Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were light offerings of mostly 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 $124.36/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$124.36

82 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$58.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	462	135.69	627	42
Medium and Large 2	466	122.23	570	20
Small 1-2	433	115.75	501	2thin
Small 3	367	103.99	381	4thin
Medium and Large 3	562	103.86	583	12thin
Large 3	315	82.50	260	1thin
Small 2	865	77.50	670	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.19/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale82 hd

124.36

—

SC average5 barns · 465 hd

125.82

−1.46

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	1,396	93.11	1,300	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	70.42	893	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	69.03	1,089	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	60.15	625	24

Every lot, as filed

89 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 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	445	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	476	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	323	104.48/cwt	97.50–112.50	337	2
Steers	Small 3	—	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	865	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	670	1
Steers	Small 3	—	400	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	244	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	393	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	521	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	63.71/cwt	55.00–72.00	684	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	133.87/cwt	133.00–135.00	697	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	690	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	164.03/cwt	163.00–165.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.50/cwt	155.00–170.00	699	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.72/cwt	133.00–140.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	92.51/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,326	8
Bulls	—	—	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.08/cwt	129.00–144.00	769	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,438	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	262	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	435	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	283	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	69.03/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	89.47/cwt	88.00–91.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	412	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	70.42/cwt	66.00–74.00	893	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	49.47/cwt	35.00–54.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,168	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	315	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.11/cwt	108.00–112.50	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	120.39/cwt	110.00–130.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	407	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.30/cwt	135.00–143.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	151.98/cwt	143.00–160.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.80/cwt	130.00–136.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.18/cwt	125.00–127.50	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.55/cwt	135.00–150.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	162.37/cwt	158.00–167.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	139.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.03/cwt	127.00–135.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	122.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.63/cwt	121.00–124.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	124.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	483	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 328Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 47Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
1	—	400	61.00	61.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	163.00–165.00	164.03
3	—	430	155.00–170.00	162.50
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
2	—	475	145.00–152.00	148.46
1	—	620	144.00	144.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	268	158.00–167.00	162.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	152.00	152.00
5	—	590	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	120.00–122.50	121.27
2	—	380	110.00–130.00	120.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	145.00	145.00
2	—	485	136.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	142.50	142.50
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	107.00	107.00
2	—	323	97.50–112.50	104.48
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	112.50	112.50
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	133.00–135.00	133.87
2	—	327	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	133.00–140.00	137.72
1	—	290	153.00	153.00
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
4	—	481	130.00–136.00	132.80
2	—	613	122.00–125.00	123.47
6	—	373	135.00–143.00	139.04
5	—	515	127.00–135.00	131.03
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	313	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	88.00–91.00	89.47
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
4	—	430	108.00–112.50	110.11
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	608	105.00–110.00	107.47
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
4	—	469	115.00–125.00	122.23
4	—	560	121.00–124.00	122.63
2	—	389	120.00–128.00	124.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	129.00–144.00	133.08
2	—	623	125.00–130.00	127.45
3	—	517	135.00–143.00	138.30
3	—	413	143.00–160.00	151.98
3	—	460	135.00–150.00	142.55
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	125.00–127.50	126.18
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,073	55.00–72.00	63.71
6	—	939	35.00–54.00	49.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	66.00–72.00	69.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	66.00–74.00	70.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	106.00	106.00
8	—	1,433	90.00–96.00	92.51
1	—	920	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	650.00	650.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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