Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.14/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$132.14

102 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$28.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

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	410	144.87	595	40
Medium and Large 2	463	126.66	586	45
Small 1-2	365	116.66	426	17thin

One grade step is worth $28.21/cwt here — about $168 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 sale102 hd

132.14

—

SC average5 barns · 376 hd

126.51

+5.63

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	1,581	79.76	1,261	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	50.51	593	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	851	48.02	409	19

Every lot, as filed

80 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	Small 1-2	—	517	106.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	148.56/cwt	145.00–155.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.53/cwt	103.00–109.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	119.74/cwt	115.00–126.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	155.48/cwt	150.00–162.50	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	117.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	117.30/cwt	114.00–120.00	501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	155.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	120.62/cwt	115.00–130.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	684.99/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	130.25/cwt	128.00–133.00	412	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	704.24/cwt	650.00–750.00	5,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.84/cwt	135.00–147.00	669	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	484	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	359	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	470	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	424	103.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	438	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	858	61.15/cwt	60.00–64.00	525	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	115.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	421	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	452	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	121.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	128.51/cwt	128.00–130.00	370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	50.98/cwt	45.00–60.00	600	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	39.77/cwt	37.00–43.00	346	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	50.96/cwt	46.00–57.00	430	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	94.54/cwt	90.00–99.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	92.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	605	5
Bulls	—	—	1,581	79.76/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	104.69/cwt	100.00–107.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	92.85/cwt	90.00–96.00	401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	110.14/cwt	107.00–112.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	149.46/cwt	145.00–155.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	112.85/cwt	110.00–116.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	91.74/cwt	90.00–93.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.33/cwt	125.00–132.50	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	124.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	93.64/cwt	90.00–98.00	436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	135.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	114.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.47/cwt	115.00–128.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	133.90/cwt	132.50–135.00	374	4

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 660Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 77Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 7

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

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
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	100.00–110.00	106.74
2	—	480	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	108.00–110.00	108.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	103.00–109.00	105.53
7	—	534	115.00–126.00	119.74
3	—	572	115.00–121.00	117.94
7	—	427	114.00–120.00	117.30
6	—	469	115.00–128.00	124.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	93.00	93.00
2	—	533	93.00	93.00
3	—	432	90.00–96.00	92.85
1	—	560	94.00	94.00
1	—	745	89.00	89.00
7	—	466	90.00–98.00	93.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	122.00	122.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	133.00	133.00
4	—	316	128.00–133.00	130.25
4	—	288	128.00–130.00	128.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	115.00–117.00	116.33
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
2	—	240	125.00	125.00
3	—	625	100.00–107.00	104.69
7	—	581	107.00–112.00	110.14
5	—	464	110.00–116.00	112.85
1	—	660	101.00	101.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
7	—	419	110.00–118.00	114.93
1	—	265	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	101.00	101.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	103.00	103.00
5	—	424	100.00–105.00	103.39
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
2	—	368	110.00–111.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	90.00–99.00	94.54
2	—	438	90.00–96.00	92.98
2	—	465	90.00–92.00	91.02
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
4	—	580	90.00–93.00	91.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	145.00–155.00	148.56
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
3	—	527	135.00–140.00	137.29
3	—	218	150.00–162.50	155.48
4	—	275	150.00–160.00	155.65
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
9	—	472	135.00–147.00	141.84
5	—	423	140.00–150.00	143.03
5	—	336	145.00–155.00	149.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	140.00	140.00
2	—	665	107.50–110.00	108.72
8	—	579	115.00–130.00	120.62
5	—	377	130.00–140.00	136.24
3	—	618	114.00–115.00	114.33
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
4	—	479	121.00–125.00	122.96
1	—	925	101.00	101.00
4	—	435	125.00–132.50	129.33
3	—	530	120.00–130.00	124.35
8	—	321	130.00–140.00	135.56
4	—	279	132.50–135.00	133.90
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	126.00	126.00
2	—	418	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
9	—	365	110.00–120.00	115.22
4	—	328	120.00–125.00	121.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	650.00–725.00	684.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	650.00–750.00	704.24
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	858	60.00–64.00	61.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,177	45.00–60.00	50.98
1	—	1,115	43.00	43.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	870	37.00–43.00	39.77
14	—	844	46.00–57.00	50.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,581	78.00–81.00	79.76

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

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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