Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.60/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −74.29 against this barn's trailing median of $194.89.

Average price

$120.60

64 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$43.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

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	527	132.03	696	34
Medium and Large 2	555	116.87	649	19thin
Small 1-2	515	107.50	554	2thin
Medium and Large 3	749	88.22	661	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.81/cwt here — about $35 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $202.41, low $186.01, median $194.89 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

120.60

—

SC average5 barns · 468 hd

122.02

−1.42

This barn, trailing median6 sales

194.89

−74.29

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	1,554	97.84	1,521	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	63.78	709	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	864	57.96	501	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	129.65/cwt	128.00–132.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.90/cwt	125.00–133.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.96/cwt	115.00–123.00	619	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	138.78/cwt	135.00–143.00	441	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.31/cwt	134.00–137.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	699	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.13/cwt	140.00–147.00	605	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	67.63/cwt	64.00–72.00	749	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,512	99.61/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,506	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	50.30/cwt	46.00–55.00	566	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	126.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	348	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	49.83/cwt	46.00–52.00	406	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	62.03/cwt	59.00–68.00	551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,163	873.93/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,219	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	91.33/cwt	84.00–95.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	138.13/cwt	127.00–145.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	126.04/cwt	122.50–130.00	334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	827	83.33/cwt	82.00–85.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	129.15/cwt	125.00–132.50	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	108.06/cwt	104.00–112.50	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	116.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	111.01/cwt	109.00–114.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	106.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	147.74/cwt	140.00–155.00	344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	131.10/cwt	128.00–137.00	687	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	499	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 Jun 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 204Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 42Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 25Year ago 12

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
3	—	562	134.00–137.00	135.31
2	—	510	134.00–140.00	137.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
3	—	275	120.00–130.00	126.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	127.00–145.00	138.13
3	—	330	140.00–145.00	143.28
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
1	—	560	127.50	127.50
2	—	283	137.50–140.00	138.69
2	—	233	140.00–155.00	147.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	434	128.00–132.00	129.65
10	—	468	125.00–133.00	127.90
5	—	520	115.00–123.00	118.96
2	—	318	135.00–143.00	138.78
3	—	628	109.00–114.00	111.01
2	—	570	114.00–118.00	116.02
1	—	285	148.00	148.00
5	—	377	130.00–135.00	132.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	122.50–130.00	126.04
2	—	617	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	408	115.00–119.00	116.96
3	—	362	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
2	—	343	120.00–122.50	121.24
4	—	470	112.00–120.00	116.01
2	—	560	105.00–109.00	106.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	121.00–125.00	123.00
3	—	478	135.00–140.00	138.34
7	—	423	140.00–147.00	143.13
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
8	—	574	125.00–130.00	127.99
11	—	524	128.00–137.00	131.10
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
3	—	725	84.00–95.00	91.33
1	—	635	92.00	92.00
3	—	827	82.00–85.00	83.33
1	—	770	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	125.00–132.50	129.15
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
5	—	616	104.00–112.50	108.06
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
2	—	468	125.00–128.00	126.44
6	—	518	120.00–125.00	121.99

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)	1	—	690	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,163	825.00–925.00	873.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,108	64.00–72.00	67.63
2	—	1,125	46.00–55.00	50.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	815	46.00–52.00	49.83
8	—	888	59.00–68.00	62.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	96.00–105.00	99.61
1	—	1,765	89.00	89.00

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

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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