Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $116.66/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$116.66

55 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$27.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

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	427	129.33	552	21
Medium and Large 2	526	110.79	583	22
Small 1-2	348	109.58	381	5thin
Medium and Large 3	487	102.14	498	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.18/cwt here — about $54 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 sale55 hd

116.66

—

SC average5 barns · 436 hd

119.56

−2.90

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	1,460	91.00	1,329	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	66.52	772	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	53.75	466	11

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	147.28/cwt	145.00–151.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.15/cwt	123.00–138.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	151.02/cwt	150.00–153.00	412	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	118.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	444	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	126.68/cwt	124.00–130.00	666	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	361	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	159.93/cwt	150.00–170.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	133.81/cwt	132.50–135.00	442	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	378	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	412	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	505	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	124.06/cwt	120.00–127.50	395	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	279	123.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	346	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	486	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	60.32/cwt	58.00–64.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	129.00/cwt	127.00–133.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	139.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	651	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	48.28/cwt	40.00–53.00	413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	520	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	66.52/cwt	60.00–74.00	772	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	106.00/cwt	103.00–108.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	167.26/cwt	160.00–175.00	375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	134.24/cwt	131.00–137.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	138.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	114.69/cwt	111.00–117.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.95/cwt	110.00–114.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.50	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	90.33/cwt	90.00–91.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	625	4

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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 115Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 20Year ago 56

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	145.00–151.00	147.28
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	165.00	165.00
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
3	—	273	150.00–153.00	151.02
1	—	560	143.00	143.00
2	—	343	150.00–170.00	159.93
1	—	615	137.00	137.00
4	—	224	160.00–175.00	167.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
3	—	367	135.00–140.00	138.41
1	—	290	143.00	143.00
2	—	328	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	130.00	130.00
11	—	374	115.00–125.00	118.73
1	—	430	117.50	117.50
3	—	318	120.00–127.50	124.06
7	—	279	120.00–130.00	123.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	123.00–138.00	128.15
4	—	526	124.00–130.00	126.68
2	—	330	132.50–135.00	133.81
3	—	367	131.00–137.00	134.24
4	—	473	122.00–130.00	126.02
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	109.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	378	108.00–110.00	108.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	100.00–105.00	101.67
2	—	508	100.00–105.00	102.46
2	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	110.00–117.00	113.52
4	—	630	103.00–108.00	106.00
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
2	—	710	100.00–101.00	100.49
6	—	429	111.00–117.00	114.69
2	—	528	110.00–114.00	111.95
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
2	—	268	120.00–122.50	121.19
2	—	458	110.00–115.00	112.46
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	108.00	108.00
1	—	460	111.00	111.00
3	—	433	110.00–115.00	112.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	127.00–133.00	129.00
8	—	467	135.00–144.00	139.33
4	—	420	140.00–145.00	141.96
2	—	608	130.00–131.00	130.51
3	—	515	133.00–135.00	134.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	92.50	92.50
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
3	—	672	90.00–91.00	90.33
2	—	523	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	124.00–125.00	124.50
7	—	470	120.00–130.00	121.86
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
4	—	515	115.00–125.00	121.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,280	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	881	58.00–64.00	60.32
6	—	856	40.00–53.00	48.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,161	60.00–74.00	66.52

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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