Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain quality cattle

with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.70/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$142.70

58 head · 357 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$54.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

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	326	161.50	526	21
Medium and Large 2	402	137.71	553	22
Small 1-2	310	126.18	391	13thin
Medium and Large 3	488	107.46	524	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.04/cwt here — about $2 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 sale58 hd

142.70

—

SC average5 barns · 378 hd

137.50

+5.19

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	1,455	81.92	1,192	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	66.25	826	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	57.06	858	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	841	53.62	451	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,129	1,134.58/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	12,809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	524	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	744.73/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,564	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	765.63/cwt	650.00–825.00	9,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	159.05/cwt	155.00–165.00	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.51/cwt	132.50–139.00	454	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	363	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	658	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,324	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	685	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	128.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	354	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	985.20/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	9,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	687	77.98/cwt	75.00–82.50	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	157.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	159.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	381	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	163.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	689.47/cwt	650.00–725.00	5,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	147.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	321	122.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	393	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	62.59/cwt	58.00–69.00	945	2
Bulls	—	—	1,577	73.50/cwt	65.00–79.00	1,159	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	59.38/cwt	55.00–62.00	501	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	65.32/cwt	60.00–72.00	801	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	45.56/cwt	41.00–50.00	381	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,099	1
Bulls	—	—	1,332	90.34/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,203	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,073	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	135.84/cwt	125.00–138.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.12/cwt	102.50–110.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.17/cwt	115.00–120.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	112.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	121.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	139.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	139.16/cwt	136.00–140.00	523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.50/cwt	135.00–137.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	94.30/cwt	92.50–96.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.88/cwt	125.00–139.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	108.39/cwt	105.00–115.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	93.54/cwt	92.00–95.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	106.07/cwt	100.00–111.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	625	8

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 320Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 51Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 10

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain quality cattle

with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,129	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,134.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	900.00–1,075.00	985.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	700.00–775.00	744.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,198	650.00–825.00	765.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	760	650.00–725.00	689.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	77.00	77.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	400.00	400.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	687	75.00–82.50	77.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	120.00–125.00	123.39
4	—	425	115.00–120.00	117.17
3	—	478	110.00–116.00	112.59
3	—	273	120.00–125.00	121.55
2	—	708	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.59
2	—	538	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	132.50–139.00	135.51
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
4	—	423	131.00–132.00	131.51
2	—	255	130.00–135.00	132.45
3	—	530	123.00–127.00	124.98
3	—	387	135.00–138.00	136.00
2	—	473	127.00–132.00	129.43
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	110.00–115.00	112.48
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
2	—	360	110.00–115.00	112.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	92.50–96.00	94.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	105.00–110.00	107.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	155.00–165.00	159.05
4	—	379	155.00–160.00	157.61
3	—	238	155.00–165.00	159.97
3	—	277	160.00–165.00	163.28
1	—	610	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
4	—	275	125.00–130.00	128.82
2	—	383	130.00	130.00
6	—	321	120.00–130.00	122.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
6	—	502	125.00–138.00	135.84
4	—	288	135.00–145.00	139.98
5	—	376	136.00–140.00	139.16
4	—	320	140.00–150.00	143.77
2	—	428	125.00–139.00	131.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	125.00–130.00	127.98
4	—	418	130.00–140.00	134.50
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
3	—	662	100.00–111.00	106.07
8	—	523	115.00–122.00	119.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
3	—	413	145.00–150.00	147.32
7	—	465	135.00–145.00	139.56
4	—	523	135.00–137.00	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	102.50–110.00	106.12
3	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.64
3	—	423	105.00–115.00	108.39
2	—	623	92.00–95.00	93.54
1	—	660	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,510	58.00–69.00	62.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	844	55.00–62.00	59.38
5	—	836	41.00–50.00	45.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,226	60.00–72.00	65.32
1	—	1,455	75.50	75.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	65.00–79.00	73.50
3	—	1,332	88.00–92.00	90.34

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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Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle