Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

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 $117.59/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$117.59

38 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$35.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

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	452	126.55	572	13thin
Medium and Large 2	394	117.66	463	17thin
Small 1-2	351	110.00	386	5thin
Medium and Large 3	633	91.01	576	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.54/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale38 hd

117.59

—

SC average5 barns · 584 hd

115.54

+2.05

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	1,399	80.43	1,125	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	58.95	710	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	51.15	471	20

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 1-2	—	465	126.29/cwt	123.00–131.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.27/cwt	137.50–148.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.17/cwt	150.00–152.50	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	139.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	94.02/cwt	91.00–97.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	122.44/cwt	117.50–125.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	109.23/cwt	107.00–112.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	118.27/cwt	102.50–130.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	875	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	103.65/cwt	100.00–106.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.46/cwt	109.00–112.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.45/cwt	110.00–121.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	165.66/cwt	160.00–172.50	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.05/cwt	120.00–123.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	116.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	735	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	294	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	361	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,461	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	59.40/cwt	54.00–70.00	722	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	43.95/cwt	40.00–48.00	476	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	43.07/cwt	38.00–46.00	394	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	74.09/cwt	73.00–75.00	895	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	54.62/cwt	50.00–63.00	504	14
Bulls	—	—	1,399	80.43/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	136.46/cwt	130.00–143.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	134.31/cwt	130.00–145.00	428	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	847	713.75/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	91.01/cwt	90.00–93.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.98/cwt	105.00–120.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	743	79.95/cwt	75.00–85.00	594	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	685	635.04/cwt	600.00–675.00	4,350	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 158Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 23Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 6

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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	123.00–131.00	126.29
2	—	340	135.00	135.00
3	—	422	125.00–130.00	127.45
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
2	—	575	114.00–120.00	116.95
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	115.00–119.00	117.03
3	—	263	117.50–125.00	122.44
1	—	460	116.00	116.00
4	—	529	107.00–112.00	109.23
4	—	335	115.00–125.00	120.68
3	—	375	120.00–123.00	121.05
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	110.00	110.00
3	—	328	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	90.00–93.00	91.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	131.00–132.00	131.48
3	—	473	140.00	140.00
3	—	383	150.00–152.50	151.17
6	—	318	150.00–160.00	155.23
5	—	281	160.00–172.50	165.66
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
2	—	250	110.00–125.00	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
2	—	393	130.00–143.00	136.46
4	—	319	130.00–145.00	134.31
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	137.50–148.00	142.27
5	—	466	135.00–145.00	139.00
2	—	503	130.00–131.00	130.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	91.00–97.00	94.02
2	—	658	90.00–92.00	91.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	102.50–130.00	118.27
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
3	—	660	100.00–106.00	103.65
2	—	620	109.00–112.00	110.46
2	—	540	110.00–121.00	115.45
4	—	563	105.00–120.00	113.98
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	54.00	54.00

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	1	—	735	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	847	600.00–775.00	713.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	600.00–675.00	635.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	743	75.00–85.00	79.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,216	54.00–70.00	59.40
3	—	1,082	40.00–48.00	43.95
2	—	1,208	73.00–75.00	74.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	915	38.00–46.00	43.07
14	—	923	50.00–63.00	54.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,399	77.00–83.00	80.43

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