Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.07/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$118.07

92 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$30.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

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	505	128.56	650	46
Medium and Large 2	473	114.45	542	25
Small 1-2	442	105.31	466	5thin
Medium and Large 3	468	97.58	457	16thin

One grade step is worth $30.97/cwt here — about $193 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 sale92 hd

118.07

—

SC average4 barns · 523 hd

123.29

−5.22

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	1,610	96.00	1,546	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	63.99	715	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	858	58.52	502	32

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	109.49/cwt	107.00–112.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	159.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	137.47/cwt	135.00–142.50	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.43/cwt	133.00–138.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	143.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	166.08/cwt	163.00–170.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	827	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	448	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	118.87/cwt	115.00–121.00	378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	990	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.14/cwt	150.00–165.00	743	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	427	104.86/cwt	102.50–107.00	448	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	163.54/cwt	160.00–170.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	165.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	360	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	68.02/cwt	64.00–74.00	761	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	701	647.59/cwt	600.00–725.00	4,540	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	52.23/cwt	47.00–56.00	429	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	62.83/cwt	60.00–68.00	555	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	52.34/cwt	48.00–60.00	583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	211	184.79/cwt	180.00–190.00	390	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	92.73/cwt	90.00–95.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	102.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	94.96/cwt	93.00–97.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	835	93.98/cwt	92.00–96.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.67/cwt	116.00–120.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	102.90/cwt	100.00–105.00	328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	93.75/cwt	87.00–97.50	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	113.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	116.15/cwt	112.00–120.00	490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	118.37/cwt	117.50–120.00	323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	138.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	861	111.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	129.31/cwt	125.00–135.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	113.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.36/cwt	110.00–114.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.52/cwt	122.50–136.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	113.95/cwt	110.00–117.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	139.78/cwt	135.00–144.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 0Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 0Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 22

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	140.00–145.00	141.68
3	—	415	140.00–145.00	141.61
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	613	120.00–125.00	122.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	107.00–110.00	108.52
3	—	472	115.00–125.00	119.95
3	—	573	116.00–120.00	118.67
2	—	610	112.00–114.00	112.99
5	—	417	125.00–135.00	129.31
2	—	733	105.00–110.00	107.54
2	—	510	117.50–120.00	118.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	92.00–96.00	93.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	675	125.00–135.00	128.67
2	—	425	155.00–165.00	159.88
4	—	621	135.00–142.50	137.47
4	—	524	140.00–150.00	143.63
3	—	272	160.00–170.00	164.85
3	—	373	163.00–170.00	166.08
3	—	580	140.00–145.00	142.67
2	—	473	150.00–165.00	157.14
3	—	320	160.00–170.00	163.54
3	—	218	160.00–170.00	165.15
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	115.00–125.00	120.07
6	—	318	115.00–121.00	118.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	211	180.00–190.00	184.79
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	140.00–145.00	142.48
3	—	593	120.00–125.00	123.34
6	—	669	110.00–120.00	113.89
2	—	940	105.00–109.00	107.01
2	—	840	112.00–115.00	113.49
5	—	381	130.00–145.00	138.74
4	—	861	110.00–115.00	111.98
2	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.41
4	—	721	110.00–117.00	113.95
4	—	283	135.00–144.00	139.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	107.00–112.00	109.49
2	—	665	105.00–110.00	107.44
6	—	422	112.00–120.00	116.15
3	—	375	115.00–125.00	119.91
3	—	273	117.50–120.00	118.37
6	—	515	110.00–120.00	113.61
3	—	570	110.00–114.00	111.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	115.00–120.00	117.18
4	—	483	125.00–135.00	131.27
10	—	520	125.00–135.00	128.01
3	—	282	130.00–135.00	132.78
2	—	380	133.00–138.00	135.43
4	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.56
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
10	—	576	122.50–136.00	126.52
4	—	610	118.00–122.00	119.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	148.00	148.00
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	102.50–107.00	104.86
2	—	465	105.00–107.00	105.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	90.00–95.00	92.73
2	—	373	100.00–105.00	102.38
2	—	465	93.00–97.00	94.96
5	—	319	100.00–105.00	102.90
3	—	708	87.00–97.50	93.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	325.00	325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	701	600.00–725.00	647.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,119	64.00–74.00	68.02
9	—	1,114	48.00–60.00	52.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	821	47.00–56.00	52.23
19	—	884	60.00–68.00	62.83

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

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle