Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

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 $154.91/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$154.91

63 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$23.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.87

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	408	160.12	653	49
Medium and Large 2	398	136.68	544	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.44/cwt here — about $109 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 sale63 hd

154.91

—

SC average4 barns · 286 hd

138.04

+16.87

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	1,381	92.07	1,271	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	65.84	773	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	65.72	1,048	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	64.58	584	7thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	632.79/cwt	550.00–700.00	4,872	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	745	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,794	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	840	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,990	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	509	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	140.74/cwt	140.00–141.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	160.06/cwt	155.00–162.00	738	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	56.89/cwt	53.00–60.00	638	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	65.72/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,048	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	154.82/cwt	150.00–162.50	564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	132.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	166.79/cwt	166.00–167.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Bulls	—	—	1,381	92.07/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,271	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	69.50/cwt	65.00–78.00	831	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	54.50/cwt	51.00–58.00	477	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	68.61/cwt	65.00–72.00	629	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	88.70/cwt	86.00–93.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	130.57/cwt	127.50–133.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	121.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.58/cwt	123.00–128.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	133.68/cwt	127.50–135.00	543	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	112.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	139.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	518	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	139.03/cwt	135.00–143.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	174.33/cwt	170.00–179.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	170.46/cwt	170.00–171.00	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	765	1

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 0

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
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	550.00–700.00	632.79
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	375.00	375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	86.00–93.00	88.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	100.00–110.00	104.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	125.00–135.00	132.01
1	—	575	122.50	122.50
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
4	—	378	127.50–133.00	130.57
10	—	317	140.00	140.00
2	—	523	123.00–128.00	125.58
11	—	406	127.50–135.00	133.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	100.00–102.00	100.98
1	—	545	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	115.00–120.00	117.54
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
2	—	665	105.00	105.00
2	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.54
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	140.00–141.00	140.74
2	—	530	133.00–135.00	133.99
2	—	463	137.50–138.00	137.75
4	—	616	120.00–125.00	121.23
4	—	575	131.00–133.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	120.00–125.00	123.73
2	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.59
4	—	663	110.00–119.00	112.97
2	—	578	120.00–123.00	121.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	180.00	180.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
2	—	265	170.00–179.00	174.33
11	—	312	170.00–171.00	170.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	461	155.00–162.00	160.06
5	—	408	166.00–167.00	166.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	136.00	136.00
7	—	364	150.00–162.50	154.82
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	155.00–160.00	157.52
5	—	561	140.00–145.00	143.37
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	135.00–145.00	139.69
2	—	510	133.00–135.00	134.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	343	135.00–143.00	139.03
1	—	290	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,121	53.00–60.00	56.89
22	—	1,196	65.00–78.00	69.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	65.00–67.00	65.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	51.00–58.00	54.50
5	—	917	65.00–72.00	68.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	88.00–96.00	92.07

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

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