Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.30/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$128.30

112 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$8.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

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	602	130.74	787	59
Medium and Large 2	476	126.63	603	41
Small 1-2	368	122.02	449	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.72/cwt here — about $338 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 sale112 hd

128.30

—

SC average3 barns · 251 hd

126.06

+2.24

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	1,649	91.95	1,516	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	66.49	836	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	59.58	942	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	53.78	473	10

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	117.16/cwt	115.00–121.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	117.21/cwt	112.00–118.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	103.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	696	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	59.58/cwt	59.00–61.00	942	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	44.84/cwt	41.00–52.00	391	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	62.71/cwt	59.00–68.00	556	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	66.92/cwt	60.00–72.00	819	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	120.79/cwt	116.00–122.00	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	119.54/cwt	115.00–122.50	632	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	92.47/cwt	88.00–97.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	91.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	90.99/cwt	87.00–95.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	90.12/cwt	85.00–95.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	136.12/cwt	132.50–140.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	109.26/cwt	107.00–110.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	109.83/cwt	107.50–112.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	111.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	118.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	113.25/cwt	110.00–116.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	131.61/cwt	129.00–135.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	137.39/cwt	132.50–145.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	134.39/cwt	130.00–142.50	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	103.75/cwt	102.50–105.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	127.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	701	5
Bulls	—	—	1,685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	558	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	600	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,850	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,443	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	554	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	463	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	521	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	86.58/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	473	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	118.06/cwt	112.50–120.00	444	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	898	923.68/cwt	900.00–950.00	8,295	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	129.89/cwt	125.00–137.50	425	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	122.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	735	812.59/cwt	700.00–925.00	5,973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	665	849.25/cwt	800.00–900.00	5,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.16/cwt	145.00–157.50	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	137.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	128.73/cwt	124.00–136.00	545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	128.23/cwt	125.00–131.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	119.06/cwt	116.00–120.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	130.47/cwt	125.00–137.50	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.97/cwt	119.00–126.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	125.46/cwt	125.00–125.50	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	122.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.38/cwt	130.00–132.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	622	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 Jul 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 236Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 91Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	115.00–121.00	117.16
4	—	671	100.00–110.00	103.68
2	—	425	125.00–130.00	127.62
6	—	623	100.00–110.00	105.00
5	—	471	125.00–131.00	128.23
3	—	517	120.00–121.00	120.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	116.00	116.00
2	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.40
4	—	483	135.00–140.00	137.24
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	560	129.00–131.00	129.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	90.00–95.00	91.63
2	—	708	87.00–95.00	90.99
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	105.00–110.00	107.51
2	—	463	110.00–115.00	112.46
2	—	425	110.00–120.00	114.94
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	112.00–118.00	117.21
18	—	529	115.00–122.50	119.54
12	—	467	120.00–126.00	122.80
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
8	—	423	124.00–136.00	128.73
4	—	369	125.00–137.50	130.47
3	—	565	119.00–126.00	121.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
3	—	677	100.00–105.00	101.69
2	—	315	120.00	120.00
4	—	558	107.00–110.00	109.26
3	—	500	107.50–112.00	109.83
5	—	420	115.00–121.00	118.96
7	—	474	110.00–116.00	113.25
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
4	—	371	116.00–120.00	119.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
2	—	690	88.00–97.00	92.47
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
1	—	555	92.50	92.50
3	—	617	85.00–95.00	90.12
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	115.00	115.00
3	—	465	100.00–105.00	101.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	724	116.00–122.00	120.79
5	—	524	135.00–141.00	136.54
6	—	471	140.00–145.00	142.26
3	—	765	110.00–115.00	113.37
6	—	423	145.00–157.50	149.16
11	—	674	125.00–125.50	125.46
4	—	616	120.00–125.00	122.10
9	—	569	130.00–132.00	131.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	160.00–161.00	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	132.50–140.00	136.12
3	—	612	110.00–115.00	111.66
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	137.50	137.50
5	—	466	129.00–135.00	131.61
5	—	327	132.50–145.00	137.39
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
7	—	380	130.00–142.50	134.39
2	—	783	102.50–105.00	103.75
4	—	524	125.00–130.00	127.93
5	—	575	115.00–125.00	121.96
3	—	693	105.00–110.00	106.67
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	112.50–120.00	118.06
3	—	327	125.00–137.50	129.89
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	230	130.00–132.50	131.25
2	—	465	110.00–120.00	114.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,581	59.00–61.00	59.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	872	41.00–52.00	44.84
5	—	887	59.00–68.00	62.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,224	60.00–72.00	66.92
1	—	1,850	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,130	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,625	86.00–88.00	86.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	900.00–950.00	923.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	735	700.00–925.00	812.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	800.00–900.00	849.25

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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Slaughter Cattle

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