Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.03/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −74.16 against this barn's trailing median of $191.19.

Average price

$117.03

57 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$11.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.73

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	510	121.20	618	30
Medium and Large 2	528	113.59	600	18thin
Medium and Large 3	508	111.00	564	1thin
Small 1-2	536	109.85	588	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.36/cwt here — about $30 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

8 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $202.41, low $168.64, median $191.19 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

117.03

—

SC average5 barns · 253 hd

112.30

+4.73

This barn, trailing median8 sales

191.19

−74.16

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	1,399	76.69	1,073	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	50.10	483	5thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	55.57/cwt	50.00–62.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	486	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	115.40/cwt	113.00–118.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.38/cwt	125.00–133.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	124.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	109.67/cwt	108.00–113.00	679	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	128.46/cwt	123.00–139.00	540	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	117.16/cwt	112.50–121.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	114.57/cwt	112.50–117.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	564	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	574	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	597	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	434	111.45/cwt	110.00–113.00	484	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	567	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	624	105.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	41.89/cwt	37.00–46.00	378	2
Bulls	—	—	1,399	76.69/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	764	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	736	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	604	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	764	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	119.18/cwt	117.50–120.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	127.69/cwt	123.00–132.50	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	128.41/cwt	125.00–132.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	319	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	594	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	544	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	571	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	569	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	502	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	507	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	412	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	256	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	104.34/cwt	100.00–107.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	111.39/cwt	105.00–114.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	111.90/cwt	110.00–113.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	99.60/cwt	97.00–101.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	117.16/cwt	116.00–118.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	584	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	118.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	121.59/cwt	120.00–123.00	457	4

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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 346Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 92Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,006	50.00–62.00	55.57
2	—	902	37.00–46.00	41.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,399	75.00–78.00	76.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	588	102.00	102.00
1	—	200	127.50	127.50
1	—	324	125.00	125.00
1	—	478	111.00	111.00
4	—	418	115.00–120.00	118.19
4	—	376	120.00–123.00	121.59
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	594	101.00	101.00
1	—	544	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	558	102.00	102.00
1	—	502	101.00	101.00
1	—	358	115.00	115.00
1	—	256	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	100.00–107.00	104.34
1	—	416	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	105.00–114.00	111.39
5	—	376	116.00–118.00	117.01
4	—	419	110.00–113.00	111.90
3	—	619	97.00–101.00	99.60
3	—	339	116.00–118.00	117.16
1	—	508	106.00	106.00
1	—	298	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	584	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	105.50	105.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	576	113.00–118.00	115.40
3	—	471	125.00–133.00	129.38
4	—	516	120.00–128.00	124.77
9	—	619	108.00–113.00	109.67
11	—	420	123.00–139.00	128.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	656	101.00	101.00
2	—	613	106.00–107.00	106.51
3	—	427	112.50–121.00	117.16
3	—	481	115.00–120.00	117.55
3	—	569	110.00–116.00	113.01
6	—	533	112.50–117.00	114.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	104.00	104.00
2	—	434	110.00–113.00	111.45
2	—	485	115.00–119.00	116.95
3	—	624	105.00–108.00	105.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	764	91.00	91.00
1	—	736	100.00	100.00
1	—	604	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	764	102.00	102.00
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	117.50–120.00	119.18
2	—	322	120.00–122.50	121.21
1	—	672	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	123.00–132.50	127.69
3	—	335	126.00–130.00	127.99
2	—	411	125.00–132.00	128.41
1	—	518	132.00	132.00
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
1	—	205	130.00	130.00

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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