Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.33/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$135.33

52 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$16.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.13

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	497	138.18	687	36
Medium and Large 2	440	130.60	574	13thin
Small 1-2	390	121.67	475	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $213 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 sale52 hd

135.33

—

SC average5 barns · 307 hd

127.20

+8.13

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	1,423	83.40	1,186	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	49.02	401	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	39.41	439	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.30/cwt	114.00–118.00	601	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	645	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,031	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	76.32/cwt	70.00–83.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	124.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	645	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	116.54/cwt	111.00–127.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	124.86/cwt	120.00–129.00	529	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	39.41/cwt	37.00–41.00	439	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	90.47/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	42.14/cwt	40.00–45.00	357	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	53.61/cwt	52.50–55.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	138.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.54/cwt	136.00–141.00	579	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,384	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.50	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	110.86/cwt	107.50–115.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	1,090.18/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	13,224	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	832	781.56/cwt	600.00–900.00	6,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	117.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.44/cwt	128.00–140.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.11/cwt	135.00–144.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.78/cwt	145.00–153.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	149.73/cwt	145.00–154.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	127.38/cwt	125.00–132.50	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	121.53/cwt	118.00–126.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.87/cwt	138.00–147.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	129.10/cwt	120.00–135.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	757	2

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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 153Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 74Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 40Year ago 8

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	114.00–118.00	116.30
3	—	617	107.50–115.00	110.86
3	—	570	112.00–116.00	113.99
3	—	443	120.00–130.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	122.00–128.00	124.98
2	—	458	135.00–142.00	138.52
2	—	418	136.00–141.00	138.54
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	635	101.00–103.00	102.01
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
10	—	576	125.00–135.00	128.88
7	—	517	135.00–144.00	138.11
6	—	428	145.00–153.00	147.78
3	—	367	145.00–154.00	149.73
7	—	470	138.00–147.00	141.87
2	—	618	120.00–125.00	122.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	138.00–140.00	139.04
1	—	710	103.00	103.00
1	—	325	138.00	138.00
3	—	413	128.00–140.00	132.44
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
2	—	520	124.00–130.00	127.03
3	—	458	120.00–135.00	129.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	111.00–127.00	116.54
11	—	424	120.00–129.00	124.86
7	—	526	115.00–120.00	117.12
6	—	382	125.00–132.50	127.38
5	—	471	118.00–126.00	121.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	110.00–117.50	113.70
3	—	472	110.00–115.00	113.37
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,090.18
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	832	600.00–900.00	781.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	70.00–83.00	76.32
2	—	1,590	87.00–93.00	90.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	37.00–41.00	39.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	40.00–45.00	42.14
3	—	798	52.50–55.00	53.61

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle