Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to limited comparable sales. There were moderate offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.17/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$116.17

94 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$46.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

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	444	126.36	561	35
Small 1-2	355	117.65	418	3thin
Medium and Large 2	470	113.41	533	38
Medium and Large 3	437	105.02	458	14thin
Small 3	361	94.84	342	3thin
Small 2	706	80.00	565	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.36/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 sale94 hd

116.17

—

SC average5 barns · 616 hd

112.78

+3.39

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	1,345	76.13	1,024	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	65.79	947	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	47.10	444	35

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2Full	—	606	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	129.06/cwt	120.00–137.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	118.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	542	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	103.49/cwt	100.00–107.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	112.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	113.54/cwt	105.00–118.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	144.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	116.94/cwt	111.00–119.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	119.99/cwt	110.00–125.00	437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	137.05/cwt	130.00–145.00	381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	119.40/cwt	107.50–130.00	326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	114.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	113.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	231	120.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	125.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	123.83/cwt	114.00–130.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	618	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.43/cwt	105.00–122.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	752	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	109.30/cwt	105.00–112.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	524	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	94.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	145.30/cwt	140.00–151.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	166.10/cwt	160.00–172.50	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	133.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.74/cwt	122.00–129.00	528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	599	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	408	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	510	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	477	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	574	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	670	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	677	86.69/cwt	85.00–90.00	587	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	637	89.88/cwt	75.00–100.00	573	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	361	94.84/cwt	90.00–105.00	342	3
Bulls	Small 2	—	666	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	128.54/cwt	125.00–132.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	590	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	376	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	419	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	538	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	619	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	314	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	408	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	668	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	534	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	510	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	735	73.01/cwt	70.00–76.00	537	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	65.79/cwt	64.00–68.00	947	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	37.07/cwt	30.00–47.00	303	16
Bulls	—	—	1,234	70.85/cwt	64.00–78.00	874	6
Bulls	—	—	1,479	82.46/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,220	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	55.55/cwt	49.00–64.00	583	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,612	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	616	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	792	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	105.83/cwt	105.00–107.50	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	706	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	504	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	714	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	738	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	609	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	236	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.11/cwt	95.00–105.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	536	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	365	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	476	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	500	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	534	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	507	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	706	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	565	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	574	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	614	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	598	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	694	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 Nov 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 382Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 10

No trends available due to limited comparable sales. There were moderate offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	606	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	508	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	100.00–107.00	103.49
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
6	—	522	110.00–120.00	112.97
8	—	477	111.00–119.00	116.94
6	—	364	110.00–125.00	119.99
2	—	563	111.00–112.00	111.50
7	—	424	110.00–120.00	113.34
1	—	232	123.00	123.00
1	—	304	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	384	110.00	110.00
3	—	434	105.00–107.50	105.83
1	—	612	87.50	87.50
1	—	236	110.00	110.00
3	—	316	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
3	—	575	95.00–105.00	100.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	122.00–128.00	125.95
4	—	531	117.00–120.00	118.51
9	—	420	122.00–129.00	125.74
2	—	328	125.00–132.00	128.54
2	—	367	130.00–135.00	132.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	447	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	90.00–105.00	94.84
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	376	110.00–113.00	111.48
1	—	314	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	706	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	120.00–137.00	129.06
2	—	557	115.00–122.00	118.54
1	—	712	90.00	90.00
4	—	612	105.00–118.00	113.54
5	—	324	140.00–150.00	144.04
5	—	278	130.00–145.00	137.05
12	—	378	130.00–145.00	138.74
2	—	690	90.00–100.00	94.94
3	—	416	130.00–135.00	133.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	107.50–130.00	119.40
4	—	231	120.00–123.00	120.67
5	—	363	120.00–130.00	125.96
1	—	792	85.00	85.00
1	—	706	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	504	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	140.00–151.00	145.30
2	—	338	160.00–172.50	166.10
1	—	380	157.50	157.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	408	125.00	125.00
3	—	477	121.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	538	115.00	115.00
1	—	668	80.00	80.00
1	—	378	135.00	135.00
1	—	598	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	413	147.00	147.00
15	—	490	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	738	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	542	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	652	100.00	100.00
3	—	572	110.00–120.00	114.44
6	—	471	114.00–130.00	123.83
6	—	518	105.00–122.00	113.43
6	—	418	125.00–135.00	131.65
3	—	609	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	618	90.00	90.00
1	—	536	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	422	120.00	120.00
1	—	752	75.00	75.00
4	—	477	105.00–112.00	109.30
2	—	575	108.00–110.00	109.03
1	—	714	80.00	80.00
2	—	609	100.00–105.00	102.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	85.00–90.00	86.69
3	—	637	75.00–100.00	89.88
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
2	—	735	70.00–76.00	73.01
1	—	476	105.00	105.00
1	—	574	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	666	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	414	142.50	142.50
1	—	460	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	534	95.00	95.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	616	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,439	64.00–68.00	65.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	818	30.00–47.00	37.07
19	—	1,049	49.00–64.00	55.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,234	64.00–78.00	70.85
5	—	1,479	79.00–88.00	82.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,102	600.00	600.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle