Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls were steady to 2.00 higher,

feeder steers were 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Heavy offering

of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.72/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$119.72

276 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$18.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

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	485	124.85	605	159
Medium and Large 2	502	114.24	573	94
Small 1-2	421	106.64	449	23

One grade step is worth $18.21/cwt here — about $156 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 sale276 hd

119.72

—

SC average5 barns · 613 hd

115.88

+3.84

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	1,523	72.21	1,100	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	53.00	652	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	50.56	722	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	50.17	454	6thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	525	142.73/cwt	140.00–143.00	749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	152.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	114.12/cwt	110.00–115.50	595	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	122.92/cwt	119.00–123.50	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	121.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.68/cwt	132.00–137.50	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.75/cwt	113.00–115.00	657	14
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	111.06/cwt	108.00–115.00	481	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	539	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	566	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.54/cwt	118.00–132.00	653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	113.87/cwt	110.00–115.50	552	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	133.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	495	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	112.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	128.24/cwt	124.00–140.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.39/cwt	120.00–122.00	439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	120.02/cwt	118.50–129.00	554	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	132.28/cwt	130.00–137.50	429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	102.25/cwt	100.00–103.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	128.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	128.46/cwt	126.00–135.00	428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	133.27/cwt	131.00–135.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	128.01/cwt	125.00–128.50	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	153.14/cwt	150.00–170.00	418	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	135.83/cwt	135.50–136.00	803	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	117.41/cwt	116.50–122.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	119.95/cwt	118.00–120.50	685	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	606	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.55/cwt	151.00–165.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	137.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	158.37/cwt	150.00–165.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	113.40/cwt	111.00–115.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	122.36/cwt	119.00–123.00	651	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	127.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	122.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.18/cwt	145.00–152.00	715	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	833	667.57/cwt	600.00–725.00	5,561	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	843	64.84/cwt	60.00–72.50	547	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,804	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	693.48/cwt	565.00–800.00	6,311	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	115.82/cwt	112.00–116.00	644	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	113.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	483	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	118.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	636	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	804	822.52/cwt	800.00–835.00	6,613	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	51.60/cwt	46.00–55.00	476	5
Bulls	—	—	2,090	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	53.00/cwt	45.00–60.00	652	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	67.32/cwt	62.00–73.00	835	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	388	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	362	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	404	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	512	100.90/cwt	100.00–102.50	517	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	50.56/cwt	49.00–52.00	722	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	680	450.74/cwt	425.00–475.00	3,065	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,606	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	101.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	436	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	483	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.50	537	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	103.35/cwt	102.00–105.00	489	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	569	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	331	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,312	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 504Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls were steady to 2.00 higher,

feeder steers were 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Heavy offering

of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	140.00–143.00	142.73
9	—	411	145.00–155.00	152.24
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
8	—	273	150.00–170.00	153.14
36	—	591	135.50–136.00	135.83
4	—	375	151.00–165.00	154.55
11	—	632	130.00–138.00	137.26
3	—	230	150.00–165.00	158.37
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
4	—	728	120.00–125.00	122.73
34	—	473	145.00–152.00	151.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	118.00–125.00	121.99
5	—	471	132.00–137.50	133.68
13	—	520	118.00–132.00	125.54
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
15	—	371	130.00–145.00	133.49
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
5	—	439	124.00–140.00	128.24
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	665	107.00	107.00
7	—	324	130.00–137.50	132.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	115.00–120.00	116.64
2	—	430	110.00	110.00
4	—	323	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	483	110.00–112.50	111.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	521	110.00–115.50	114.12
1	—	680	103.00	103.00
14	—	578	113.00–115.00	113.75
3	—	617	105.00–110.00	108.36
27	—	485	110.00–115.50	113.87
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
5	—	365	120.00–122.00	120.39
2	—	315	120.00–125.00	122.38
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
9	—	427	110.00–120.00	113.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	131.00	131.00
2	—	235	135.00	135.00
29	—	462	118.50–129.00	120.02
4	—	355	125.00–135.00	128.56
9	—	333	126.00–135.00	128.46
7	—	433	125.00–128.50	128.01
4	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.51
23	—	571	118.00–120.50	119.95
5	—	669	111.00–115.00	113.40
34	—	532	119.00–123.00	122.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	457	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	110.00–115.00	112.52
3	—	362	110.00–115.00	111.61
5	—	512	100.00–102.50	100.90
3	—	428	100.00–105.00	101.98
3	—	473	102.00–105.00	103.35
2	—	555	100.00–105.00	102.52
2	—	288	110.00–120.00	114.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	624	119.00–123.50	122.92
7	—	417	140.00–150.00	144.98
3	—	517	131.00–135.00	133.27
6	—	662	116.50–122.00	117.41
2	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.61
5	—	564	125.00–135.00	127.24
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	108.00–115.00	111.06
3	—	539	105.00	105.00
2	—	488	106.00–110.00	108.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
4	—	614	110.00–115.00	112.75
3	—	465	115.00–125.00	120.89
11	—	424	120.00–130.00	123.30
4	—	755	100.00–103.00	102.25
1	—	685	113.00	113.00
28	—	556	112.00–116.00	115.82
11	—	537	110.00–120.00	118.36
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	600.00–725.00	667.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	565.00–800.00	693.48
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	480.00	480.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	843	60.00–72.50	64.84
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	425.00–475.00	450.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	804	800.00–835.00	822.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	922	46.00–55.00	51.60
1	—	815	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,231	45.00–60.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	49.00–52.00	50.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,240	62.00–73.00	67.32

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