Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . 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 $130.54/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$130.54

72 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$25.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.23

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	413	135.70	560	49
Medium and Large 2	446	120.40	536	21
Small 1-2	358	110.49	396	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.21/cwt here — about $164 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 sale72 hd

130.54

—

SC average4 barns · 368 hd

133.77

−3.23

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	1,832	106.25	1,947	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	69.79	859	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	61.49	541	7thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	170.20/cwt	165.00–173.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	126.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	136.26/cwt	134.00–145.00	391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	133.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.08/cwt	132.00–141.00	713	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.32/cwt	140.00–151.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.08/cwt	160.00–185.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	135.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	517	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	113.66/cwt	112.00–115.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	176.86/cwt	166.00–181.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	184.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	152.86/cwt	150.00–156.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	777	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	303	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	157.20/cwt	150.00–165.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.76/cwt	157.50–160.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.26/cwt	145.00–157.50	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	841	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	152.88/cwt	150.00–157.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	140.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	580	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	66.63/cwt	65.00–71.00	613	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	54.63/cwt	50.00–60.00	452	3
Bulls	—	—	1,832	106.25/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,947	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	74.27/cwt	68.00–80.00	952	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	57.85/cwt	50.00–63.00	632	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	651	92.50/cwt	87.50–97.00	602	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.48/cwt	130.00–143.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	130.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	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 Jan 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 70Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 42Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average 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
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
6	—	413	135.00–145.00	140.50
3	—	522	125.00–135.00	130.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	165.00–173.00	170.20
6	—	521	145.00–157.50	152.26
2	—	570	145.00–150.00	147.46
7	—	483	150.00–157.00	152.88
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
4	—	330	120.00–130.00	126.11
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	605	110.00–115.00	112.52
3	—	373	115.00–120.00	118.33
3	—	553	112.00–115.00	113.66
3	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.60
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
3	—	468	120.00–125.00	123.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	287	134.00–145.00	136.26
6	—	418	130.00–140.00	133.32
9	—	528	132.00–141.00	135.08
18	—	382	135.00–140.00	135.28
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
8	—	478	130.00–143.00	137.48
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	110.00–111.00	110.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	140.00–151.00	145.32
2	—	535	135.00–145.00	140.09
2	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	160.00–185.00	172.08
5	—	427	166.00–181.00	176.86
2	—	315	180.00–190.00	184.84
5	—	572	150.00–156.00	152.86
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
4	—	519	150.00–165.00	157.20
2	—	473	157.50–160.00	158.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	198.00	198.00
1	—	530	171.00	171.00
2	—	408	190.00–191.00	190.51
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	130.00–135.00	132.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	65.00–71.00	66.63
3	—	827	50.00–60.00	54.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,282	68.00–80.00	74.27
3	—	1,092	50.00–63.00	57.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	103.00–108.00	106.25

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	—	651	87.50–97.00	92.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	825.00	825.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle