Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering 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 $123.58/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$123.58

91 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$38.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.19

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	447	129.56	579	63
Medium and Large 2	494	114.31	565	19thin
Small 1-2	398	109.50	436	5thin
Medium and Large 3	654	91.13	596	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.43/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale91 hd

123.58

—

SC average5 barns · 563 hd

117.40

+6.19

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	1,317	81.57	1,074	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	63.28	718	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	55.16	497	23

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	529	134.57/cwt	133.00–137.00	712	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	462	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	258	130.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	336	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	531	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	438	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	307	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	873	84.51/cwt	80.00–92.50	738	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	788	514.29/cwt	460.00–560.00	4,053	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	122.79/cwt	120.00–128.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	157.24/cwt	150.00–163.00	571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	158.39/cwt	150.00–163.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	128.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	553	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	157.12/cwt	150.00–162.50	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.30/cwt	127.50–131.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	135.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	431	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	64.59/cwt	59.00–72.00	730	28
Steers	Small 1-2	—	366	124.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	454	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	46.64/cwt	42.00–50.00	396	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.06/cwt	124.00–133.00	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.24/cwt	150.00–155.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	143.45/cwt	140.00–146.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.28/cwt	135.00–139.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	119.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	111.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.16/cwt	110.00–121.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	519	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	124.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	116.30/cwt	114.00–120.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	104.30/cwt	100.00–109.00	746	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,150.72/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	11,047	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,169	787.61/cwt	750.00–820.00	9,207	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,563	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	52.99/cwt	45.00–55.00	602	5
Bulls	—	—	1,251	79.66/cwt	77.00–82.00	997	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	58.17/cwt	55.00–63.00	535	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	124.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	167.07/cwt	160.00–172.50	371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	117.27/cwt	115.00–119.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	142.04/cwt	138.00–146.00	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	603	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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 146Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 41Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 31

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	133.00–137.00	134.57
9	—	363	150.00–163.00	157.24
4	—	274	150.00–163.00	158.39
7	—	333	150.00–162.50	157.12
5	—	619	127.50–131.00	129.30
4	—	570	130.00–135.00	131.69
4	—	429	150.00–155.00	152.24
4	—	464	140.00–146.00	143.45
3	—	222	160.00–172.50	167.07
2	—	668	125.00–129.00	127.04
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
2	—	258	125.00–135.00	130.15
3	—	438	110.00–115.00	113.33
3	—	307	125.00–135.00	130.11
5	—	366	120.00–130.00	124.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	335	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00–142.50	141.22
3	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.98
2	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.41
7	—	476	125.00–135.00	129.58
3	—	508	120.00–128.00	124.35
3	—	322	140.00–145.00	143.37
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	107.50	107.50
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	120.00–128.00	122.79
2	—	218	150.00–151.00	150.49
14	—	429	125.00–135.00	128.93
6	—	318	130.00–140.00	135.60
8	—	480	124.00–133.00	128.06
5	—	556	120.00–127.00	124.79
9	—	371	130.00–140.00	134.73
3	—	678	116.00–117.00	116.66
4	—	635	115.00–119.00	117.27
4	—	275	138.00–146.00	142.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	115.00–121.00	119.02
4	—	518	110.00–115.00	111.97
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
2	—	670	108.00–110.00	109.01
3	—	437	114.00–120.00	116.30
3	—	715	100.00–109.00	104.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	90.00–92.00	91.01
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	100.00–105.00	102.42
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
2	—	620	118.00–120.00	118.97
3	—	538	130.00–135.00	132.35
3	—	473	135.00–139.00	136.28
2	—	553	130.00–135.00	132.49
5	—	420	140.00–148.00	143.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	110.00–120.00	115.02
5	—	473	110.00–120.00	114.97
2	—	633	110.00–114.00	111.99
4	—	573	110.00–121.00	115.16
7	—	425	110.00–120.00	116.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	80.00–92.50	84.51
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	460.00–560.00	514.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,169	750.00–820.00	787.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	960	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,150.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,251	77.00–82.00	79.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,130	59.00–72.00	64.59
1	—	1,285	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,136	45.00–55.00	52.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	42.00–50.00	46.64
17	—	919	55.00–63.00	58.17

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 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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Replacement Cattle

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