Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.36/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$116.36

96 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$23.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

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	468	124.66	583	44
Medium and Large 2	504	113.50	572	27
Small 1-2	314	108.78	342	12thin
Medium and Large 3	479	101.22	485	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.44/cwt here — about $98 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

116.36

—

SC average5 barns · 522 hd

120.15

−3.78

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	1,575	91.35	1,439	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	71.05	1,036	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	66.81	812	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	843	58.83	496	14

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Small 1-2	—	430	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	462	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	381	2
Bulls	—	—	1,592	92.91/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,479	6
Bulls	—	—	1,475	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,210	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	743	84.83/cwt	80.00–89.00	630	5
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	327	108.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	355	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	485	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	519	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	127.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	488	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	273	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	300	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	857	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	765	563.89/cwt	550.00–575.00	4,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.61/cwt	135.00–146.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	123.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	640	9
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	830	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,773	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	526	108.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.55/cwt	120.00–132.50	591	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	126.48/cwt	123.00–131.00	536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	607	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	528	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	605	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	281	123.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	348	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	67.26/cwt	62.00–74.00	821	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	64.44/cwt	60.00–70.00	563	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	786	48.73/cwt	44.00–55.00	383	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	71.05/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,036	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	101.34/cwt	100.00–103.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	101.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	123.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.76/cwt	150.00–170.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	143.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	139.31/cwt	135.00–143.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.07/cwt	123.00–130.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	103.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.83/cwt	120.00–122.50	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	104.52/cwt	100.00–109.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	98.04/cwt	96.00–100.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	115.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.24/cwt	127.00–130.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	100.72/cwt	100.00–103.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.67/cwt	112.00–118.00	674	3

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 169Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 31Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 15

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . 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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	105.00–110.00	107.41
2	—	483	105.00–110.00	107.46
4	—	526	105.00–110.00	108.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	135.00–146.00	138.61
2	—	460	135.00–145.00	140.05
4	—	416	140.00–150.00	143.72
1	—	585	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	120.00–130.00	125.10
3	—	632	110.00–112.50	110.82
2	—	575	114.00–115.00	114.51
3	—	433	123.00–130.00	126.07
2	—	680	100.00–106.00	103.04
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	90.00–92.00	90.98
2	—	760	90.00–92.00	90.99
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	105.00–110.00	107.46
7	—	327	105.00–110.00	108.64
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	125.00–130.00	127.19
9	—	517	120.00–130.00	123.78
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
13	—	478	120.00–132.50	123.55
10	—	424	123.00–131.00	126.48
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
4	—	558	120.00–128.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	100.00–103.00	101.34
6	—	520	100.00–105.00	101.49
4	—	428	100.00–103.00	100.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
3	—	333	120.00	120.00
2	—	483	112.00–115.00	113.48
2	—	668	100.00–109.00	104.52
2	—	720	96.00–100.00	98.04
3	—	378	115.00–120.00	118.26
4	—	421	110.00–120.00	115.22
6	—	516	110.00–118.00	114.97
3	—	583	112.00–118.00	115.67
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	125.00–130.00	126.67
3	—	333	125.00–130.00	128.30
2	—	528	114.00–115.00	114.49
5	—	281	120.00–130.00	123.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	130.00–139.00	135.26
2	—	675	126.00–128.00	126.99
2	—	490	143.00–145.00	144.01
2	—	410	155.00–160.00	157.47
3	—	375	150.00–170.00	156.76
4	—	613	127.00–130.00	129.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	122.00–124.00	123.01
3	—	620	110.00–120.00	116.72
3	—	377	135.00–143.00	139.31
2	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
3	—	555	120.00–122.50	120.83
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
1	—	805	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,592	89.00–102.00	92.91
1	—	1,475	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,220	62.00–74.00	67.26
1	—	1,080	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	874	60.00–70.00	64.44
5	—	786	44.00–55.00	48.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	70.00–72.00	71.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	743	80.00–89.00	84.83
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	550.00–575.00	563.89

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle