Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder bulls and heifers were steady ,feeder steers to few too trend. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. 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 $113.37/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$113.37

49 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.86

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	454	123.38	560	17thin
Medium and Large 2	446	115.12	514	22
Small 1-2	398	107.50	427	2thin
Medium and Large 3	623	88.72	553	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $7 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 sale49 hd

113.37

—

SC average4 barns · 255 hd

111.50

+1.86

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	—	High	1,415	86.35	1,222	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	65.89	816	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	63.41	978	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	49.45	399	8thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	122.78/cwt	122.00–125.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	126.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	117.98/cwt	116.00–121.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	133.13/cwt	131.00–136.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	144.97/cwt	141.00–151.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	112.06/cwt	109.00–115.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,093	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.69/cwt	133.00–142.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,436	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	60.45/cwt	56.00–66.00	534	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	65.89/cwt	58.00–71.00	816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	137.57/cwt	135.00–143.00	649	3
Bulls	—	—	2,005	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,185	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	454	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,285	1
Bulls	—	—	1,098	74.21/cwt	72.00–76.00	815	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	804	949.38/cwt	900.00–975.00	7,633	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,938	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	63.41/cwt	60.00–67.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	112.23/cwt	108.00–115.00	538	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	338	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,169	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	86.93/cwt	80.00–90.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,049.40/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	8,815	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	729	38.44/cwt	35.00–40.00	280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	561	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	887.13/cwt	875.00–900.00	7,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	135.54/cwt	135.00–136.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	127.29/cwt	120.00–141.00	466	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	129.16/cwt	120.00–138.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	712	87.47/cwt	82.50–90.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	114.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	124.27/cwt	120.00–127.50	342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	125.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	120.80/cwt	118.00–126.00	579	5

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 231Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 56Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 41Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	127.50–130.00	128.75
5	—	414	123.00–129.00	126.01
4	—	536	116.00–121.00	117.98
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
5	—	479	118.00–126.00	120.80
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	108.00–115.00	112.23
1	—	620	103.00	103.00
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
2	—	513	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	343	120.00–125.00	122.52
5	—	431	110.00–118.00	114.94
3	—	575	112.00	112.00
3	—	275	120.00–127.50	124.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	80.00–90.00	86.93
1	—	535	95.00	95.00
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	87.00	87.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	123.00–125.00	124.01
3	—	518	131.00–136.00	133.13
5	—	418	141.00–151.00	144.97
2	—	770	109.00–115.00	112.06
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
3	—	472	135.00–143.00	137.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	100.00–105.00	102.45
4	—	419	120.00–133.00	125.72
5	—	473	119.00–125.00	120.96
2	—	575	115.00–118.00	116.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
1	—	505	97.00	97.00
1	—	785	99.00	99.00
3	—	712	82.50–90.00	87.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	122.00–125.00	122.78
1	—	440	148.00	148.00
2	—	475	133.00–142.00	137.69
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
2	—	275	135.00–136.00	135.54
9	—	366	120.00–141.00	127.29
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
2	—	423	120.00–138.00	129.16
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	118.00–119.00	118.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	67.00	67.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,049.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	875.00–900.00	887.13
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	804	900.00–975.00	949.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	884	56.00–66.00	60.45
4	—	729	35.00–40.00	38.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	58.00–71.00	65.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	60.00–67.00	63.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,460	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,098	72.00–76.00	74.21

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