Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls were 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light comparisons. Moderate 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 $119.19/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$119.19

71 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$12.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.64

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	430	123.20	530	43
Medium and Large 2	467	113.53	530	22
Small 1-2	345	111.20	384	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $147 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 sale71 hd

119.19

—

SC average5 barns · 511 hd

114.55

+4.64

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	1,775	97.00	1,722	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	69.41	847	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	63.29	899	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	872	53.32	465	16

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Small 1-2	—	368	111.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	410	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	473	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	469	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	504	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	839	591.88/cwt	550.00–625.00	4,966	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	642.50/cwt	550.00–725.00	5,943	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	778.49/cwt	700.00–850.00	6,033	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	322	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	357	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,118.51/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	11,633	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	416	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	393	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	117.65/cwt	115.00–121.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	139.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	127.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	585	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	873	729.63/cwt	625.00–800.00	6,370	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	670	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	135.92/cwt	131.00–140.00	364	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	43.11/cwt	40.00–47.00	362	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,818	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,102	822.35/cwt	700.00–975.00	9,062	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	57.83/cwt	50.00–66.00	509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	703	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	456	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	63.29/cwt	58.00–66.00	899	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	74.32/cwt	73.00–77.00	900	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	949.82/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	8,881	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	77.77/cwt	77.50–78.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	119.90/cwt	117.00–125.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	119.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	632	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	67.20/cwt	55.00–72.00	823	20
Bulls	—	—	1,775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	112.21/cwt	110.00–114.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.64/cwt	125.00–131.00	727	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,170.27/cwt	1,165.00–1,175.00	15,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	95.42/cwt	93.00–98.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	149.98/cwt	145.00–155.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.28/cwt	133.00–140.00	774	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	119.21/cwt	115.00–123.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.72/cwt	130.00–133.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	144.25/cwt	141.00–150.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	850	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.77/cwt	125.00–138.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	145.66/cwt	141.00–151.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	137.69/cwt	136.00–140.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	118.93/cwt	115.00–122.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	110.83/cwt	108.00–113.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.25/cwt	123.00–132.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	120.79/cwt	117.00–125.00	507	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.93/cwt	136.00–145.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.97/cwt	133.00–137.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	133.69/cwt	131.00–135.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.43/cwt	105.00–115.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	155.29/cwt	152.50–158.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	117.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	393	3

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 231Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 56Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 41Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	110.00–113.00	111.37
3	—	322	110.00–112.00	111.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	115.00–121.00	117.65
4	—	225	135.00–145.00	139.43
5	—	379	125.00–130.00	127.15
4	—	268	131.00–140.00	135.92
8	—	474	115.00–123.00	119.21
3	—	328	125.00–138.00	131.77
11	—	420	117.00–125.00	120.79
5	—	733	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	110.00–114.00	112.21
6	—	380	115.00–122.00	118.93
6	—	563	108.00–113.00	110.83
2	—	603	100.00–106.00	102.99
3	—	335	115.00–120.00	117.35
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	105.00–110.00	107.53
4	—	469	105.00–110.00	107.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	117.00–125.00	119.90
5	—	529	115.00–125.00	119.41
4	—	575	115.00–120.00	118.12
4	—	625	105.00–115.00	111.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	125.00–131.00	128.64
4	—	520	130.00–133.00	130.72
3	—	410	141.00–151.00	145.66
3	—	462	136.00–140.00	137.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	93.00–98.00	95.42
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	120.00–125.00	122.41
2	—	340	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	393	120.00–122.00	121.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	115.00–125.00	120.09
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
3	—	520	123.00–132.50	129.25
2	—	375	133.00–137.00	134.97
3	—	322	131.00–135.00	133.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	120.00–126.00	123.02
4	—	386	145.00–155.00	149.98
10	—	572	133.00–140.00	135.28
3	—	412	141.00–150.00	144.25
11	—	688	123.50	123.50
3	—	720	119.50	119.50
3	—	472	136.00–145.00	138.93
2	—	335	152.50–158.00	155.29
4	—	852	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	60.00	60.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	839	550.00–625.00	591.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	925	550.00–725.00	642.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	873	625.00–800.00	729.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,102	700.00–975.00	822.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	775	700.00–850.00	778.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,118.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	935	900.00–1,000.00	949.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	1,165.00–1,175.00	1,170.27
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	77.50–78.00	77.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	840	40.00–47.00	43.11
1	—	995	74.00	74.00
9	—	880	50.00–66.00	57.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	58.00–66.00	63.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,211	73.00–77.00	74.32
20	—	1,224	55.00–72.00	67.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	97.00	97.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle