Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to last week's light receipts. There were moderate offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.01/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$139.01

66 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$29.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

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	450	145.95	657	48
Medium and Large 2	534	121.82	650	13thin
Small 1-2	332	120.00	398	1thin
Medium and Large 3	507	116.25	589	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.70/cwt here — about $69 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 sale66 hd

139.01

—

SC average5 barns · 478 hd

134.30

+4.70

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	1,642	95.68	1,571	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	76.26	940	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	67.76	674	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	159.43/cwt	148.00–163.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	156.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	158.85/cwt	150.00–165.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.16/cwt	140.00–152.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.22/cwt	130.00–144.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	141.78/cwt	135.00–144.00	726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	842	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	137.76/cwt	132.50–142.50	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	99.72/cwt	94.00–105.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.87/cwt	120.00–138.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	664	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	664	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	70.16/cwt	64.00–75.00	700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	109.63/cwt	105.00–114.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	326	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	409	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	774	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,024	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	829	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,684	95.02/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	120.97/cwt	118.00–127.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	645	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	484	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	856	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.93/cwt	152.50–160.00	359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.65/cwt	154.00–155.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	78.71/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,014	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	73.46/cwt	71.00–75.00	858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	125.35/cwt	123.00–129.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	144.86/cwt	142.50–150.00	319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	114.48/cwt	112.00–117.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	526	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	764	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.13/cwt	138.00–150.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.72/cwt	128.00–133.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	142.53/cwt	136.00–146.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	762	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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 159Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 33

No comparisons made this week due to last week's light receipts. There were moderate offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	148.00–163.00	159.43
7	—	275	150.00–165.00	156.66
4	—	332	150.00–165.00	158.85
5	—	473	140.00–152.00	146.16
5	—	579	130.00–144.00	137.22
8	—	512	135.00–144.00	141.78
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	746	110.00	110.00
1	—	932	92.50	92.50
2	—	619	120.00–130.00	124.96
3	—	230	152.50–160.00	155.93
3	—	423	154.00–155.00	154.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	312	142.50	142.50
1	—	522	131.00	131.00
1	—	696	110.00	110.00
1	—	842	94.00	94.00
2	—	268	132.50–142.50	137.76
3	—	771	94.00–105.00	99.72
4	—	429	120.00–138.00	132.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	123.00	123.00
1	—	582	122.00	122.00
1	—	664	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	332	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	856	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	105.00–114.00	109.63
3	—	558	123.00–129.00	125.35
3	—	220	142.50–150.00	144.86
2	—	607	112.00–117.00	114.48
2	—	484	125.00–129.00	126.94
1	—	502	123.00	123.00
1	—	416	144.00	144.00
1	—	316	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	326	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	124.00	124.00
1	—	426	124.00	124.00
1	—	588	117.00	117.00
1	—	676	106.00	106.00
1	—	742	97.50	97.50
1	—	754	91.00	91.00
2	—	263	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	130.00	130.00
2	—	633	107.00–110.00	108.47
3	—	487	118.00–127.00	120.97
3	—	535	114.00–120.00	116.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	110.00	110.00
1	—	506	110.00	110.00
1	—	614	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	596	124.00	124.00
5	—	423	138.00–150.00	145.13
4	—	524	128.00–133.00	130.72
4	—	462	136.00–146.00	142.53
3	—	625	117.00–125.00	121.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	519	120.00–125.00	122.63
1	—	764	95.00	95.00
1	—	686	104.00	104.00
1	—	576	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	118.00	118.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	774	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	998	64.00–75.00	70.16
1	—	955	39.00	39.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,288	76.00–85.00	78.71
7	—	1,168	71.00–75.00	73.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,024	81.00	81.00
1	—	2,090	113.00	113.00
4	—	1,684	87.00–100.00	95.02

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