Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate 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 $118.63/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$118.63

80 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$28.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

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	128.34	478	25
Medium and Large 2	397	119.76	475	34
Small 1-2	365	109.82	401	11thin
Medium and Large 3	442	100.26	443	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.08/cwt here — about $35 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 sale80 hd

118.63

—

SC average5 barns · 838 hd

120.89

−2.26

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	1,356	78.27	1,061	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	59.13	728	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	58.39	833	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	45.38	418	6thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	59.50/cwt	56.00–66.00	732	14
Bulls	—	—	1,176	73.03/cwt	67.00–79.00	859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,781	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	766	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,344	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	3,518	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	724	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,801	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,426	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	974	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,715	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,564	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,241.52/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	14,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	696	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	444	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.55/cwt	121.00–124.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	596	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	100.17/cwt	98.00–102.50	430	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	119.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	135.33/cwt	127.50–140.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	133.06/cwt	128.00–141.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	396	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	100.03/cwt	95.00–105.00	507	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	58.39/cwt	55.00–60.00	833	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	55.10/cwt	53.00–57.00	516	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	40.52/cwt	30.00–48.00	370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	454	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.32/cwt	130.00–131.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	150.09/cwt	145.00–160.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	736	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	829	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	544	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	658	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	422	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	232	123.76/cwt	115.00–135.00	287	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	128.72/cwt	120.00–132.00	350	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	120.34/cwt	118.00–123.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.28/cwt	137.00–144.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	155.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	586	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	153.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	139.82/cwt	131.00–146.00	454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	137.18/cwt	132.50–144.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	204	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.38/cwt	131.00–146.00	505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	214	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.36/cwt	132.50–146.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	410	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	322	110.53/cwt	110.00–111.00	356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	711	1
Steers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	324	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	107.76/cwt	103.00–112.50	289	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	602	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	126.66/cwt	122.00–130.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	127.21/cwt	124.00–132.50	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	128.90/cwt	127.50–130.00	351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.45/cwt	115.00–123.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	119.51/cwt	117.50–122.50	327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	227	114.74/cwt	112.50–117.00	260	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	548	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	499	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	430	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	363	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	402	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	282	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	123.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	311	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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 323Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 35Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 38Year ago 14

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle 3.00 lower, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	54.00	54.00
14	—	1,231	56.00–66.00	59.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,426	55.00–60.00	58.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	936	53.00–57.00	55.10
4	—	914	30.00–48.00	40.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,176	67.00–79.00	73.03
1	—	1,895	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	766	306.00	306.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	469.00	469.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	724	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,426	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	974	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,142	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,182	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,241.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	145.00–155.00	149.74
2	—	508	134.00–140.00	137.00
3	—	585	130.00–131.00	130.32
4	—	481	145.00–160.00	150.09
1	—	608	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	444	117.50–120.00	118.74
2	—	474	115.00–125.00	119.94
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	678	100.00	100.00
1	—	454	103.00	103.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	526	121.00–124.00	122.55
1	—	596	120.00	120.00
5	—	479	127.50–140.00	135.33
3	—	443	128.00–141.00	133.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	462	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	486	104.00	104.00
3	—	429	98.00–102.50	100.17
1	—	396	104.00	104.00
2	—	507	95.00–105.00	100.03
1	—	578	104.00	104.00
2	—	327	90.00–100.00	95.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	602	112.00	112.00
6	—	480	115.00–123.00	120.45
4	—	563	115.00–119.00	115.98
5	—	274	117.50–122.50	119.51
2	—	307	115.00–120.00	117.54
9	—	415	115.00–125.00	120.30
4	—	229	120.00–125.00	123.80
3	—	372	120.00–122.50	120.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	130.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	568	120.00	120.00
2	—	374	131.00–135.00	133.01
4	—	422	122.00–130.00	126.66
6	—	459	124.00–132.50	127.21
5	—	272	127.50–130.00	128.90
2	—	235	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	110.00–111.00	110.53
1	—	602	100.00	100.00
2	—	227	112.50–117.00	114.74
1	—	548	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	107.50	107.50
3	—	363	110.00–112.50	110.82
1	—	282	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	614	135.00	135.00
2	—	429	150.00	150.00
3	—	570	137.00–144.00	139.28
11	—	376	150.00–165.00	155.78
4	—	331	150.00–160.00	153.44
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	544	121.00	121.00
2	—	338	120.00–130.00	124.97
6	—	232	115.00–135.00	123.76
9	—	272	120.00–132.00	128.72
3	—	388	118.00–123.00	120.34
1	—	418	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	552	130.00	130.00
4	—	325	131.00–146.00	139.82
3	—	472	132.50–144.00	137.18
1	—	204	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	678	122.50	122.50
2	—	258	130.00	130.00
6	—	370	131.00–146.00	136.38
2	—	425	132.50–146.00	139.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	372	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	214	100.00	100.00
2	—	307	112.50–115.00	113.76
4	—	268	103.00–112.50	107.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	170.00	170.00
1	—	418	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	324	123.00	123.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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