Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Average offering of average

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.44/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$132.44

115 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$48.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

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	524	140.27	734	81
Medium and Large 2	474	118.68	563	21
Small 1-2	413	108.38	448	11thin
Medium and Large 3	665	91.98	612	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.29/cwt here — about $123 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 sale115 hd

132.44

—

SC average3 barns · 295 hd

131.03

+1.40

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	—	Average	1,810	96.00	1,738	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	66.08	814	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	57.12	461	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	279	153.54/cwt	150.00–156.00	428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.47/cwt	130.00–142.50	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	194.19/cwt	186.00–202.50	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	138.25/cwt	130.00–143.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	131.38/cwt	127.00–137.00	753	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	362	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	826	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	109.47/cwt	106.00–112.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	137.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	134.27/cwt	130.00–142.00	640	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.50	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.15/cwt	117.50–120.00	677	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	138.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	91.98/cwt	91.00–93.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	184.12/cwt	180.00–188.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	120.47/cwt	114.00–125.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	995	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.58/cwt	150.00–167.50	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	168.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	170.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	571	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	326	127.83/cwt	120.00–135.00	417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	126.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	915	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	139.98/cwt	136.00–144.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	161.54/cwt	160.00–163.00	662	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	106.97/cwt	100.00–111.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	61.98/cwt	59.00–65.00	511	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,009	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	784	51.05/cwt	48.00–55.00	400	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	60.77/cwt	58.00–67.00	749	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	813	101.77/cwt	87.50–107.50	827	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	794	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	920	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	770	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	25,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.75/cwt	125.00–132.50	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	458	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.05/cwt	121.00–125.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	112.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	141.14/cwt	130.00–155.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 342Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 41Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 26

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Average offering 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
4	—	279	150.00–156.00	153.54
1	—	545	129.00	129.00
8	—	672	114.00–125.00	120.47
1	—	305	149.00	149.00
2	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.43
2	—	225	150.00–160.00	155.11
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	186.00–202.50	194.19
1	—	270	187.00	187.00
2	—	433	180.00–188.00	184.12
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	150.00–167.50	160.58
1	—	615	143.00	143.00
1	—	590	148.00	148.00
2	—	270	170.00–180.00	174.81
5	—	364	165.00–175.00	168.90
4	—	336	165.00–175.00	170.04
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	120.00–135.00	127.83
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
3	—	368	120.00–130.00	126.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	165.00	165.00
20	—	583	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	130.00–142.50	137.47
7	—	417	130.00–143.00	138.25
9	—	573	127.00–137.00	131.38
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
3	—	277	130.00–145.00	137.45
6	—	477	130.00–142.00	134.27
3	—	328	130.00–145.00	138.10
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	110.00–111.00	110.34
2	—	533	105.00–110.00	107.56
3	—	263	110.00–111.00	110.32
3	—	568	103.00–107.00	105.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	568	145.50	145.50
13	—	721	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	106.00–112.00	109.47
2	—	418	125.00	125.00
2	—	275	120.00–122.50	121.20
3	—	568	117.50–120.00	119.15
3	—	355	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	225	120.00–125.00	122.39
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
2	—	508	120.00–123.00	121.48
2	—	468	121.00–125.00	123.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	146.00	146.00
2	—	333	150.00–153.00	151.51
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	148.00	148.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	91.00–93.00	91.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	136.00–144.00	139.98
6	—	523	140.00–150.00	147.37
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
2	—	410	160.00–163.00	161.54
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	100.00–111.00	106.97
2	—	458	114.00–117.00	115.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	125.00–135.00	128.69
2	—	575	125.00–132.50	128.75
3	—	672	110.00–115.00	112.04
4	—	484	140.00–145.00	142.48
4	—	433	130.00–155.00	141.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	825	59.00–65.00	61.98
4	—	784	48.00–55.00	51.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,233	58.00–67.00	60.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	813	87.50–107.50	101.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	79.00	79.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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