Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.08/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −74.10 against this barn's trailing median of $191.19.

Average price

$117.08

95 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$51.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.66

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	441	144.29	636	13thin
Medium and Large 2	535	122.62	656	44
Small 1-2	489	109.09	534	20
Medium and Large 3	580	92.78	538	18thin

One grade step is worth $51.51/cwt here — about $98 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

8 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $202.41, low $168.64, median $191.19 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale95 hd

117.08

—

SC average5 barns · 278 hd

111.43

+5.66

This barn, trailing median8 sales

191.19

−74.10

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	—	Low	1,335	77.66	1,037	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	58.71	672	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	58.32	792	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	56.39	501	28

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	945	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,033	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	825	74.95/cwt	73.00–77.00	618	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,094	723.44/cwt	650.00–760.00	7,914	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,621	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	700	386.79/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,708	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	595.62/cwt	590.00–600.00	5,170	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.88/cwt	123.00–127.50	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	161.29/cwt	160.00–162.50	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	732	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	107.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	710	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	128.79/cwt	125.00–133.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	116.88/cwt	112.50–120.00	547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	127.80/cwt	125.00–131.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	94.58/cwt	93.00–97.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	116.73/cwt	112.00–120.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	131.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	558	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	116.57/cwt	114.00–120.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	93.93/cwt	92.00–96.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.26/cwt	108.00–112.50	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	111.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	93.40/cwt	90.00–97.00	489	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	122.87/cwt	121.00–126.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	101.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	318	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	466	109.21/cwt	105.00–115.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	92.48/cwt	91.00–94.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	103.46/cwt	102.00–105.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	107.81/cwt	105.00–110.00	351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	159.88/cwt	157.50–162.50	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	341	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	426	108.26/cwt	105.00–111.00	461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	131.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	136.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	459	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	146.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	845	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	329	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	126.10/cwt	120.00–131.00	661	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	108.22/cwt	105.00–112.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	144.11/cwt	140.00–147.50	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	141.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	151.76/cwt	151.00–152.50	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	426	113.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	114.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	91.48/cwt	90.00–94.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	92.82/cwt	90.00–96.00	548	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	715	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,614	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	748	635.91/cwt	550.00–675.00	4,757	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,310	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,843	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	938	651.20/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,108	4
Bulls	—	—	1,056	71.11/cwt	65.00–78.00	751	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	52.20/cwt	48.00–55.00	556	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	58.32/cwt	55.00–62.00	792	4
Bulls	—	—	1,683	85.85/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,445	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	61.27/cwt	58.00–65.00	720	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	59.49/cwt	57.00–63.00	531	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	49.83/cwt	45.00–55.00	439	9

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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 279Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 120Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 11Year ago 11

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. 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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	748	550.00–675.00	635.91
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	73.00–77.00	74.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,094	650.00–760.00	723.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	590.00–600.00	595.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	938	600.00–700.00	651.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	700	375.00–400.00	386.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	675.00	675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	123.00–127.50	124.88
4	—	622	117.00–120.00	117.73
2	—	328	125.00–133.00	128.79
4	—	381	125.00–131.00	127.80
8	—	528	121.00–126.00	122.87
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
3	—	563	120.00–126.00	122.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
3	—	662	105.00–110.00	107.32
11	—	468	112.50–120.00	116.88
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
2	—	513	112.00–115.00	113.49
3	—	567	110.00–115.00	111.63
7	—	419	114.00–120.00	116.57
2	—	373	115.00–120.00	117.38
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	375	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	515	102.00–105.00	103.46
5	—	426	105.00–111.00	108.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	90.00–95.00	92.51
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
5	—	526	93.00–97.00	94.58
2	—	575	92.00–96.00	93.93
6	—	312	100.00–105.00	101.99
2	—	665	91.00–94.00	92.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00–162.50	161.29
2	—	325	157.50–162.50	159.88
2	—	365	160.00–162.50	161.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	135.00–140.00	137.37
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
6	—	376	125.00–135.00	131.72
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
4	—	335	135.00–140.00	136.99
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	105.00–110.00	107.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
7	—	386	140.00–150.00	146.17
2	—	640	130.00–134.00	131.98
2	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.62
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	120.00–125.00	121.64
3	—	378	115.00–120.00	116.67
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
5	—	329	115.00–125.00	119.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	112.00–120.00	116.73
9	—	424	125.00–135.00	131.63
2	—	728	108.00–112.50	110.26
4	—	673	110.00–115.00	111.75
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
11	—	524	120.00–131.00	126.10
9	—	472	120.00–130.00	125.00
4	—	614	110.00–119.00	114.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	90.00–95.00	92.53
9	—	524	90.00–97.00	93.40
4	—	673	90.00–94.00	91.48
3	—	590	90.00–96.00	92.82
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	105.00–115.00	109.21
2	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.57
7	—	510	105.00–112.00	108.22
4	—	426	110.00–120.00	113.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	140.00–147.50	144.11
5	—	468	138.00–145.00	141.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	151.00–152.50	151.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	65.00–78.00	71.11
4	—	1,683	84.00–87.00	85.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,065	48.00–55.00	52.20
28	—	1,175	58.00–65.00	61.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	55.00–62.00	58.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	892	57.00–63.00	59.49
9	—	880	45.00–55.00	49.83

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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