Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls no trends based on limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to few too trend. 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 $122.60/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$122.60

96 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$21.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

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	415	128.65	534	44
Medium and Large 2	459	118.92	546	40
Small 1-2	415	115.64	480	8thin
Medium and Large 3	339	106.76	362	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.90/cwt here — about $172 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 sale96 hd

122.60

—

SC average5 barns · 424 hd

124.56

−1.96

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	1,140	71.00	809	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	62.34	745	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	60.00	855	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	877	50.12	440	7thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	—	1,140	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	809	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	855	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	42.48/cwt	42.00–43.00	339	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	124.34/cwt	123.00–125.00	609	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	635	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,419	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	480	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	745	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	127.40/cwt	125.00–128.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	800	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	205	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	251	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	137.02/cwt	133.00–138.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	127.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	676	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	710	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	926	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	156.51/cwt	151.00–163.00	419	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	120.79/cwt	117.50–124.00	471	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	53.18/cwt	50.00–59.00	483	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	824.00/cwt	824.00–824.00	9,847	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	62.34/cwt	60.00–65.00	745	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	4,416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.50/cwt	107.50–117.50	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	104.84/cwt	100.00–112.50	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	120.30/cwt	116.00–123.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	124.00/cwt	122.50–125.00	472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	125.26/cwt	125.00–126.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	108.68/cwt	108.00–109.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	145.68/cwt	141.00–151.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	151.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	128.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	136.24/cwt	135.00–139.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	625	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	134.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	129.31/cwt	127.00–132.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	129.68/cwt	127.50–133.00	429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	130.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	123.50/cwt	120.00–126.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	136.28/cwt	129.00–140.00	311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	134.34/cwt	128.00–141.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	121.01/cwt	116.00–124.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	141.33/cwt	135.00–147.50	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	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 Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 231Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 100Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 35Year ago 61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	71.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	42.00–43.00	42.48
5	—	909	50.00–59.00	53.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	60.00–65.00	62.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	130.00–132.50	131.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	146.00	146.00
5	—	640	133.00–138.00	137.02
4	—	429	155.00–160.00	157.57
9	—	747	124.00	124.00
5	—	268	151.00–163.00	156.51
5	—	489	157.50	157.50
1	—	315	158.00	158.00
7	—	381	150.00–160.00	154.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
3	—	370	170.00–180.00	174.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
4	—	380	135.00–145.00	138.77
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	137.50	137.50
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
4	—	276	135.00–147.50	141.33
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	123.00–125.00	124.34
2	—	565	110.00–120.00	114.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	130.00–131.00	130.49
2	—	523	136.00–138.00	137.03
3	—	458	141.00–151.00	145.68
5	—	418	150.00–155.00	151.50
8	—	590	135.00–139.00	136.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	108.00–110.00	109.01
4	—	571	125.00–126.00	125.26
5	—	532	127.00–132.00	129.31
6	—	478	130.00–140.00	134.35
9	—	429	128.00–141.00	134.34
3	—	635	120.00–127.00	122.30
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	107.50–117.50	112.50
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	415	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
1	—	205	122.50	122.50
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
2	—	390	117.50–124.00	120.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	125.00–128.00	127.40
9	—	423	125.00–135.00	127.81
6	—	653	119.00	119.00
5	—	456	125.00–135.00	128.02
4	—	274	130.00–140.00	134.32
7	—	331	127.50–133.00	129.68
3	—	378	130.00–133.00	130.96
5	—	228	129.00–140.00	136.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	112.50	112.50
3	—	372	100.00–112.50	104.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	116.00–123.00	120.30
6	—	381	122.50–125.00	124.00
3	—	635	108.00–109.00	108.68
2	—	670	108.00	108.00
5	—	520	115.00–122.00	119.61
2	—	233	125.00–127.50	126.24
5	—	332	120.00–126.00	123.50
5	—	464	116.00–124.00	121.01
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	104.00–105.00	104.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	381.00	381.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	426.00	426.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	824.00	824.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	552.00	552.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	325.00	325.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	490.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	925.00	925.00

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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How this sale compares

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