Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.57/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$118.57

50 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$28.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

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	480	124.36	597	28
Medium and Large 2	473	113.61	537	19thin
Medium and Large 3	646	96.00	620	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.36/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale50 hd

118.57

—

SC average5 barns · 503 hd

117.87

+0.70

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	—	Average	1,429	93.50	1,336	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	64.12	796	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	57.03	528	14

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	—	1,410	90.67/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.53/cwt	140.00–141.00	393	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	126.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	405	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	125.79/cwt	122.50–130.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	143.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	122.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.93/cwt	128.00–134.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	144.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	123.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.95/cwt	110.00–130.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	717	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	67.43/cwt	60.00–74.00	880	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	49.03/cwt	47.00–50.00	450	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	130.71/cwt	126.00–134.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,550	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	18,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	59.21/cwt	55.00–65.00	550	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	53.31/cwt	50.00–56.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.81/cwt	110.00–112.50	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	139.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	118.97/cwt	115.00–122.50	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	113.73/cwt	112.50–117.50	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	113.43/cwt	110.00–117.50	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.49/cwt	115.00–117.50	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	146.96/cwt	142.00–150.00	623	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 Jul 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 191Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 28Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 20Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	86.00–99.00	90.67
1	—	1,485	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,305	60.00–74.00	67.43
1	—	1,195	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,081	50.00–56.00	53.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	47.00–50.00	49.03
11	—	929	55.00–65.00	59.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	140.00–141.00	140.53
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
6	—	468	120.00–127.00	122.54
7	—	424	120.00–130.00	123.16
4	—	533	125.00–130.00	127.00
3	—	613	115.00–119.00	117.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
3	—	560	120.00–125.00	122.51
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
1	—	642	90.00	90.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
5	—	387	115.00–122.50	118.97
4	—	441	112.50–117.50	113.73
6	—	480	110.00–117.50	113.43
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
2	—	520	110.00–117.00	113.60
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	125.00–130.00	126.61
3	—	385	122.50–130.00	125.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	135.00–140.00	137.48
4	—	474	140.00–146.00	143.40
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
3	—	362	145.00–150.00	147.45
4	—	631	126.00–134.00	130.71
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
2	—	543	140.00–143.00	141.49
5	—	424	142.00–150.00	146.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.53
3	—	378	135.00–140.00	138.30
2	—	663	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	218	135.00–145.00	139.83
2	—	613	110.00–113.00	111.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	128.00–134.00	130.93
4	—	421	140.00–150.00	144.26
5	—	625	110.00–130.00	115.95
2	—	535	125.00–132.00	128.57
5	—	485	125.00–135.00	127.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
2	—	668	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
3	—	435	110.00–112.50	110.81
2	—	473	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.50
3	—	530	115.00–117.50	116.49

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	—	1,550	1,175.00	1,175.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

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