Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering 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 $139.53/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$139.53

34 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$55.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

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	372	155.85	579	10thin
Medium and Large 2	402	138.46	557	14thin
Small 1-2	342	127.46	436	9thin
Medium and Large 3	545	100.00	545	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.85/cwt here — about $34 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 sale34 hd

139.53

—

SC average5 barns · 138 hd

135.89

+3.64

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	1,600	94.00	1,504	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	60.01	739	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	846	54.72	463	17

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	225	132.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.12/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	650	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	44.94/cwt	40.00–50.00	353	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	60.05/cwt	55.00–65.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	293	128.86/cwt	125.00–134.00	378	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	392	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	476	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	45.22/cwt	40.00–51.00	512	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	64.94/cwt	60.00–72.00	821	15
Bulls	—	—	1,600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	145.48/cwt	141.00–150.00	666	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	354	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	134.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	90.99/cwt	90.00–93.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	139.15/cwt	136.00–142.50	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	141.39/cwt	138.00–145.00	508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.26/cwt	145.00–158.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	122.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 39Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 11Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 10

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	130.00–135.00	132.72
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
3	—	293	125.00–134.00	128.86
2	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	160.00–170.00	166.55
3	—	375	150.00–155.00	153.44
1	—	410	146.00	146.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
2	—	473	145.00–158.00	151.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00–138.00	134.12
1	—	265	142.50	142.50
2	—	478	130.00–138.00	134.02
2	—	320	136.00–142.50	139.15
1	—	575	133.00	133.00
6	—	359	138.00–145.00	141.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
4	—	624	90.00–93.00	90.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
2	—	338	135.00	135.00
3	—	512	120.00–125.00	122.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	105.00–110.00	107.53
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	106.00	106.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	458	141.00–150.00	145.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	74.00	74.00
1	—	545	65.00	65.00
1	—	450	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	785	40.00–50.00	44.94
11	—	880	55.00–65.00	60.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,132	40.00–51.00	45.22
15	—	1,264	60.00–72.00	64.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	94.00	94.00

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