Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light 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 $133.40/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$133.40

38 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$34.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

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	410	139.49	572	26
Medium and Large 2	359	125.29	450	9thin
Small 1-2	454	105.01	476	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.48/cwt here — about $96 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 sale38 hd

133.40

—

SC average5 barns · 549 hd

133.17

+0.23

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	—	Low	1,378	96.51	1,330	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	75.04	1,033	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	73.85	889	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	66.24	576	20

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	995	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	1,185.91/cwt	1,050.00–1,335.00	10,258	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	954.99/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	10,524	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	817	731.73/cwt	625.00–800.00	5,978	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.41/cwt	121.00–130.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	138.34/cwt	130.00–145.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	144.92/cwt	141.00–149.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.43/cwt	130.00–145.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.52/cwt	123.00–128.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	156.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	171.54/cwt	168.00–175.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	141.79/cwt	135.00–150.00	452	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	170.28/cwt	165.00–175.00	541	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	172.30/cwt	165.00–180.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	148.08/cwt	145.00–151.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	153.70/cwt	150.00–157.50	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	172.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	145.82/cwt	140.00–152.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	107.89/cwt	105.00–111.00	615	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	75.04/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,033	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	61.48/cwt	55.00–65.00	698	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	76.14/cwt	70.00–84.00	927	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	56.41/cwt	50.00–63.00	485	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	69.51/cwt	66.00–74.00	606	15
Bulls	—	—	1,078	87.10/cwt	85.00–89.00	939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	100.28/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,502	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	848	665.71/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	717.63/cwt	710.00–725.00	8,002	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	938.46/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	11,027	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	788.47/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	810.50/cwt	775.00–850.00	8,664	5
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	680	552.94/cwt	535.00–575.00	3,760	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	953	710.18/cwt	700.00–720.00	6,768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,820	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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 289Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 49Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 20Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	865	1,050.00–1,335.00	1,185.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	817	625.00–800.00	731.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,102	925.00–1,025.00	954.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	625.00–700.00	665.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	750.00–825.00	788.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	700.00–720.00	710.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	710.00–725.00	717.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,175	825.00–1,100.00	938.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,069	775.00–850.00	810.50
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	535.00–575.00	552.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	325.00	325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	100.00–105.00	102.51
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	127.50–130.00	128.73
2	—	373	121.00–130.00	125.41
1	—	205	127.50	127.50
2	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.42
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	141.00–149.00	144.92
2	—	278	135.00–145.00	139.86
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	510	130.00–145.00	137.43
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
6	—	474	130.00–145.00	136.45
2	—	610	123.00–128.00	125.52
2	—	440	140.00–145.00	142.47
7	—	319	135.00–150.00	141.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	130.00–145.00	138.34
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
2	—	418	140.00–152.00	145.82
2	—	678	123.00–125.00	123.98
3	—	473	140.00–150.00	144.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	105.00–111.00	107.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	150.00–160.00	156.50
2	—	333	151.00–153.00	152.01
1	—	770	122.50	122.50
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
2	—	385	145.00–151.00	148.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	168.00–175.00	171.54
2	—	318	165.00–175.00	170.28
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
4	—	371	165.00–180.00	172.30
2	—	563	150.00–157.50	153.70
2	—	418	170.00–175.00	172.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	191.00	191.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.43
1	—	580	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	72.00–78.00	75.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	55.00–65.00	61.48
27	—	1,217	70.00–84.00	76.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	860	50.00–63.00	56.41
15	—	872	66.00–74.00	69.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	85.00–89.00	87.10
5	—	1,498	96.00–104.00	100.28

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle