Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed two weeks for holidays. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet

conditions, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.99/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$117.99

56 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$50.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.73

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	436	142.83	622	11thin
Medium and Large 2	396	122.26	485	19thin
Small 1-2	331	109.79	363	18thin
Medium and Large 3	611	92.14	563	8thin

One grade step is worth $50.69/cwt here — about $59 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 sale56 hd

117.99

—

SC average3 barns · 203 hd

130.72

−12.73

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	1,485	76.64	1,138	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	55.26	684	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	826	47.54	393	17

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	477	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	525	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	108.17/cwt	100.00–115.00	399	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.33/cwt	123.00–125.00	528	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,568	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	682	46.64/cwt	46.00–48.00	318	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	338	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	334	111.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	133.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	648	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	101.23/cwt	100.00–105.00	278	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	296	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	49.53/cwt	46.00–55.00	413	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	787	480.93/cwt	400.00–525.00	3,785	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	728	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,458	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	259	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	357	106.26/cwt	100.00–110.00	379	3
Bulls	—	—	1,118	68.29/cwt	65.00–71.00	763	2
Bulls	—	—	1,669	80.82/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,349	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	38.25/cwt	35.00–41.00	303	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	55.26/cwt	48.00–61.00	684	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	130.29/cwt	126.00–135.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,570	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	20,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	122.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	454	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	91.50/cwt	90.00–93.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	113.37/cwt	112.00–115.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	92.04/cwt	90.00–94.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	91.50/cwt	90.00–93.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	91.46/cwt	90.00–93.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	125.21/cwt	123.00–127.50	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	121.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	127.53/cwt	122.50–135.00	422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	154.12/cwt	145.00–165.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	622	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	752	58.64/cwt	52.00–69.00	441	13
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	455.39/cwt	450.00–460.00	3,233	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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 386Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 84Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 29Year ago 16

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed two weeks for holidays. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet

conditions, 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
3	—	477	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	123.00–125.00	124.33
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	130.00–139.00	133.47
2	—	533	128.00–130.00	129.00
2	—	473	131.00–135.00	133.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	90.00–91.00	90.49
2	—	585	90.00–92.00	91.01
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	100.00–115.00	108.17
4	—	334	110.00–115.00	111.20
4	—	263	110.00–115.00	112.49
1	—	240	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
11	—	372	120.00–128.00	122.11
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
5	—	331	122.50–135.00	127.53
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	135.00–145.00	139.86
2	—	518	125.00–127.00	125.98
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
2	—	410	140.00–145.00	142.53
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
3	—	377	145.00–165.00	154.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	90.00–93.00	91.50
1	—	705	93.00	93.00
2	—	535	90.00–94.00	92.04
2	—	680	90.00–93.00	91.50
1	—	615	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	100.00–105.00	101.65
4	—	275	100.00–105.00	101.23
3	—	357	100.00–110.00	106.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	126.00–135.00	130.29
2	—	620	112.00–113.00	112.50
1	—	360	126.00	126.00
2	—	433	123.00–127.50	125.21
5	—	472	120.00–124.00	121.80
7	—	523	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	112.00–115.00	113.37
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	97.50	97.50
2	—	515	90.00–93.00	91.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	787	400.00–525.00	480.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	728	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	682	46.00–48.00	46.64
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	752	52.00–69.00	58.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	450.00–460.00	455.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	1,285.00	1,285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	833	46.00–55.00	49.53
3	—	793	35.00–41.00	38.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,238	48.00–61.00	55.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	65.00–71.00	68.29
4	—	1,669	76.00–89.00	80.82

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

Steers · 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