Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Heavy 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 $145.77/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$145.77

438 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$45.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

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	534	152.69	815	321
Medium and Large 2	483	136.80	660	36
Small 1-2	462	124.01	573	73
Medium and Large 3	504	106.85	538	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.85/cwt here — about $277 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 sale438 hd

145.77

—

SC average5 barns · 762 hd

144.79

+0.97

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	1,190	91.00	1,083	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	65.13	1,057	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	61.49	684	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	856	57.86	495	15

Every lot, as filed

121 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	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	122.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	455	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	623	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.47/cwt	118.00–125.00	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.39/cwt	155.00–165.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	123.70/cwt	118.00–125.50	661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	217	166.42/cwt	160.00–175.00	361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.88/cwt	145.00–159.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	145.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.33/cwt	130.00–142.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	115.11/cwt	115.00–117.00	787	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	134.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	611	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	151.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	157.44/cwt	150.00–167.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	145.88/cwt	145.00–146.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	454	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	109.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	325	123.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	401	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	97.55/cwt	95.00–100.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	117.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	113.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	113.49/cwt	110.00–118.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.74/cwt	136.00–137.50	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	96.97/cwt	93.00–100.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	106.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	633	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	18,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	962	1,933.45/cwt	1,800.00–2,000.00	18,600	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,370.39/cwt	1,200.00–1,550.00	15,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	46.48/cwt	42.00–50.00	362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	62.00/cwt	55.00–69.00	548	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	65.50/cwt	61.00–68.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	65.13/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,057	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	49.44/cwt	45.00–52.00	507	2
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	414	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	559	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	313	123.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	387	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	464	121.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	565	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	826.10/cwt	700.00–950.00	6,278	3
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	474	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	602	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	715	972.38/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	6,953	2
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	258	114.08/cwt	110.00–117.50	294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	171.54/cwt	170.00–177.50	738	21
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	509	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	621	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	170.26/cwt	164.00–178.00	732	67
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,778	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	733	884.04/cwt	850.00–925.00	6,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	186.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	448	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	130.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	133.09/cwt	130.00–135.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	125.54/cwt	120.00–133.00	586	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	165.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.28/cwt	157.50–167.50	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	137.38/cwt	137.00–138.00	515	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	147.42/cwt	146.00–148.50	815	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	128.53/cwt	125.00–138.00	564	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	139.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	646	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	126.87/cwt	126.00–127.00	877	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	121.43/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,007	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	157.14/cwt	154.00–158.50	819	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	120.51/cwt	119.50–121.00	741	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	170.54/cwt	169.00–172.50	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	146.23/cwt	145.00–147.50	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	791	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	120.32/cwt	119.00–125.00	709	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	164.35/cwt	160.00–170.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	584	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	177.72/cwt	175.00–183.00	666	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,055.99/cwt	1,575.00–2,250.00	23,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	146.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	791	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	124.42/cwt	124.00–124.50	896	25

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,010Last week 80Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 42Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 2Year ago 9

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Heavy 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	—	573	120.00	120.00
5	—	373	120.00–130.00	122.01
2	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.57
2	—	273	125.00–130.00	127.39
3	—	313	120.00–130.00	123.62
2	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.41
7	—	464	120.00–124.00	121.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	170.00	170.00
4	—	473	155.00–165.00	161.39
1	—	765	117.50	117.50
6	—	622	130.00–142.00	135.33
7	—	327	160.00–170.00	165.60
3	—	426	157.50–167.50	163.28
1	—	720	122.50	122.50
2	—	585	145.00–147.50	146.23
4	—	381	160.00–170.00	164.35
19	—	541	140.00–148.00	146.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	117.50	117.50
5	—	525	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	150.00–155.00	151.70
8	—	438	145.00–146.00	145.88
2	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
6	—	519	125.00–135.00	129.96
2	—	565	136.00–137.50	136.74
4	—	369	140.00–150.00	144.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
4	—	474	100.00–110.00	106.19
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	135.00	135.00
8	—	474	127.00	127.00
3	—	300	130.00	130.00
32	—	509	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	430	170.00–177.50	171.54
1	—	555	153.00	153.00
3	—	240	180.00–190.00	186.74
3	—	465	169.00–172.50	170.54
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
4	—	375	175.00–183.00	177.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	430	164.00–178.00	170.26
48	—	553	146.00–148.50	147.42
31	—	691	126.00–127.00	126.87
14	—	829	120.00–122.00	121.43
4	—	608	136.00	136.00
23	—	521	154.00–158.50	157.14
27	—	475	166.50	166.50
25	—	720	124.00–124.50	124.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	118.00–125.00	122.47
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
14	—	534	118.00–125.50	123.70
2	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
17	—	684	115.00–117.00	115.11
9	—	382	125.00–135.00	130.76
4	—	326	130.00–135.00	133.09
13	—	467	120.00–133.00	125.54
37	—	439	125.00–138.00	128.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	160.00–175.00	166.42
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
2	—	385	140.00–142.00	141.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	105.00–115.00	109.97
3	—	313	120.00–125.00	123.40
6	—	424	110.00–120.00	117.60
7	—	369	110.00–120.00	113.92
8	—	480	110.00–118.00	113.49
3	—	713	105.00	105.00
2	—	563	110.00–115.00	112.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	325	120.00–124.00	123.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	619	95.00–100.00	97.55
2	—	468	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	92.50	92.50
4	—	658	93.00–100.00	96.97
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	110.00–117.50	114.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	375	137.00–138.00	137.38
53	—	464	130.00–140.00	139.21
42	—	615	119.50–121.00	120.51
37	—	589	119.00–125.00	120.32
20	—	428	136.50	136.50
5	—	655	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	145.00–159.00	148.88
9	—	511	140.00–155.00	145.68
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
3	—	407	150.00–167.00	157.44
6	—	565	130.00–140.00	135.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	110.00–115.00	112.46
8	—	478	130.00–140.00	134.63
3	—	432	130.00–140.00	135.02
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
3	—	508	120.00–130.00	124.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	454	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	42.00–50.00	46.48
11	—	884	55.00–69.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,142	61.00–68.00	65.50
2	—	1,025	45.00–52.00	49.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	62.00–68.00	65.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,370.39
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	760	700.00–950.00	826.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,933.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	850.00–1,100.00	972.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	850.00–925.00	884.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,132	1,575.00–2,250.00	2,055.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	875.00	875.00

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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