Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average 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 $127.80/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$127.80

139 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$14.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.44

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	392	129.67	508	22
Medium and Large 1-2	660	128.49	848	108
Small 1-2	324	114.92	373	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.75/cwt here — about $136 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 sale139 hd

127.80

—

SC average5 barns · 500 hd

137.24

−9.44

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	2,228	84.00	1,871	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	60.21	672	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	867	57.03	495	17

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	—	335	158.75/cwt	155.00–162.50	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	112.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	652	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	262	104.20/cwt	102.50–105.00	273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	125.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	651	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	805	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	132.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	152.96/cwt	151.00–155.00	578	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	211	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	227	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	395	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	232	119.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	278	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	645	552.71/cwt	500.00–600.00	3,565	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	102.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	336	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	365	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	393	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	442	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	60.21/cwt	50.00–66.00	672	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	653	45.94/cwt	45.00–47.00	300	2
Bulls	—	—	2,500	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	58.51/cwt	51.00–67.00	524	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	124.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	694	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.91/cwt	118.00–125.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	93.97/cwt	93.00–95.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.87/cwt	121.00–130.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	133.16/cwt	130.00–136.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	94.00/cwt	91.00–96.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	91.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	127.36/cwt	123.00–129.00	858	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	124.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	111.91/cwt	110.00–116.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	736	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 182Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 40Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 82Year ago 13

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average 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	—	335	155.00–162.50	158.75
2	—	378	151.00–155.00	152.96
2	—	560	131.00–132.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	120.00–130.00	125.52
7	—	229	130.00–140.00	132.13
4	—	371	135.00–145.00	139.87
3	—	573	118.00–125.00	120.91
4	—	435	121.00–130.00	125.87
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	115.00–125.00	119.75
2	—	325	110.00–115.00	112.46
4	—	393	110.00–115.00	112.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	674	123.00–129.00	127.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	110.00–115.00	112.36
2	—	413	110.00–115.00	112.42
2	—	220	115.00–120.00	117.44
3	—	288	110.00–116.00	111.91
3	—	362	110.00–115.00	111.61
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	102.50–105.00	104.20
4	—	211	105.00–110.00	107.54
2	—	385	100.00–105.00	102.56
2	—	328	100.00–105.00	102.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.60
1	—	295	136.00	136.00
3	—	472	120.00–129.00	124.62
2	—	323	130.00–136.00	133.16
4	—	429	120.00–130.00	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	93.00–95.00	93.97
7	—	571	91.00–96.00	94.00
3	—	415	90.00–95.00	91.63
2	—	630	90.00–93.00	91.52
2	—	520	90.00–95.00	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	670	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	110.00–113.00	111.53
2	—	438	115.00–125.00	120.03
3	—	458	115.00–120.00	116.64
2	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	88.00–90.00	88.99

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	—	950	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	645	500.00–600.00	552.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,116	50.00–66.00	60.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	45.00–47.00	45.94
15	—	896	51.00–67.00	58.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,500	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,955	91.00	91.00

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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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