Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average to plain

quality cattle due to wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.85/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$108.85

31 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$33.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

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	399	126.31	504	7thin
Medium and Large 2	474	110.55	525	11thin
Small 1-2	388	102.46	398	7thin
Medium and Large 3	548	92.79	509	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.51/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale31 hd

108.85

—

SC average5 barns · 243 hd

111.74

−2.90

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	—	Average	1,815	93.00	1,688	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	65.08	805	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	63.59	916	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	879	59.64	524	6thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	473	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	577	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	111.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	360	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	638	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	102.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	754	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	103.68/cwt	100.00–106.00	391	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	63.28/cwt	55.00–70.00	771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	740	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	60.71/cwt	54.00–64.00	531	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	368	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	117.83/cwt	110.00–125.00	271	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	63.59/cwt	60.00–66.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	93.54/cwt	90.00–97.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	95.53/cwt	93.00–98.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	108.03/cwt	106.00–110.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	130.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	108.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.39/cwt	135.00–143.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 293Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 35Year ago 40

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average to plain

quality cattle due to wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.06
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
4	—	679	100.00–105.00	101.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
2	—	565	127.00–129.00	128.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
2	—	630	90.00–95.00	92.54
2	—	663	90.00–97.00	93.54
2	—	583	93.00–98.00	95.53
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	110.00–115.00	111.57
2	—	283	110.00–115.00	112.43
2	—	230	110.00–125.00	117.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	110.00–120.00	114.95
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	760	93.00	93.00
2	—	488	125.00–135.00	130.08
2	—	335	130.00–135.00	132.46
3	—	385	135.00–143.00	138.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	132.00–136.00	133.97
2	—	525	140.00–142.00	140.96
1	—	235	163.00	163.00
4	—	296	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	118.00–119.00	118.50
1	—	345	127.00	127.00
2	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.57
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	100.00–105.00	102.61
3	—	377	100.00–106.00	103.68
2	—	463	100.00–101.00	100.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	90.00–95.00	92.47
2	—	613	92.00–95.00	93.48
2	—	468	90.00–95.00	92.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	106.00–110.00	108.03
2	—	330	110.00–115.00	112.42
3	—	527	105.00–111.00	108.00
2	—	483	110.00–115.00	112.56
2	—	433	112.00–114.00	113.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,218	55.00–70.00	63.28
2	—	1,338	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	875	54.00–64.00	60.71
1	—	875	42.00	42.00
1	—	900	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	60.00–66.00	63.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	93.00	93.00

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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