Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower, slaughter

bulls were 3.00 lower. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.05/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$119.05

114 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$31.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

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	420	129.33	543	58
Medium and Large 2	436	114.34	498	31
Small 1-2	326	108.35	353	8thin
Medium and Large 3	509	97.61	497	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.72/cwt here — about $46 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 sale114 hd

119.05

—

SC average5 barns · 609 hd

118.92

+0.13

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	1,485	87.48	1,299	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	60.61	718	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	841	54.76	461	18

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	128.95/cwt	125.00–138.00	552	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	140.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	149.84/cwt	147.00–151.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	118.80/cwt	117.50–120.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.26/cwt	130.00–145.00	592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	135.45/cwt	130.00–141.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	144.19/cwt	140.00–151.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.49/cwt	120.00–127.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	123.87/cwt	121.00–130.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	148.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	115.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	154.90/cwt	150.00–162.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.20/cwt	110.00–117.50	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	721	90.27/cwt	89.00–92.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	143.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	134.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	654	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	737.00/cwt	600.00–950.00	7,886	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	971.19/cwt	950.00–1,010.00	10,615	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	23,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	101.98/cwt	101.00–103.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	97.90/cwt	95.00–102.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	101.20/cwt	99.00–104.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	119.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	83.49/cwt	83.00–84.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	99.12/cwt	95.00–102.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	732	39.57/cwt	38.00–41.00	290	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	6,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	628.31/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	60.61/cwt	52.00–70.00	718	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	291	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	308	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	385	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	107.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	357	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	57.80/cwt	50.00–63.00	499	15
Bulls	—	—	1,485	87.48/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,299	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	730	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	857	780.84/cwt	750.00–825.00	6,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	173.29/cwt	170.00–174.00	643	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	766.75/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	131.63/cwt	127.50–139.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	132.29/cwt	130.00–141.00	362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	127.50/cwt	121.00–135.00	608	15
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	894	546.08/cwt	500.00–650.00	4,882	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	995	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,224	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	790	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	159.08/cwt	155.00–166.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	161.27/cwt	155.00–166.00	692	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	411	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	128.42/cwt	120.00–135.00	479	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	133.02/cwt	130.00–143.00	286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.50	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	159.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	586	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	935	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,013	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	858	723.62/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,209	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.45/cwt	141.00–146.00	822	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	128.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	350	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	863	953.65/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,230	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	645	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,676	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	674.50/cwt	650.00–700.00	5,092	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 Mar 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 1,010Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 29Year ago 4

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower, slaughter

bulls were 3.00 lower. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	125.00–138.00	128.95
3	—	333	130.00–141.00	135.45
8	—	516	121.00–130.00	123.87
6	—	377	127.50–139.00	131.63
5	—	274	130.00–141.00	132.29
15	—	477	121.00–135.00	127.50
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
4	—	215	130.00–143.00	133.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	117.50–120.00	118.80
2	—	508	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	628	105.00	105.00
2	—	225	120.00	120.00
4	—	424	110.00–120.00	115.74
3	—	475	110.00–117.50	114.20
2	—	673	101.00–103.00	101.98
5	—	585	110.00–112.00	110.80
6	—	270	115.00–125.00	119.83
3	—	373	115.00–120.00	117.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	95.00–102.00	97.90
5	—	427	99.00–104.00	101.20
2	—	730	83.00–84.00	83.49
6	—	531	95.00–102.00	99.12
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	105.00–110.00	107.33
2	—	383	105.00–110.00	107.42
3	—	280	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	614	138.00–142.00	140.00
6	—	516	147.00–151.00	149.84
2	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.46
6	—	465	155.00–166.00	159.08
6	—	429	155.00–166.00	161.27
8	—	368	155.00–165.00	159.25
2	—	573	141.00–146.00	143.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	140.00–151.00	144.19
2	—	573	125.00–133.00	128.98
6	—	377	145.00–150.00	148.77
1	—	810	112.50	112.50
3	—	232	140.00–150.00	143.38
3	—	472	140.00–150.00	145.11
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	120.00–130.00	125.04
3	—	308	120.00–130.00	124.97
3	—	373	120.00–135.00	128.42
5	—	272	120.00–135.00	128.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	170.00–174.00	173.29
1	—	400	172.50	172.50
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	130.00–145.00	139.26
7	—	516	120.00–127.00	122.49
3	—	577	120.00–125.00	122.43
3	—	638	110.00–114.00	111.99
4	—	486	130.00–140.00	134.53
3	—	673	110.00–112.00	110.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	150.00–155.00	152.00
6	—	425	150.00–162.00	154.90
2	—	680	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	538	140.00–141.00	140.50
3	—	627	120.00–127.50	124.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	89.00–92.00	90.27
3	—	463	100.00–110.00	104.91

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,070	600.00–950.00	737.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	550.00–700.00	628.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	545.00	545.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	894	500.00–650.00	546.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	700.00–750.00	723.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	755	650.00–700.00	674.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	950.00–1,010.00	971.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	750.00–800.00	766.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	750.00–825.00	780.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	863	800.00–1,000.00	953.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	38.00–41.00	39.57
15	—	863	50.00–63.00	57.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,184	52.00–70.00	60.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	87.00–88.00	87.48

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

Heifers · 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