Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $109.34/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$109.34

94 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$31.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

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	123.34	551	16thin
Medium and Large 2	469	109.79	515	57
Small 1-2	357	108.18	386	7thin
Medium and Large 3	545	92.11	502	14thin

One grade step is worth $31.23/cwt here — about $49 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 sale94 hd

109.34

—

SC average5 barns · 511 hd

109.12

+0.23

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	—	Low	1,393	75.79	1,056	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	49.55	564	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	46.42	684	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	45.34	415	16

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	522	125.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	107.83/cwt	104.00–110.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	133.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	130.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.56/cwt	112.00–122.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	107.73/cwt	103.00–110.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	101.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	111.83/cwt	105.00–115.00	473	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	144.56/cwt	141.00–148.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	113.33/cwt	110.00–121.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	109.44/cwt	103.00–115.00	520	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.04/cwt	128.00–130.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.05/cwt	114.00–118.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	93.31/cwt	90.00–97.50	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	127.75/cwt	123.00–132.50	287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.47/cwt	110.00–125.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.73/cwt	90.00–93.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	589	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	903	774.10/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,990	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	875	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,906	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	875	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	377	113.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	427	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	366	109.31/cwt	105.00–112.00	400	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	113.30/cwt	112.00–114.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	684	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	476	103.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	494	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	308	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	347	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	958	60.99/cwt	60.00–62.00	584	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	612	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,138	68.77/cwt	64.00–74.00	783	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	37.24/cwt	34.00–42.00	337	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	51.68/cwt	46.00–59.00	606	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	976	39.32/cwt	35.00–42.00	384	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	82.81/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,365	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	46.42/cwt	46.00–47.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	91.95/cwt	90.00–95.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,152	742.37/cwt	675.00–850.00	8,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	93.55/cwt	92.00–95.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	93.71/cwt	92.50–95.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	93.45/cwt	90.00–97.00	540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	49.02/cwt	45.00–55.00	451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	115.46/cwt	114.00–117.50	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	131.19/cwt	130.00–132.50	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	116.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	374	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	733.44/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	128.86/cwt	120.00–135.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	123.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	116.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	104.33/cwt	100.00–109.00	596	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	92.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	111.38/cwt	110.00–114.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 333Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 54Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 28

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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
9	—	522	124.00–130.00	125.99
4	—	428	130.00–135.00	133.47
1	—	375	143.00	143.00
4	—	615	115.00–120.00	117.50
3	—	318	141.00–148.00	144.56
2	—	475	128.00–130.00	129.04
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
9	—	571	120.00–125.00	122.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	104.00–110.00	107.83
5	—	573	112.00–122.00	118.56
1	—	405	117.50	117.50
2	—	523	114.00–118.00	116.05
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	130.00–132.50	131.19
4	—	356	120.00–135.00	128.86
3	—	318	120.00–130.00	123.47
3	—	237	130.00	130.00
3	—	475	110.00–114.00	111.38
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	110.00–115.00	113.32
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
2	—	308	110.00–115.00	112.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	90.00–93.00	91.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	128.00–135.00	130.95
2	—	233	130.00–140.00	134.73
1	—	405	123.00	123.00
7	—	568	112.00–114.00	113.30
2	—	608	111.00–114.00	112.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	103.00–110.00	107.73
4	—	630	100.00–105.00	101.71
9	—	423	105.00–115.00	111.83
16	—	475	103.00–115.00	109.44
2	—	225	123.00–132.50	127.75
2	—	653	100.00–104.00	102.01
3	—	365	114.00–117.50	115.46
4	—	320	115.00–120.00	116.87
3	—	283	115.00–120.00	116.53
11	—	571	100.00–109.00	104.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	90.00–93.00	90.73
1	—	440	95.00	95.00
3	—	477	90.00–95.00	91.95
2	—	578	90.00–97.00	93.45
4	—	526	90.00–95.00	92.22
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	105.00–112.00	109.31
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
2	—	313	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	110.00–121.00	113.33
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
4	—	588	110.00–112.00	111.00
5	—	430	110.00–125.00	117.47
4	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	90.00–97.50	93.31
2	—	573	92.00–95.00	93.55
2	—	620	92.50–95.00	93.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	137.00	137.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
4	—	476	100.00–105.00	103.75
1	—	515	105.00	105.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	750.00–800.00	774.10
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	325.00	325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	675.00–850.00	742.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	700.00–775.00	733.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	60.00–62.00	60.99
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	64.00–74.00	68.77
2	—	1,648	81.00–84.00	82.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	906	34.00–42.00	37.24
11	—	920	45.00–55.00	49.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,173	46.00–59.00	51.68
5	—	976	35.00–42.00	39.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	46.00–47.00	46.42

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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