Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

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 $111.22/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$111.22

48 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$34.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

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	353	126.19	446	8thin
Medium and Large 2	427	112.23	479	29
Small 1-2	334	108.09	361	4thin
Medium and Large 3	492	91.73	452	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.46/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale48 hd

111.22

—

SC average5 barns · 357 hd

108.16

+3.07

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	1,785	80.50	1,437	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	57.50	854	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	57.24	652	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	47.29	411	7thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	110.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	108.57/cwt	105.00–112.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	90.67/cwt	90.00–92.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	132.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	108.18/cwt	105.00–114.00	577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	110.91/cwt	108.00–115.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.33/cwt	115.00–125.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	511	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	105.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	92.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	102.96/cwt	100.00–106.00	652	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	119.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	106.55/cwt	105.00–108.00	506	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	327	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	382	116.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	446	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	766	75.79/cwt	70.00–85.00	581	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,584	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,236	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	415	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	37.25/cwt	34.00–40.00	287	2
Bulls	—	—	1,985	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	51.31/cwt	46.00–58.00	466	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	59.39/cwt	54.00–68.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	382	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	57.50/cwt	57.00–58.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	135.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	118.52/cwt	115.00–124.00	439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	91.30/cwt	90.00–92.50	386	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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 136Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 41Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 24Year ago 16

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
3	—	477	90.00–92.00	90.67
1	—	520	92.50	92.50
2	—	423	90.00–92.50	91.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	105.00–115.00	110.78
2	—	618	100.00–101.00	100.50
9	—	533	105.00–114.00	108.18
3	—	422	108.00–115.00	110.91
3	—	273	115.00–120.00	117.43
4	—	229	115.00–125.00	119.45
4	—	370	115.00–124.00	118.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
3	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	131.00	131.00
1	—	280	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	100.00–110.00	105.17
2	—	295	110.00–112.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	105.00–112.00	108.57
5	—	471	115.00–125.00	120.33
2	—	413	120.00–127.00	123.61
3	—	633	100.00–106.00	102.96
3	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
2	—	480	90.00–95.00	92.58
2	—	668	90.00–91.00	90.51
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
1	—	590	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	105.00–108.00	106.55
2	—	415	108.00–110.00	109.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
2	—	415	125.00–136.00	130.50
5	—	471	125.00–135.00	132.05
2	—	283	130.00–140.00	135.04
3	—	337	130.00–140.00	135.33
4	—	370	130.00–140.00	133.65
2	—	233	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	150.00–160.00	154.91
2	—	243	150.00–155.00	152.53
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	115.00–120.00	116.62
3	—	382	110.00–120.00	116.64
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	766	70.00–85.00	75.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,584	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,985	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,038	40.00	40.00
8	—	1,151	54.00–68.00	59.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	34.00–40.00	37.25
5	—	908	46.00–58.00	51.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	57.00–58.00	57.50

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