Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.45/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$132.45

43 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$59.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

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	433	152.34	660	18thin
Medium and Large 2	463	124.92	578	15thin
Small 1-2	352	114.50	404	7thin
Medium and Large 3	427	92.73	396	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.61/cwt here — about $264 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 sale43 hd

132.45

—

SC average5 barns · 368 hd

132.51

−0.05

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	—	Low	1,248	73.33	915	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	56.85	634	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	804	47.38	381	14

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.52/cwt	125.00–140.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	154.13/cwt	150.00–162.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.71/cwt	108.00–115.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	128.95/cwt	125.00–129.50	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	123.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	118.57/cwt	112.00–128.00	548	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	450	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	972	583.15/cwt	525.00–625.00	5,668	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	851	69.34/cwt	67.00–70.00	590	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	162.61/cwt	155.00–170.00	545	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	116.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	162.27/cwt	153.00–169.00	599	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	358	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	56.85/cwt	50.00–64.00	634	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	751	36.78/cwt	34.00–40.00	276	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	51.62/cwt	45.00–61.00	426	10
Bulls	—	—	1,193	68.89/cwt	68.00–70.00	822	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,363	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	112.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	365	3
Bulls	—	—	1,303	77.77/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.50	643	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,894	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	812	79.67/cwt	75.00–85.00	647	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	86.47/cwt	85.00–88.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	108.54/cwt	105.00–112.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	92.73/cwt	90.00–95.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	124.98/cwt	123.00–126.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	108.68/cwt	105.00–112.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	118.60/cwt	112.00–123.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	110.22/cwt	105.00–116.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	118.24/cwt	111.00–125.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	110.58/cwt	108.00–114.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	705	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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 166Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 64Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 26Year ago 47

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	135.00–140.00	137.48
4	—	425	150.00–162.00	154.13
2	—	335	155.00–170.00	162.61
5	—	369	153.00–169.00	162.27
3	—	510	135.00–141.00	138.01
2	—	470	149.00–151.00	150.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	125.00–140.00	131.52
3	—	525	120.00–130.00	126.54
2	—	688	105.00–112.00	108.54
3	—	427	120.00–130.00	125.02
3	—	332	130.00–140.00	134.82
1	—	610	103.00	103.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	110.00–120.00	116.17
3	—	325	110.00–115.00	112.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	90.00–95.00	92.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	105.00–110.00	107.56
3	—	580	105.00–112.00	108.68
3	—	432	110.00–115.00	112.31
3	—	477	108.00–114.00	110.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	125.00–129.50	128.95
4	—	320	120.00–125.00	123.67
3	—	370	120.00–125.00	121.58
3	—	432	123.00–126.00	124.98
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	333	105.00–110.00	107.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	90.00–92.00	90.99
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	108.00–115.00	111.71
3	—	462	112.00–128.00	118.57
4	—	560	112.00–123.00	118.60
6	—	678	105.00–116.00	110.22
4	—	521	111.00–125.00	118.24
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	145.00–150.00	147.44
3	—	458	139.00–142.50	140.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	85.00–88.00	86.47
1	—	625	93.00	93.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	972	525.00–625.00	583.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	851	67.00–70.00	69.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	812	75.00–85.00	79.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,115	50.00–64.00	56.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	751	34.00–40.00	36.78
10	—	825	45.00–61.00	51.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	68.00–70.00	68.89
2	—	1,303	77.00–79.00	77.77

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