Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and 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 $126.01/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$126.01

140 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$32.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

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	419	133.89	561	76
Medium and Large 2	408	119.38	487	52
Small 1-2	403	111.00	447	4thin
Medium and Large 3	537	101.71	547	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.18/cwt here — about $14 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 sale140 hd

126.01

—

SC average5 barns · 672 hd

124.22

+1.79

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	1,367	85.89	1,174	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	60.38	686	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	871	58.36	508	15

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	215	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	274	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	128.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	417	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	400	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,005	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	943	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,658	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	129.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	485	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	169.17/cwt	155.00–175.00	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	164.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	159.97/cwt	155.00–170.00	427	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	958	649.02/cwt	625.00–675.00	6,218	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	859	599.94/cwt	525.00–675.00	5,153	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	800.74/cwt	775.00–825.00	6,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	129.63/cwt	124.00–130.10	649	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.06/cwt	134.00–145.00	710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	170.94/cwt	160.00–180.00	376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	135.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	518	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	134.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	579	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	155.69/cwt	155.00–157.00	721	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	503	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	585	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	561	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	523	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	49.34/cwt	45.00–53.00	425	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	63.47/cwt	60.00–70.00	726	16
Bulls	—	—	1,525	90.58/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,381	6
Bulls	—	—	1,052	76.50/cwt	72.00–80.00	805	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	50.51/cwt	42.00–54.00	561	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	64.37/cwt	59.00–72.00	565	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,148	714.05/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.35/cwt	143.00–155.00	630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	143.04/cwt	141.00–145.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	164.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	680	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,159	784.83/cwt	650.00–875.00	9,096	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,177	853.79/cwt	720.00–950.00	10,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.76/cwt	107.00–113.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	105.47/cwt	103.00–108.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	144.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	131.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	125.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	139.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	124.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	124.33/cwt	121.00–130.00	403	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	594	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.75/cwt	134.00–145.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	100.88/cwt	100.00–102.50	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	127.92/cwt	122.50–132.50	357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.44/cwt	135.00–144.00	674	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	113.64/cwt	112.00–115.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	115.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	119.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 274Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 25Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 6Year ago 1

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and 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
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	125.00–130.00	127.56
4	—	325	125.00–130.00	128.19
4	—	375	125.00–135.00	129.44
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	320	155.00–175.00	169.17
8	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.08
3	—	267	155.00–170.00	159.97
2	—	523	145.00–150.00	147.39
4	—	220	160.00–180.00	170.94
3	—	463	155.00–157.00	155.69
7	—	414	160.00–165.00	164.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	140.00–150.00	144.98
4	—	274	140.00–150.00	144.89
2	—	563	140.00–143.00	141.52
6	—	633	120.00–129.00	124.82
2	—	708	110.00–113.00	111.51
6	—	428	134.00–145.00	139.75
16	—	470	135.00–144.00	143.44
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	445	110.00–112.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	501	124.00–130.10	129.63
16	—	383	135.00–140.00	135.29
3	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.62
19	—	430	130.00–140.00	134.54
4	—	245	142.00	142.00
2	—	570	124.00–125.00	124.50
4	—	329	135.00–145.00	139.48
6	—	280	135.00–140.00	138.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	107.00–113.00	109.76
4	—	235	120.00–130.00	125.11
9	—	324	121.00–130.00	124.33
6	—	279	122.50–132.50	127.92
5	—	370	118.00–122.00	120.01
4	—	529	112.00–115.00	113.64
12	—	469	110.00–118.00	115.63
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
7	—	421	115.00–125.00	119.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	100.00–102.50	100.88
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.59
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	120.00–130.00	125.24
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
2	—	668	103.00–108.00	105.47
7	—	476	125.00–135.00	131.17
24	—	432	130.00–140.00	137.41
2	—	635	110.00–115.00	112.52
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	134.00–145.00	136.06
9	—	425	143.00–155.00	148.35
2	—	460	141.00–145.00	143.04
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	115.00–117.50	116.24
2	—	478	115.00–120.00	117.46
2	—	428	122.00–122.50	122.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	625.00–675.00	649.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	859	525.00–675.00	599.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	775.00–825.00	800.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	700.00–725.00	714.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,159	650.00–875.00	784.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,177	720.00–950.00	853.79
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	535.00	535.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	861	45.00–53.00	49.34
9	—	878	59.00–72.00	64.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,144	60.00–70.00	63.47
5	—	1,111	42.00–54.00	50.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,525	88.00–94.00	90.58
3	—	1,052	72.00–80.00	76.50

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

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

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