Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $116.56/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$116.56

41 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$59.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

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	439	119.85	527	35
Small 1-2	308	106.50	327	2thin
Medium and Large 2	508	103.67	527	3thin
Medium and Large 3	575	60.00	345	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.85/cwt here — about $182 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 sale41 hd

116.56

—

SC average4 barns · 106 hd

112.55

+4.00

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	1,474	86.82	1,280	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	58.79	628	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	841	51.61	434	6thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	698	35.44/cwt	35.00–36.00	247	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	58.79/cwt	51.00–67.00	628	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	90.14/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	604	2
Bulls	—	—	1,158	83.50/cwt	83.00–84.00	967	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	363.25/cwt	325.00–400.00	2,724	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.30/cwt	132.50–141.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.76/cwt	133.00–140.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.07/cwt	130.00–141.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	133.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	421	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	121.67/cwt	117.00–125.00	528	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	121.58/cwt	119.00–124.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	109.00/cwt	107.00–111.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	116.63/cwt	113.00–119.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	664	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	59.69/cwt	55.00–67.00	545	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 192Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	465	128.00–132.00	129.96
3	—	520	125.00–132.00	127.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	120.00–122.00	121.03
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	132.50–141.00	137.30
4	—	378	133.00–140.00	135.76
3	—	523	130.00–141.00	136.07
3	—	328	130.00–135.00	133.40
2	—	423	140.00–146.00	142.98
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	108.00	108.00
1	—	225	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	103.00	103.00
1	—	500	103.00	103.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	434	117.00–125.00	121.67
6	—	374	119.00–124.00	121.58
3	—	563	107.00–111.00	109.00
3	—	478	113.00–119.00	116.63
2	—	515	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	300	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	35.00–36.00	35.44
4	—	913	55.00–67.00	59.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	51.00–67.00	58.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	87.00–93.00	90.14
2	—	1,158	83.00–84.00	83.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	750	325.00–400.00	363.25

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