Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.51/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$135.51

48 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$46.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

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	388	154.50	600	20
Medium and Large 2	416	136.08	566	9thin
Small 1-2	388	121.47	471	10thin
Medium and Large 3	382	108.36	414	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.13/cwt here — about $185 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 sale48 hd

135.51

—

SC average4 barns · 231 hd

130.62

+4.89

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	1,448	88.95	1,288	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	67.13	813	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	824	56.59	466	36

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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	207	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	632	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	552.61/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,227	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	588.41/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,266	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	773	511.97/cwt	500.00–525.00	3,958	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	158.15/cwt	151.00–170.00	504	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	107.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	348	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	128.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	355	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	392	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	975	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,631	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	933	600.87/cwt	575.00–625.00	5,606	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	680	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	884	692.26/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,120	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	408	111.69/cwt	105.00–115.00	456	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	112.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	389	123.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	481	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	102.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	435	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	272	108.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	295	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,354	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	858	1,041.26/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	8,934	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	801	49.59/cwt	45.00–55.00	397	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	67.99/cwt	62.00–77.00	828	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	62.85/cwt	60.00–67.00	530	19
Bulls	—	—	1,078	81.90/cwt	74.00–85.00	883	3
Bulls	—	—	1,587	91.59/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,454	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	53.35/cwt	50.00–56.00	584	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,494.84/cwt	1,250.00–1,725.00	17,893	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	758.64/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,535	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	92.05/cwt	90.00–94.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	92.26/cwt	90.00–97.00	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	108.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	352	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,205.02/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	13,990	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	639.44/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	165.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.40/cwt	139.00–144.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	124.92/cwt	123.00–127.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.95/cwt	119.00–123.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	111.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.69/cwt	108.00–113.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	100.47/cwt	100.00–101.00	325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	108.82/cwt	105.00–115.00	397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	109.58/cwt	106.00–113.00	510	2

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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 226Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 51Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 10Year ago 25

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
2	—	440	150.00	150.00
2	—	483	141.00–145.00	143.03
2	—	555	135.00–138.00	136.51
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
4	—	319	151.00–170.00	158.15
2	—	250	150.00	150.00
2	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.17
2	—	520	139.00–144.00	141.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	207	180.00–190.00	185.04
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
3	—	277	125.00–130.00	128.25
2	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.61
4	—	389	120.00–130.00	123.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	105.00–110.00	108.75
4	—	365	105.00–115.00	108.82
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	140.00–145.00	142.41
2	—	390	135.00–140.00	137.47
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	435	135.00–140.00	137.44
2	—	483	130.00–135.00	132.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	223	130.00	130.00
2	—	518	120.00–124.00	121.93
2	—	418	123.00–127.00	124.92
2	—	478	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	278	130.00–140.00	134.86
2	—	558	120.00–125.00	122.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	105.00–110.00	107.60
2	—	365	105.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	523	100.00–105.00	102.54
2	—	425	100.00–105.00	102.38
3	—	272	105.00–110.00	108.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	90.00–93.00	91.49
2	—	513	90.00–94.00	92.05
3	—	470	90.00–97.00	92.26
2	—	323	100.00–101.00	100.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	508	110.00–114.00	111.97
4	—	416	110.00–115.00	111.34
3	—	573	108.00–113.00	110.69
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
2	—	465	106.00–113.00	109.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	135.00–138.00	136.00
2	—	465	135.00–136.00	135.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	105.00–115.00	111.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.50
3	—	465	124.00–130.00	126.34
2	—	570	119.00–123.00	120.95
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
3	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	765	500.00–600.00	552.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	895	550.00–650.00	588.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	575.00–625.00	600.87
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	773	500.00–525.00	511.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,125	700.00–800.00	758.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	600.00–675.00	639.44
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	90.00	90.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	884	625.00–725.00	692.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	858	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,041.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,197	1,250.00–1,725.00	1,494.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,161	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,205.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	801	45.00–55.00	49.59
19	—	844	60.00–67.00	62.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,218	62.00–77.00	67.99
3	—	1,095	50.00–56.00	53.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	74.00–85.00	81.90
8	—	1,587	89.00–94.00	91.59

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

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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