Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls were too few to trend. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were too few to trend. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.13/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$132.13

60 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$41.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.40

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	506	139.26	704	29
Medium and Large 2	403	131.38	530	17thin
Small 1-2	403	124.41	501	4thin
Medium and Large 3	431	120.41	519	8thin
Large 3	418	97.50	407	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.76/cwt here — about $297 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 sale60 hd

132.13

—

SC average5 barns · 291 hd

126.73

+5.40

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	1,405	76.31	1,072	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	62.79	774	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	58.12	630	17

Every lot, as filed

77 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 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.23/cwt	133.00–137.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	130.25/cwt	129.00–132.00	809	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	126.33/cwt	122.50–130.00	471	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	127.68/cwt	123.00–134.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.60/cwt	124.00–129.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	140.83/cwt	132.50–145.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	141.20/cwt	135.00–148.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	108.90/cwt	100.00–117.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	119.21/cwt	116.00–125.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	126.86/cwt	122.50–130.00	392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	134.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	513	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	441	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	493	88.23/cwt	84.00–92.50	435	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	555	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	444	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	420	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	128.92/cwt	122.50–140.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	138.67/cwt	135.00–145.00	366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	119.31/cwt	117.50–125.00	512	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	114.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	433	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Steers	Large 3	—	330	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	355	1
Steers	Large 3	—	505	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,836	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,323	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	380	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	941	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	645	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	468	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	735	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	573	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	76.31/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,072	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	62.79/cwt	61.00–65.00	774	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	799	49.68/cwt	42.00–55.00	397	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	60.72/cwt	52.00–68.00	712	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	775	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	149.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	138.64/cwt	138.00–140.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	161.06/cwt	158.00–165.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.86/cwt	133.00–141.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 272Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 53Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
2	—	473	100.00–117.00	108.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	120.00–130.00	122.53
2	—	415	120.00–122.50	121.23
1	—	885	77.00	77.00
1	—	800	72.00	72.00
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	130.00–140.00	134.17
3	—	523	130.00–134.00	132.01
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	85.00–87.00	86.00
2	—	493	84.00–92.50	88.23
1	—	555	80.00	80.00
1	—	420	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	133.00–137.00	135.23
4	—	621	129.00–132.00	130.25
4	—	416	145.00–155.00	149.69
3	—	477	138.00–140.00	138.64
3	—	272	158.00–165.00	161.06
2	—	575	133.00–141.00	136.86
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	122.50–130.00	126.33
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	115.00	115.00
3	—	367	122.50–140.00	128.92
4	—	264	135.00–145.00	138.67
5	—	422	130.00–140.00	135.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	127.50	127.50
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
1	—	540	117.50	117.50
4	—	429	117.50–125.00	119.31
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	107.50	107.50
1	—	505	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	118.00–120.00	118.98
2	—	473	120.00	120.00
2	—	280	125.00–130.00	127.59
1	—	360	122.50	122.50
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
5	—	412	116.00–125.00	119.21
4	—	309	122.50–130.00	126.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	123.00–134.00	127.68
3	—	527	124.00–129.00	126.60
3	—	350	132.50–145.00	140.83
2	—	268	135.00–148.00	141.20
1	—	820	82.50	82.50
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	112.50	112.50
1	—	820	75.00	75.00
4	—	379	110.00–120.00	114.19
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	115.00	115.00

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	—	1,125	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	75.00	75.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	72.50	72.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	78.00	78.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	74.00–80.00	76.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	61.00–65.00	62.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	799	42.00–55.00	49.68
13	—	1,172	52.00–68.00	60.72

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

What quality paid 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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