65
18	—	1,146	45.00–56.00	48.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	853	30.00–42.00	36.81
8	—	928	45.00–55.00	49.39

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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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

Replacement Cattle

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