Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. Average offering

of 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 $115.77/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$115.77

103 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$41.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	454	122.84	558	58
Medium and Large 2	411	112.00	461	26
Small 1-2	376	105.87	398	14thin
Medium and Large 3	670	81.19	544	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.65/cwt here — about $14 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 sale103 hd

115.77

—

SC average3 barns · 664 hd

113.85

+1.92

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	1,639	79.70	1,306	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	54.69	638	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	48.19	432	14

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	—	483	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	524	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	558	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	603	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	454	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	106.79/cwt	102.00–112.00	352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.54/cwt	136.00–141.00	718	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	735	473.02/cwt	450.00–500.00	3,477	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	772	72.37/cwt	69.00–77.00	559	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	376	108.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	409	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,271	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	120.35/cwt	116.00–124.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	155.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	237	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	288	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	116.36/cwt	113.00–120.00	326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	124.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	531	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	933	622.72/cwt	575.00–675.00	5,810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	702	656.53/cwt	575.00–700.00	4,609	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	6,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	126.67/cwt	125.00–131.00	389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	146.66/cwt	143.00–151.00	612	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	913	609.07/cwt	550.00–660.00	5,561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	53.43/cwt	48.00–62.00	486	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	56.01/cwt	50.00–63.00	663	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	205	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	228	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	478	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	516	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	81.60/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,409	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	38.75/cwt	35.00–42.00	339	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	43.51/cwt	42.00–45.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	144.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	783	83.97/cwt	81.00–87.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	134.43/cwt	126.00–140.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	115.77/cwt	114.00–120.00	368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.04/cwt	116.00–125.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	156.91/cwt	150.00–167.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	127.12/cwt	122.00–135.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	116.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	571	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	123.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	126.42/cwt	123.00–132.00	473	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	136.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	135.91/cwt	130.00–145.00	420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	123.24/cwt	118.00–129.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	77.97/cwt	73.00–83.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.44/cwt	117.00–124.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.06/cwt	145.00–153.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	114.48/cwt	112.00–116.00	703	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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 382Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 60Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 9

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. Average offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	107.00–110.00	108.49
2	—	558	106.00–110.00	107.99
3	—	415	110.00–115.00	112.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	142.00–147.00	144.72
10	—	415	145.00–153.00	151.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
2	—	783	81.00–87.00	83.97
2	—	560	90.00–95.00	92.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	126.00–140.00	134.43
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
5	—	482	122.00–135.00	127.12
4	—	510	120.00–130.00	123.47
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	580	117.00–124.00	120.44
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	102.00	102.00
5	—	330	102.00–112.00	106.79
4	—	376	105.00–110.00	108.79
2	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	205	111.00	111.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	116.00–124.00	120.35
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
11	—	426	122.00–130.00	124.72
7	—	307	125.00–131.00	126.67
8	—	518	116.00–125.00	120.04
11	—	470	118.00–125.00	121.46
7	—	374	123.00–132.00	126.42
4	—	614	112.00–116.00	114.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
6	—	318	114.00–120.00	115.77
7	—	280	114.00–120.00	116.05
4	—	465	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	215	124.00	124.00
2	—	535	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
1	—	820	87.00	87.00
2	—	368	115.00–120.00	117.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	66.00	66.00
1	—	650	94.00	94.00
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
2	—	725	73.00–83.00	77.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
3	—	237	120.00–125.00	121.69
3	—	280	113.00–120.00	116.36
2	—	478	106.00–110.00	108.05
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	136.00–141.00	138.54
6	—	328	150.00–165.00	155.73
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
3	—	417	143.00–151.00	146.66
4	—	384	150.00–167.00	156.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
6	—	383	130.00–140.00	136.34
5	—	309	130.00–145.00	135.91
3	—	567	118.00–129.00	123.24
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	735	450.00–500.00	473.02
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	550.00–660.00	609.07
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	772	69.00–77.00	72.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	81.00	81.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	575.00–675.00	622.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	702	575.00–700.00	656.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	909	48.00–62.00	53.43
5	—	875	35.00–42.00	38.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,183	50.00–63.00	56.01
2	—	1,030	42.00–45.00	43.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	79.00–86.00	81.60
1	—	1,375	74.00	74.00

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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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