Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Feeder bulls were too few to trend. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too few to trend. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.00/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$140.00

54 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$37.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

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	387	153.40	594	27
Medium and Large 2	379	132.17	501	17thin
Medium and Large 3	295	118.01	348	5thin
Small 1-2	268	116.21	311	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.19/cwt here — about $283 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 sale54 hd

140.00

—

SC average5 barns · 468 hd

136.10

+3.89

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	1,529	71.09	1,087	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,347	57.12	770	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	53.28	564	32

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Small 1-2	—	200	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	246	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	548	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	575	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	367	106.31/cwt	104.00–110.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	146.41/cwt	140.00–153.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	708	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,779	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	282	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	124.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	624	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	279	117.35/cwt	112.50–124.00	327	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	326	108.55/cwt	105.00–112.00	354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.48/cwt	150.00–162.50	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	160.00/cwt	155.00–162.50	523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	127.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	589	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	708	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	154.85/cwt	150.00–166.00	582	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	302	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	320	1
Bulls	—	—	826	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	55.52/cwt	48.00–65.00	604	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	741	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	872	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	302	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	41.16/cwt	35.00–46.00	372	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,712	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.06/cwt	112.00–147.50	563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	57.49/cwt	53.00–64.00	779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	83.64/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	138.71/cwt	137.50–140.00	309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	414	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	288	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	126.60/cwt	120.00–131.00	403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.09/cwt	126.00–145.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	118.35/cwt	117.50–120.00	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	302	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	159.43/cwt	155.00–163.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	206	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	112.75/cwt	110.00–117.50	487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	134.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	138.15/cwt	130.00–142.50	323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	118.73/cwt	112.50–125.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	244	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	664	3

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 145Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 22Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	123.00	123.00
3	—	279	112.50–124.00	117.35
1	—	302	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00–153.00	146.41
1	—	562	137.00	137.00
3	—	423	150.00–162.50	157.48
5	—	327	155.00–162.50	160.00
8	—	376	150.00–166.00	154.85
4	—	283	155.00–163.00	159.43
1	—	526	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	302	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	122.50	122.50
3	—	423	112.00–147.50	133.06
1	—	342	130.00	130.00
2	—	368	126.00–145.00	135.09
2	—	277	130.00–140.00	134.69
1	—	678	110.00	110.00
4	—	234	130.00–142.50	138.15
3	—	476	130.00–133.00	131.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	117.50–120.00	118.35
1	—	302	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	548	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	482	120.00–135.00	127.69
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	412	115.00	115.00
2	—	506	112.50–125.00	118.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	406	144.00–146.00	144.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	414	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	104.00–110.00	106.31
1	—	282	110.00	110.00
5	—	326	105.00–112.00	108.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	120.00–130.00	124.75
1	—	516	121.00	121.00
2	—	223	137.50–140.00	138.71
5	—	318	120.00–131.00	126.60
6	—	425	120.00–129.00	123.99
2	—	460	123.00–124.00	123.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	110.00–115.00	112.34
2	—	393	110.00–115.00	112.49
1	—	664	101.00	101.00
7	—	432	110.00–117.50	112.75
1	—	330	116.00	116.00
1	—	244	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	105.00	105.00
2	—	308	100.00–102.50	101.23
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	104.00	104.00
1	—	206	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	288	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	708	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,158	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,236	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	708	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	872	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	826	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,880	82.00–85.00	83.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,087	48.00–65.00	55.52
5	—	905	35.00–46.00	41.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,324	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,355	53.00–64.00	57.49

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