Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.10/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$132.10

68 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$18.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

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	514	140.09	720	28
Medium and Large 2	508	127.14	645	35
Small 1-2	298	122.01	364	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about $357 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 sale68 hd

132.10

—

SC average5 barns · 438 hd

131.66

+0.44

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	1,268	74.04	938	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	55.42	808	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	54.13	631	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	48.65	431	10

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	—	476	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.45/cwt	105.00–108.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	672	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	103.04/cwt	101.00–105.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.60/cwt	110.00–117.50	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	121.68/cwt	115.00–122.50	652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	586	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	464	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	359	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	110.70/cwt	110.00–112.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	108.99/cwt	105.00–112.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	128.84/cwt	127.50–130.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	131.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.58/cwt	112.00–119.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	131.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	137.66/cwt	130.00–141.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.28/cwt	125.00–132.50	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.81/cwt	130.00–136.00	620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	148.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	156.05/cwt	155.00–157.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	133.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	364	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	150.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	144.41/cwt	140.00–147.50	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.01/cwt	128.00–131.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	91.97/cwt	90.00–94.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	94.02/cwt	92.00–96.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	128.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	539	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	55.42/cwt	52.00–58.00	808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	45.52/cwt	40.00–50.00	400	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	55.96/cwt	54.00–58.00	505	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	58.45/cwt	54.00–65.00	697	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	45.49/cwt	40.00–50.00	506	12
Bulls	—	—	1,135	70.05/cwt	65.00–76.00	795	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,432	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	950	677.46/cwt	550.00–750.00	6,436	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,184	759.77/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,996	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	920	528.26/cwt	425.00–625.00	4,860	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	818	508.72/cwt	400.00–625.00	4,161	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,159	765.76/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,508.95/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	23,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.50	724	3

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 269Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 89Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 27Year ago 15

No comparisons made 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	120.00–130.00	124.90
2	—	723	105.00–108.00	106.45
3	—	570	115.00–121.00	117.93
3	—	615	110.00–117.50	113.60
5	—	419	125.00–135.00	128.60
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	101.00–105.00	103.04
3	—	428	105.00–110.00	108.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	140.00–147.50	144.41
5	—	463	140.00–147.00	142.49
3	—	562	128.00–131.00	130.01
3	—	533	135.00–137.50	135.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	90.00–94.00	91.97
2	—	633	92.00–96.00	94.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	536	115.00–122.50	121.68
8	—	475	115.00–125.00	123.39
4	—	371	120.00–125.00	123.22
3	—	615	110.00–115.00	113.35
2	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.42
3	—	653	105.00–112.00	108.99
5	—	428	115.00–125.00	118.57
5	—	565	112.00–119.00	114.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	110.00–112.00	111.02
3	—	368	110.00–112.00	110.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	127.50–130.00	128.84
2	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.47
3	—	367	130.00–135.00	131.95
3	—	330	130.00–131.00	130.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	120.00	120.00
3	—	223	130.00–135.00	131.60
2	—	720	115.00–118.00	116.52
4	—	376	130.00–141.00	137.66
3	—	523	125.00–132.50	129.28
4	—	623	115.00–120.00	118.28
8	—	467	130.00–136.00	132.81
3	—	273	130.00–140.00	133.35
2	—	778	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	133.00–140.00	135.47
2	—	748	126.00	126.00
3	—	315	145.00–150.00	148.20
2	—	278	155.00–157.00	156.05
3	—	540	139.00	139.00
4	—	418	145.00–155.00	150.06
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	120.00–125.00	121.74
2	—	265	120.00–125.00	122.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	52.00–58.00	55.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	878	40.00–50.00	45.52
3	—	902	54.00–58.00	55.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,192	54.00–65.00	58.45
12	—	1,112	40.00–50.00	45.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	65.00–76.00	70.05
1	—	1,665	86.00	86.00

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)	3	—	950	550.00–750.00	677.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	425.00–625.00	528.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	818	400.00–625.00	508.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,184	600.00–900.00	759.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,159	750.00–800.00	765.76
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	615	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,565	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,508.95

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle