Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.04/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$117.04

75 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$26.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

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	450	127.68	574	24
Medium and Large 2	458	115.72	530	28
Small 1-2	386	108.86	420	19thin
Medium and Large 3	326	101.25	330	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.43/cwt here — about $244 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 sale75 hd

117.04

—

SC average5 barns · 506 hd

117.84

−0.80

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	1,384	79.30	1,097	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,773	57.67	1,022	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	55.76	642	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	874	53.37	466	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	456	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	608	101.27/cwt	100.00–102.50	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	101.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	330	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	102.97/cwt	100.00–106.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	123.65/cwt	123.00–125.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	116.85/cwt	112.00–120.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	123.44/cwt	123.00–126.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	115.62/cwt	112.00–120.00	554	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	336	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.00	372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	118.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	371	110.31/cwt	110.00–112.00	409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	131.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	129.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	169.31/cwt	168.00–170.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	848	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	157.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	141.46/cwt	135.00–147.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	158.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	97.03/cwt	95.00–99.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.14/cwt	141.00–143.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	140.38/cwt	138.00–143.00	580	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	980.37/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,304	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,370	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	81.39/cwt	80.00–83.00	594	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	658	71.22/cwt	70.00–74.00	469	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	57.67/cwt	56.00–59.00	1,022	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	56.94/cwt	53.00–61.00	502	7
Bulls	—	—	1,615	90.61/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,463	3
Bulls	—	—	1,152	67.99/cwt	65.00–70.00	783	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	47.17/cwt	43.00–50.00	544	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	57.91/cwt	54.00–63.00	667	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	47.12/cwt	45.00–50.00	406	4

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 191Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 62Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 24

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
3	—	413	138.00–143.00	140.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	115.00–125.00	120.02
2	—	558	110.00–114.00	111.97
6	—	421	112.00–120.00	116.85
2	—	715	105.00–107.00	105.99
5	—	479	112.00–120.00	115.62
4	—	265	115.00–125.00	118.75
3	—	675	109.00–111.00	109.99
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	100.00–102.50	101.27
2	—	505	100.00–106.00	102.97
6	—	336	110.00–112.00	110.82
6	—	371	110.00–112.00	110.31
3	—	288	110.00–112.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	100.00–105.00	101.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	123.00–125.00	123.65
2	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.64
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
7	—	502	123.00–126.00	123.44
2	—	408	128.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
3	—	370	130.00–133.00	131.31
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	125.00–131.00	129.02
3	—	758	115.00–118.00	115.99
1	—	890	112.00	112.00
8	—	720	115.00–120.00	117.72
6	—	321	130.00–140.00	134.90
3	—	265	130.00–140.00	134.94
3	—	430	133.00–135.00	134.33
5	—	379	135.00–147.00	141.46
3	—	608	120.00–125.00	123.32
2	—	805	115.00–116.00	115.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	493	143.00	143.00
2	—	573	135.00–137.50	136.24
2	—	315	155.00–160.00	157.62
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
4	—	361	155.00–165.00	158.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	140.00	140.00
3	—	327	168.00–170.00	169.31
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	130.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	778	95.00–99.00	97.03
4	—	470	125.00–135.00	128.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	141.00–143.00	142.14
2	—	568	133.00–136.00	134.53
2	—	473	140.00–141.00	140.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	900.00–1,050.00	980.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	80.00–83.00	81.39
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	658	70.00–74.00	71.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	56.00–59.00	57.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	881	53.00–61.00	56.94
4	—	861	45.00–50.00	47.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	43.00–50.00	47.17
12	—	1,152	54.00–63.00	57.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	85.00–94.00	90.61
3	—	1,152	65.00–70.00	67.99

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

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

Slaughter Cattle