Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.72/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$115.72

81 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.54

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	510	120.25	613	52
Medium and Large 2	455	114.89	522	17thin
Small 1-2	412	104.36	430	6thin
Medium and Large 3	763	90.22	689	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale81 hd

115.72

—

SC average5 barns · 600 hd

118.27

−2.54

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	1,465	96.00	1,406	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	68.20	848	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	66.00	1,063	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	60.43	528	14

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	123.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	134.67/cwt	133.00–136.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	126.73/cwt	123.00–132.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.42/cwt	109.50–118.00	691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	119.15/cwt	116.00–120.25	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	116.15/cwt	115.00–118.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.61/cwt	131.00–134.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	338	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	493	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,088	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	745	823.99/cwt	700.00–900.00	6,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	655	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	111.97/cwt	111.00–113.00	524	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	497	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	361	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	379	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	518	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	66.06/cwt	63.00–75.00	605	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,063	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	766	46.36/cwt	40.00–57.00	355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	131.86/cwt	130.00–136.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	68.20/cwt	63.00–76.00	848	22
Bulls	—	—	1,465	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	573	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	77.77/cwt	72.50–82.50	292	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	70.07/cwt	60.00–80.00	237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	92.64/cwt	88.00–97.50	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.55/cwt	138.00–140.00	724	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.62/cwt	107.00–113.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	123.84/cwt	121.00–126.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	119.53/cwt	116.00–123.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	82.95/cwt	75.00–91.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	110.89/cwt	107.00–114.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.11/cwt	102.50–112.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	148.98/cwt	145.00–153.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.57/cwt	139.00–145.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	124.60/cwt	123.00–127.50	795	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.95/cwt	135.00–146.00	661	4

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 219Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 28Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 15

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering of average 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
3	—	691	118.50	118.50
8	—	569	131.00–134.00	133.61
14	—	519	138.00–140.00	139.55
1	—	270	151.00	151.00
2	—	443	145.00–153.00	148.98
13	—	638	123.00–127.50	124.60
4	—	469	135.00–146.00	140.95
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	385	126.00–130.00	128.03
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
2	—	580	116.00–123.00	119.53
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
4	—	378	139.00–145.00	141.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	121.00–126.00	123.47
3	—	290	133.00–136.00	134.67
6	—	419	123.00–132.00	126.73
15	—	615	109.50–118.00	112.42
10	—	534	116.00–120.25	119.15
7	—	574	115.00–118.00	116.15
1	—	365	136.00	136.00
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
5	—	328	130.00–135.00	131.37
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
2	—	361	100.00–110.00	105.08
2	—	515	100.00–101.00	100.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	88.00–97.50	92.64
1	—	610	97.50	97.50
2	—	825	75.00–91.00	82.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	119.00	119.00
3	—	568	107.00–113.00	110.62
1	—	335	122.00	122.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	120.00	120.00
6	—	532	107.00–114.00	110.89
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
2	—	465	117.00–118.00	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	129.00–131.00	130.00
7	—	476	135.00–140.00	137.57
2	—	413	145.00–148.00	146.51
5	—	516	130.00–136.00	131.86
3	—	612	120.00–130.00	125.29
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	111.00–113.00	111.97
2	—	430	114.00–117.00	115.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	130.00–138.00	134.77
6	—	527	121.00–126.00	123.84
2	—	575	110.00–120.00	114.91
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
5	—	471	120.00–130.00	125.79
4	—	665	102.50–112.00	108.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	87.50	87.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	72.50–82.50	77.77
2	—	338	60.00–80.00	70.07

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	—	650	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	745	700.00–900.00	823.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	916	63.00–75.00	66.06
4	—	766	40.00–57.00	46.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,243	63.00–76.00	68.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	96.00	96.00

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