Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter

bulls too few to trend. 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 $114.57/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$114.57

102 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$25.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

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	475	124.33	591	50
Medium and Large 2	505	111.03	561	25
Small 1-2	441	102.51	452	8thin
Medium and Large 3	447	98.59	441	19thin

One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about $150 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 sale102 hd

114.57

—

SC average5 barns · 528 hd

118.98

−4.42

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	1,420	92.00	1,306	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	76.80	917	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	852	60.71	517	5thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	71.02/cwt	67.00–75.00	660	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	473	114.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	541	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	513	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	590	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	475	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	801	79.81/cwt	77.00–83.00	639	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	683	837.91/cwt	800.00–875.00	5,723	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,306	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	438	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	514	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	103.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	127.66/cwt	125.00–128.50	790	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	467	101.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	475	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	562	107.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	138.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	158.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	459	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	469	108.13/cwt	105.00–111.00	507	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	135.94/cwt	135.00–137.50	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.66/cwt	130.00–133.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	129.64/cwt	127.50–131.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	126.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	57.51/cwt	55.00–60.00	643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	76.36/cwt	68.00–80.00	888	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	53.83/cwt	50.00–57.00	431	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	85.48/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	91.99/cwt	91.00–93.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.56/cwt	123.00–128.00	596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	93.46/cwt	92.00–95.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	108.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	101.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	103.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.50	643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	127.44/cwt	123.00–131.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	127.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	140.73/cwt	137.00–145.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	107.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.52/cwt	117.00–125.00	570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	103.47/cwt	100.00–108.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	113.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	131.09/cwt	128.00–132.00	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	107.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.42/cwt	120.00–123.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	612	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	117.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	485	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 Jun 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 371Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 53Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 5

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter

bulls too few to trend. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	67.00–75.00	71.02
3	—	800	50.00–57.00	53.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	55.00–60.00	57.51
11	—	1,163	68.00–80.00	76.36
5	—	1,293	84.00–88.00	85.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	92.00	92.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	110.00–120.00	114.48
2	—	513	110.00–120.00	115.02
2	—	438	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	370	115.00–125.00	120.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
10	—	619	125.00–128.50	127.66
4	—	381	155.00–160.00	158.79
4	—	582	132.00–135.00	132.96
7	—	519	135.00–137.50	135.94
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	105.00–110.00	108.22
2	—	583	100.00–102.00	101.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	125.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	322	137.00–145.00	140.73
3	—	390	134.00–136.00	135.00
4	—	632	110.00–120.00	113.72
11	—	484	128.00–132.00	131.09
1	—	790	104.00	104.00
2	—	435	125.00–135.00	129.94
5	—	578	120.00–123.00	122.42
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	110.00–117.00	113.61
3	—	562	104.00–110.00	107.99
6	—	469	105.00–111.00	108.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	135.00–143.00	138.70
6	—	475	130.00–133.00	130.66
2	—	618	119.00–121.00	119.98
3	—	573	123.00–124.00	123.33
3	—	515	125.00–128.00	126.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.29
5	—	426	123.00–131.00	127.44
6	—	624	105.00–110.00	107.66
8	—	473	117.00–125.00	120.52
4	—	770	100.00–108.00	103.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	90.00–92.00	90.98
2	—	463	90.00–95.00	92.54
1	—	710	93.00	93.00
2	—	528	90.00–93.00	91.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	100.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	467	100.00–105.00	101.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	125.00–128.00	126.47
4	—	334	127.50–131.00	129.64
6	—	610	114.00–117.00	115.50
9	—	434	125.00–130.00	126.46
14	—	475	123.00–128.00	125.56
10	—	520	120.00–127.50	123.71
3	—	578	120.00–124.00	121.29
2	—	275	125.00–130.00	127.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	91.00–93.00	91.99
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
2	—	523	92.00–95.00	93.46
6	—	375	100.00–105.00	101.56
5	—	332	100.00–105.00	103.60
2	—	415	93.00–95.00	93.98
1	—	665	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	115.00–120.00	117.61
3	—	475	110.00–118.00	115.01
4	—	604	105.00–108.00	107.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
2	—	683	100.00–103.00	101.48
5	—	517	110.00–117.00	113.61
3	—	563	110.00–112.00	110.66
2	—	275	115.00–120.00	117.32
3	—	428	110.00–115.00	113.29
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	74.00	74.00

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	4	—	801	77.00–83.00	79.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	800.00–875.00	837.91

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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