Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average 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 $122.72/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$122.72

46 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

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	454	126.84	576	29
Medium and Large 2	430	115.69	498	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $79 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 sale46 hd

122.72

—

SC average5 barns · 466 hd

121.18

+1.54

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	1,458	86.00	1,253	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	64.28	791	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	64.22	617	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	59.02	933	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.80/cwt	138.00–144.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	167.57/cwt	162.50–172.50	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.46/cwt	130.00–141.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	166.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.64/cwt	135.00–144.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	123.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	576	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.30/cwt	140.00–151.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	129.02/cwt	126.00–132.00	826	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	132.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	677	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,163	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	892	694.39/cwt	625.00–800.00	6,194	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	65.08/cwt	60.00–70.00	803	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	59.02/cwt	58.00–60.00	933	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	57.09/cwt	56.00–58.00	681	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	64.22/cwt	60.00–71.00	617	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,105	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	884	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	120.07/cwt	110.00–130.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,211.36/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	10,599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,168	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,199	812.97/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	136.98/cwt	125.00–143.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	98.79/cwt	97.50–100.00	612	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	93.76/cwt	92.50–95.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	113.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	538	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	123.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	138.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	123.91/cwt	122.00–128.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	112.91/cwt	110.00–116.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	624	2

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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 186Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 45Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 1Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
2	—	488	115.00–120.00	117.46
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	130.00–141.00	134.46
7	—	426	135.00–144.00	140.64
3	—	513	130.00–133.00	132.03
2	—	563	131.00–137.00	133.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	743	85.00–90.00	87.51
2	—	580	100.00–103.00	101.49
1	—	510	107.50	107.50
2	—	665	92.50–95.00	93.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	123.00	123.00
4	—	381	125.00–143.00	136.98
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
1	—	685	107.50	107.50
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
2	—	480	125.00–135.00	129.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	138.00–144.00	140.80
2	—	380	162.50–172.50	167.57
3	—	273	160.00–170.00	166.89
3	—	565	135.00–140.00	137.38
5	—	469	140.00–151.00	144.30
2	—	335	150.00–165.00	157.50
2	—	640	126.00–132.00	129.02
2	—	438	141.00–147.00	144.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	127.00	127.00
2	—	338	110.00–130.00	120.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	97.50–100.00	98.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	132.50	132.50
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
8	—	467	120.00–129.00	123.24
4	—	428	120.00–125.00	123.17
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
4	—	358	135.00–140.00	138.22
4	—	568	120.00–129.00	123.22
5	—	513	122.00–128.00	123.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	110.00–116.00	113.05
2	—	323	125.00–127.50	126.26
2	—	223	120.00–125.00	122.47
8	—	476	110.00–117.00	113.04
2	—	423	110.00–116.00	112.91
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	66.00	66.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	892	625.00–800.00	694.39
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,199	725.00–900.00	812.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	875	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,211.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,234	60.00–70.00	65.08
2	—	1,193	56.00–58.00	57.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	58.00–60.00	59.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	961	60.00–71.00	64.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,105	80.00	80.00

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