Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. 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 $116.93/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$116.93

83 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$25.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

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	411	127.00	522	32
Medium and Large 2	412	115.31	476	29
Small 1-2	342	109.98	376	7thin
Medium and Large 3	474	101.83	483	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.17/cwt here — about $39 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 sale83 hd

116.93

—

SC average5 barns · 810 hd

115.13

+1.80

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	1,532	77.54	1,188	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	51.94	636	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	50.97	769	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	45.52	392	23

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	144.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	670	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	120.81/cwt	120.00–122.50	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	117.79/cwt	114.00–122.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	630	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	39.93/cwt	35.00–45.00	343	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	128.19/cwt	125.00–132.00	474	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.47/cwt	121.00–124.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	131.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	127.42/cwt	123.00–136.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	141.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	164.19/cwt	160.00–172.50	599	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	153.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	624	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	427.98/cwt	400.00–450.00	3,231	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,920	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	758	73.01/cwt	71.00–75.00	553	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,235	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	436.29/cwt	375.00–475.00	3,381	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	361	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	399	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	317	109.28/cwt	108.00–110.00	346	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	364	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	455	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	122.50/cwt	120.00–127.50	380	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	124.14/cwt	120.00–127.50	338	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	51.62/cwt	48.00–60.00	445	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	43.05/cwt	39.00–46.00	467	7
Bulls	—	—	1,510	69.49/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,049	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	50.97/cwt	48.00–54.00	769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	85.60/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,329	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,203	1,168.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	14,057	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	54.65/cwt	50.00–64.00	692	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	601.57/cwt	550.00–650.00	6,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	101.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	103.85/cwt	100.00–105.00	435	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,218	839.43/cwt	800.00–875.00	10,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	101.48/cwt	100.00–102.50	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	119.15/cwt	117.50–120.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	111.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	114.10/cwt	110.00–118.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	112.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	121.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	138.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	104.84/cwt	100.00–110.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	155.64/cwt	150.00–165.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 253Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	140.00–150.00	144.41
5	—	408	150.00–155.00	153.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	130.00–135.00	133.29
5	—	517	110.00–118.00	114.10
4	—	426	130.00–140.00	136.14
3	—	573	110.00–120.00	115.95
2	—	620	100.00–110.00	104.84
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
5	—	364	120.00–130.00	125.07
3	—	310	120.00–127.50	122.50
3	—	272	120.00–127.50	124.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
4	—	506	140.00–145.00	141.74
2	—	563	130.00–135.00	132.44
15	—	365	160.00–172.50	164.19
2	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.49
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.58
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
7	—	421	150.00–165.00	155.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–140.00	134.92
3	—	523	120.00–135.00	129.30
6	—	378	140.00–150.00	142.30
3	—	587	115.00–125.00	121.31
2	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
4	—	433	130.00–145.00	138.84
2	—	270	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	287	120.00–122.50	120.81
6	—	385	114.00–122.00	117.79
2	—	558	112.00–114.00	112.99
3	—	327	117.50–120.00	119.15
4	—	469	110.00–115.00	111.28
5	—	416	110.00–120.00	112.93
2	—	620	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	528	112.00–115.00	113.55
2	—	220	120.00–122.50	121.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	125.00–132.00	128.19
3	—	577	118.00–120.00	119.32
2	—	520	121.00–124.00	122.47
7	—	322	125.00–135.00	131.74
5	—	429	123.00–136.00	127.42
2	—	628	112.00–114.00	112.97
2	—	283	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	465	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	110.00–112.00	110.50
3	—	317	108.00–110.00	109.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	100.00–105.00	101.70
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
6	—	419	100.00–105.00	103.85
3	—	568	100.00–102.50	101.48
2	—	373	100.00–105.00	102.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	858	35.00–45.00	39.93
11	—	863	48.00–60.00	51.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,085	39.00–46.00	43.05
23	—	1,266	50.00–64.00	54.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	48.00–54.00	50.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	67.00–72.00	69.49
2	—	1,553	80.00–90.00	85.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	755	400.00–450.00	427.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	375.00–475.00	436.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	550.00–650.00	601.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	800.00–875.00	839.43
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	71.00–75.00	73.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,168.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	975.00	975.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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