Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

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 $125.18/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$125.18

121 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$35.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

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	460	133.66	614	70
Medium and Large 2	479	117.01	561	38
Small 1-2	412	107.73	443	7thin
Medium and Large 3	431	98.34	424	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.33/cwt here — about $191 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 sale121 hd

125.18

—

SC average5 barns · 633 hd

125.42

−0.24

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	—	High	1,851	96.63	1,789	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	67.94	858	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	64.05	940	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	851	56.64	482	17

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Small 1-2	—	235	128.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	302	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	126.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.10/cwt	147.50–153.00	721	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	887	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	124.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	412	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	481	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	115.57/cwt	112.00–120.00	497	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	114.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	853	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	112.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	562	111.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	159.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	155.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.55/cwt	120.00–123.00	760	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	855	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,489	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	132.22/cwt	125.00–136.00	678	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.07/cwt	137.00–142.50	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.25/cwt	133.00–138.00	772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.46/cwt	119.00–124.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	138.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	141.75/cwt	137.50–146.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	121.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	450	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	66.90/cwt	63.00–71.00	819	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	362	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	639	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	106.73/cwt	105.00–109.00	451	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	509	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,161	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	93.17/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,672	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	574	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	62.37/cwt	60.00–66.00	553	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	801	48.46/cwt	45.00–54.00	388	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	64.05/cwt	61.00–66.00	940	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	74.58/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	119.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	116.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	262	171.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	150.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	159.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	140.28/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	134.03/cwt	130.00–139.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	158.61/cwt	155.00–165.00	428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	126.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.97/cwt	120.00–131.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	127.81/cwt	124.00–132.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	708	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	91.70/cwt	90.00–95.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	131.60/cwt	125.00–134.00	824	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	92.51/cwt	92.00–93.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	139.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	101.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	691	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 226Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 74Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 20

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
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	125.00–130.00	128.40
4	—	369	125.00–130.00	126.29
5	—	332	120.00–130.00	124.08
3	—	460	110.00–120.00	114.38
2	—	630	100.00–103.00	101.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	147.50–153.00	152.10
2	—	670	130.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	518	140.00–145.00	143.36
2	—	625	135.00–138.00	136.51
6	—	327	155.00–165.00	159.30
5	—	372	150.00–160.00	155.56
2	—	570	140.00–145.00	142.54
3	—	422	145.00–155.00	150.30
3	—	213	155.00–165.00	159.92
4	—	270	155.00–165.00	158.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	170.00–175.00	172.38
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
3	—	262	170.00–175.00	171.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	140.00–145.00	142.45
8	—	379	135.00–145.00	140.28
2	—	568	125.00–135.00	130.11
2	—	538	125.00–135.00	129.93
2	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.59
2	—	330	135.00–145.00	139.85
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	110.00–115.00	112.48
3	—	430	112.00–120.00	115.57
3	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.97
3	—	562	110.00–114.00	111.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	137.00–142.50	140.07
8	—	571	133.00–138.00	135.25
2	—	680	119.00–124.00	121.46
6	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.33
11	—	522	133.00–140.00	135.64
15	—	626	125.00–134.00	131.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	120.00–130.00	126.68
4	—	411	125.00–135.00	129.97
7	—	566	120.00–130.00	126.40
6	—	478	120.00–131.00	125.97
2	—	673	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.54
2	—	710	105.00–110.00	107.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	90.00–95.00	91.70
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
2	—	465	100.00–103.00	101.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	130.00–140.00	134.95
2	—	625	120.00–123.00	121.55
25	—	513	125.00–136.00	132.22
8	—	321	135.00–145.00	138.53
2	—	250	137.50–146.00	141.75
15	—	470	130.00–140.00	133.95
5	—	375	130.00–139.00	134.03
5	—	566	124.00–132.00	127.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	115.00–125.00	121.05
6	—	408	115.00–125.00	119.34
5	—	514	110.00–120.00	116.98
2	—	220	120.00–130.00	124.89
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
11	—	473	115.00–125.00	119.42
3	—	660	105.00–110.00	108.36
3	—	557	110.00–115.00	112.31
2	—	628	108.00–112.00	109.98
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	110.00–111.00	110.49
3	—	423	105.00–109.00	106.73
2	—	478	105.00–108.00	106.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	92.00–93.00	92.51
4	—	361	100.00–105.00	101.25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,224	63.00–71.00	66.90
1	—	1,025	56.00	56.00
4	—	1,459	74.00–76.00	74.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	886	60.00–66.00	62.37
7	—	801	45.00–54.00	48.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	61.00–66.00	64.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,795	92.00–96.00	93.17

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

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

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