Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

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 $118.35/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$118.35

94 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$30.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

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	435	123.76	539	60
Medium and Large 2	466	112.19	523	28
Medium and Large 3	554	93.00	515	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.76/cwt here — about $24 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 sale94 hd

118.35

—

SC average4 barns · 214 hd

116.51

+1.84

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	63.54	936	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,059	62.90	666	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	840	59.23	498	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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%	—	840	59.23/cwt	56.00–62.00	498	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	63.54/cwt	62.00–65.00	936	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	62.90/cwt	58.00–67.00	666	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,925	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	120.60/cwt	117.50–124.00	456	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.76/cwt	110.00–122.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	131.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.00/cwt	131.00–138.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.70/cwt	112.00–117.50	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.14/cwt	132.00–140.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	139.32/cwt	135.00–146.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.93/cwt	140.00–151.00	612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	132.34/cwt	127.50–135.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	143.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.95/cwt	129.00–133.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	143.70/cwt	142.50–145.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	141.01/cwt	138.00–142.50	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.27/cwt	130.00–133.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	121.16/cwt	116.00–125.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	133.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	131.84/cwt	130.00–136.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	115.20/cwt	114.00–116.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	133.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	527	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	119.44/cwt	116.00–123.00	564	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	104.27/cwt	102.00–107.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	103.30/cwt	101.00–107.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	115.15/cwt	113.00–117.50	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	110.31/cwt	107.00–113.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	107.75/cwt	107.00–109.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	119.77/cwt	115.00–125.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	96.24/cwt	95.00–97.50	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	91.25/cwt	90.00–92.50	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	426	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 Apr 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 129Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

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

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
2	—	840	56.00–62.00	59.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	62.00–65.00	63.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	58.00–67.00	62.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	117.50–124.00	120.60
2	—	345	118.00–121.00	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	110.00–122.00	115.76
3	—	417	130.00–133.00	131.67
3	—	370	131.00–138.00	134.00
2	—	575	112.00–117.50	114.70
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	132.00–140.00	136.14
8	—	476	135.00–146.00	139.32
8	—	425	140.00–151.00	143.93
5	—	562	127.50–135.00	132.34
3	—	372	140.00–145.00	143.43
2	—	630	129.00–133.00	130.95
2	—	328	142.50–145.00	143.70
1	—	290	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	413	138.00–142.50	141.01
4	—	478	130.00–136.00	133.45
4	—	515	130.00–133.00	131.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
2	—	428	120.00–122.00	120.96
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
2	—	658	110.00–113.00	111.52
4	—	471	116.00–125.00	121.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	260	130.00–137.00	133.15
4	—	319	130.00–136.00	131.84
5	—	529	114.00–116.00	115.20
5	—	570	114.00–120.00	116.96
8	—	365	130.00–139.00	133.15
12	—	423	120.00–131.00	124.61
21	—	472	116.00–123.00	119.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
3	—	318	120.00–125.00	122.41
3	—	572	102.00–107.00	104.27
3	—	618	101.00–107.00	103.30
4	—	415	113.00–117.50	115.15
4	—	466	107.00–113.00	110.31
4	—	525	107.00–109.00	107.75
6	—	373	115.00–125.00	119.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	93.00	93.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
2	—	468	95.00–97.50	96.24
2	—	675	90.00–92.50	91.25

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle