Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Feeder bulls were 2.00 to

3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offerings of average quality cattle

with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.00/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$148.00

112 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$28.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.12

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	448	156.45	701	64
Medium and Large 2	445	140.13	624	35
Small 1-2	301	127.56	383	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.90/cwt here — about $318 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 sale112 hd

148.00

—

SC average5 barns · 422 hd

144.88

+3.12

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	1,511	92.16	1,393	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	69.31	1,012	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	66.78	785	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	821	58.55	480	22

Every lot, as filed

84 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	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	136.95/cwt	130.00–142.50	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	139.29/cwt	135.00–142.50	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	146.50/cwt	143.00–150.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	145.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	137.44/cwt	135.00–142.50	289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	118.96/cwt	117.00–120.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	615	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	425	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	627	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.53/cwt	112.00–121.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	138.49/cwt	130.00–143.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	133.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	577	145.89/cwt	142.50–150.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	602	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	316	128.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.50	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	138.78/cwt	135.00–143.00	377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	140.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.32/cwt	155.00–170.00	528	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	138.71/cwt	133.00–139.50	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	896	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	227	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	157.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	674	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.90/cwt	155.00–170.00	600	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	267	126.96/cwt	121.00–130.00	339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	141.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	709	112.40/cwt	110.00–116.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	133.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	136.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	138.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	686	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	107.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	114.46/cwt	110.00–118.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	145.33/cwt	140.00–151.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	116.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.79/cwt	120.00–140.00	640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.15/cwt	150.00–157.50	649	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	880	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,256	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	760	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,040	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	702	71.63/cwt	70.00–75.00	503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,709	96.83/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,115	82.83/cwt	79.00–86.00	924	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	62.56/cwt	60.00–67.50	536	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	757	51.52/cwt	47.00–56.00	390	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	68.83/cwt	64.00–74.00	816	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	52.40/cwt	50.00–55.00	577	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	69.31/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,012	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 Aug 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 285Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 37Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 4

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Feeder bulls were 2.00 to

3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Average offerings of average quality cattle

with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	110.00–120.00	115.12
8	—	595	143.00	143.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	280	143.00–150.00	146.50
8	—	319	140.00–150.00	145.37
2	—	430	135.00–145.00	139.83
4	—	524	135.00–145.00	140.02
3	—	480	130.00–140.00	135.02
2	—	363	140.00–145.00	142.52
3	—	228	140.00–145.00	141.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	185.00–190.00	187.53
2	—	433	170.00–175.00	172.43
1	—	525	167.50	167.50
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
1	—	200	205.00	205.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	125.00–135.00	128.37
3	—	227	125.00–135.00	130.11
2	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.60
3	—	267	121.00–130.00	126.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	150.00–157.50	153.62
11	—	325	155.00–170.00	162.32
8	—	688	133.00–139.50	138.71
2	—	578	150.00–160.00	154.98
7	—	621	135.00	135.00
4	—	480	150.00–160.00	153.75
5	—	429	150.00–165.00	157.17
14	—	373	155.00–170.00	160.90
2	—	230	155.00–160.00	157.39
2	—	255	160.00–165.00	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	130.00–142.50	136.95
3	—	322	135.00–142.50	139.29
7	—	518	125.00–135.00	130.41
3	—	637	130.00	130.00
3	—	210	135.00–142.50	137.44
5	—	469	130.00–135.00	131.17
7	—	376	130.00–143.00	138.49
12	—	558	125.00–135.00	133.51
5	—	272	135.00–143.00	138.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	115.00–117.50	116.27
3	—	332	117.00–120.00	118.96
7	—	430	115.00–120.00	116.70
4	—	475	112.00–121.00	115.53
3	—	275	120.00–125.00	122.41
2	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	114.00–120.00	116.94
4	—	380	115.00–120.00	116.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	98.00–100.00	99.02
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	423	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	520	105.00–110.00	107.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
3	—	627	135.00–140.00	137.51
3	—	577	142.50–150.00	145.89
4	—	478	145.00–150.00	147.49
3	—	525	140.00–151.00	145.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	110.00–116.00	112.40
5	—	433	135.00–145.00	139.49
7	—	669	110.00–118.00	114.46
3	—	510	125.00–130.00	126.63
2	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	608	110.00–120.00	115.06
7	—	478	120.00–140.00	133.79
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	130.00–138.00	133.54
4	—	563	135.00–140.00	136.47
4	—	503	135.00–145.00	138.73
2	—	465	145.00–150.00	147.45
1	—	675	124.00	124.00
7	—	424	150.00–157.50	153.15
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.44
4	—	468	110.00–115.00	111.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	702	70.00–75.00	71.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,709	92.00–102.00	96.83
2	—	1,115	79.00–86.00	82.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	857	60.00–67.50	62.56
8	—	757	47.00–56.00	51.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,186	64.00–74.00	68.83
3	—	1,102	50.00–55.00	52.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	67.00–72.00	69.31

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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