Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers an bulls were steady to

2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering

of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.45/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$128.45

108 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$35.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

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	441	133.12	588	76
Medium and Large 2	410	120.27	493	26
Small 1-2	327	111.73	365	3thin
Medium and Large 3	472	97.78	462	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.34/cwt here — about $126 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 sale108 hd

128.45

—

SC average5 barns · 597 hd

128.40

+0.05

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	1,468	90.51	1,329	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	64.45	954	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	58.92	655	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	835	50.90	425	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	152.99/cwt	151.00–155.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	133.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	556	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	126.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	156.11/cwt	153.00–159.00	731	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	331	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	888	66.00/cwt	65.00–67.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	734	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	118.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	157.64/cwt	156.00–160.00	665	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	327	111.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	365	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	366	126.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	58.92/cwt	55.00–65.00	655	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	56.20/cwt	54.00–60.00	484	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	64.45/cwt	62.00–69.00	954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,468	90.51/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	129.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	664	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	181.26/cwt	180.00–182.50	576	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	734	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	137.37/cwt	133.00–145.00	596	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	149.55/cwt	147.50–150.00	425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	148.79/cwt	140.00–155.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	112.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	169.96/cwt	160.00–175.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	146.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	137.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	97.78/cwt	95.00–101.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	166.83/cwt	160.00–172.50	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	127.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	128.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	211	140.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	297	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	136.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	130.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	600	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	144.94/cwt	142.00–147.50	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	131.87/cwt	125.00–136.00	695	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	163.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	122.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	167.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	136.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	140.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 276Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 2

Compared to last week feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers an bulls were steady to

2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering

of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	151.00–155.00	152.99
3	—	522	140.00–142.00	140.66
3	—	422	156.00–160.00	157.64
2	—	615	133.00–135.00	134.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	115.00–125.00	118.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	125.00–135.00	129.50
17	—	434	133.00–145.00	137.37
5	—	477	130.00–140.00	137.24
4	—	581	120.00–130.00	127.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	151.00	151.00
10	—	416	130.00–138.00	133.72
5	—	568	125.00–135.00	131.84
9	—	211	140.00–145.00	140.58
6	—	664	124.00	124.00
6	—	372	135.00–145.00	136.57
21	—	461	125.00–135.00	130.26
11	—	527	125.00–136.00	131.87
6	—	323	140.00–145.00	140.84
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	110.00–115.00	111.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	125.00–130.00	127.53
7	—	467	110.00–120.00	112.72
6	—	425	115.00–125.00	120.96
2	—	623	110.00–114.00	112.07
4	—	265	125.00–135.00	128.92
4	—	388	120.00–130.00	122.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	95.00–101.00	97.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	144.00	144.00
4	—	524	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
2	—	468	153.00–159.00	156.11
5	—	335	160.00–175.00	169.96
4	—	376	160.00–172.50	166.83
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
4	—	879	110.00	110.00
7	—	583	142.00–147.50	144.94
3	—	275	160.00–170.00	163.03
2	—	223	165.00–170.00	167.36
7	—	621	135.00–140.00	136.11
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	125.00–130.00	126.59
2	—	250	130.00–135.00	132.50
7	—	366	120.00–130.00	126.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
2	—	318	180.00–182.50	181.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	284	147.50–150.00	149.55
4	—	321	140.00–155.00	148.79
5	—	388	140.00–150.00	146.01
4	—	768	112.00	112.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	65.00–67.00	66.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,112	55.00–65.00	58.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	54.00–60.00	56.20
1	—	755	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	62.00–69.00	64.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	90.00–92.00	90.51

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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