Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

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 $118.34/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$118.34

71 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$32.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

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	494	126.51	625	37
Medium and Large 2	530	114.39	607	23
Small 1-2	484	108.51	525	4thin
Medium and Large 3	513	93.71	481	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.80/cwt here — about $144 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 sale71 hd

118.34

—

SC average5 barns · 570 hd

118.73

−0.40

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	1,509	80.92	1,221	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	55.78	675	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	51.00	425	15

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Small 1-2	—	540	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	177.06/cwt	174.00–180.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	130.54/cwt	127.00–132.50	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	116.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	108.00/cwt	102.00–110.00	690	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	109.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	139.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	113.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	128.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.30/cwt	115.00–121.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	113.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	158.62/cwt	155.00–162.50	346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	140.46/cwt	136.00–143.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	104.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	388	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	155.68/cwt	153.00–161.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	155.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	585	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	459	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.62/cwt	141.00–146.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	132.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.99/cwt	150.00–159.00	650	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	558	101.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	659	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	748	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	116.21/cwt	112.00–122.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	132.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	781	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	900	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,310	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	751	81.97/cwt	78.00–88.00	616	4
Bulls	—	—	1,287	75.84/cwt	70.00–80.00	976	8
Bulls	—	—	1,922	89.12/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,713	3
Bulls	—	—	2,050	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,989	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	48.30/cwt	42.00–51.00	516	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	58.27/cwt	54.00–63.00	732	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	57.50/cwt	53.00–63.00	502	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	46.67/cwt	42.00–50.00	376	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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 121Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 37Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 16

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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	105.00–110.00	107.52
2	—	428	108.00–111.00	109.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	706	111.00	111.00
3	—	612	115.00–116.00	115.67
2	—	698	113.00	113.00
10	—	432	127.00–132.50	130.54
6	—	319	135.00–140.00	139.05
5	—	530	125.00–130.00	128.03
2	—	278	130.00–138.00	134.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
2	—	333	115.00–120.00	117.56
3	—	393	115.00–120.00	116.65
4	—	639	102.00–110.00	108.00
6	—	566	110.00–117.00	113.48
7	—	528	115.00–121.00	118.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	103.00	103.00
2	—	575	90.00–93.00	91.49
2	—	665	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	143.00	143.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	174.00–180.00	177.06
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
1	—	300	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	167.50	167.50
2	—	218	155.00–162.50	158.62
6	—	550	145.00	145.00
3	—	438	153.00–161.00	155.68
3	—	377	150.00–160.00	155.28
1	—	485	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
1	—	230	147.50	147.50
3	—	438	136.00–143.00	140.46
2	—	723	107.00–110.00	108.53
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
2	—	488	130.00–140.00	135.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	110.00–120.00	113.63
2	—	370	100.00–110.00	104.80
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.60
2	—	370	120.00–128.00	124.05
2	—	330	125.00–130.00	127.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	94.00–95.00	94.49
5	—	795	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	115.00–122.00	118.41
4	—	659	110.00–117.00	113.49
3	—	422	130.00–135.00	132.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	141.00–146.00	142.62
3	—	567	130.00–136.00	132.63
5	—	422	150.00–159.00	153.99
2	—	630	123.00–125.00	123.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	100.00–105.00	101.72
3	—	428	112.00–122.00	116.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	163.00	163.00

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)	1	—	900	590.00	590.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	751	78.00–88.00	81.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,287	70.00–80.00	75.84
3	—	1,922	87.00–92.00	89.12
1	—	2,050	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	42.00–51.00	48.30
12	—	1,257	54.00–63.00	58.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	873	53.00–63.00	57.50
9	—	806	42.00–50.00	46.67

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