Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $142.82/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$142.82

62 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$40.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.29

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	147.54	605	48
Medium and Large 2	357	131.32	468	10thin
Small 1-2	315	122.58	386	2thin
Medium and Large 3	525	107.43	564	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.11/cwt here — about $41 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 sale62 hd

142.82

—

SC average5 barns · 701 hd

137.54

+5.29

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	1,315	101.34	1,333	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	74.05	871	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	841	60.90	512	20

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	660	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.46/cwt	140.00–152.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	202.85/cwt	197.50–209.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	205.60/cwt	200.00–215.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	123.67/cwt	123.00–125.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	139.69/cwt	137.50–142.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	148.41/cwt	145.00–156.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	148.97/cwt	145.00–157.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	131.34/cwt	130.00–134.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	149.03/cwt	145.00–153.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.76/cwt	136.00–137.50	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.47/cwt	149.00–152.50	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	136.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	167.34/cwt	160.00–175.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	129.61/cwt	127.00–132.00	360	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	161.91/cwt	151.00–175.00	356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	135.02/cwt	131.00–139.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	181.01/cwt	170.00–188.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	159.19/cwt	155.00–167.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.75/cwt	152.50–153.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	161.63/cwt	155.00–170.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	141.57/cwt	139.00–145.00	467	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	363	138.27/cwt	137.50–139.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	122.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	117.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	152.85/cwt	150.00–156.00	813	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	115.46/cwt	111.00–120.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	136.31/cwt	130.00–141.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	830	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,595	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	745	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,656	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	82.07/cwt	80.00–84.00	874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,065	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,378	104.67/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,442	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	60.82/cwt	50.00–66.00	633	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	66.99/cwt	63.00–71.00	576	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	51.76/cwt	47.00–55.00	420	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	76.14/cwt	72.00–82.00	911	19

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 101Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 72Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 51Year ago 12

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

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
1	—	660	122.50	122.50
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
2	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.40
2	—	558	131.00–139.00	135.02
2	—	528	135.00–140.00	137.46
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
2	—	480	152.50–153.00	152.75
2	—	365	160.00–165.00	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	205.00	205.00
2	—	323	197.50–209.00	202.85
3	—	370	200.00–215.00	205.60
1	—	505	175.00	175.00
1	—	205	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	125.00–130.00	127.62
2	—	413	110.00–112.00	111.03
2	—	568	105.00–110.00	107.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
3	—	378	170.00–188.00	181.01
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
3	—	572	155.00–167.00	159.19
4	—	536	155.00–170.00	161.63
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	139.00–145.00	141.57
2	—	363	137.50–139.00	138.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	140.00–152.00	145.46
3	—	655	123.00–125.00	123.67
5	—	504	137.50–142.00	139.69
9	—	365	145.00–156.00	148.41
10	—	418	145.00–157.00	148.97
5	—	323	145.00–153.00	149.03
2	—	570	136.00–137.50	136.76
3	—	275	149.00–152.50	150.47
2	—	220	151.00–175.00	161.91
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	120.00–125.00	122.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	130.00–134.00	131.34
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
3	—	425	125.00–130.00	128.31
2	—	278	127.00–132.00	129.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	185.00–190.00	187.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	130.00–140.00	136.24
2	—	458	130.00–140.00	135.03
3	—	663	120.00–125.00	122.04
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
3	—	407	130.00–141.00	136.31
5	—	573	130.00–140.00	132.37
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	100.00–105.00	102.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	160.00–175.00	167.34
2	—	673	133.00–135.00	134.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
3	—	532	150.00–156.00	152.85
1	—	700	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	115.00–120.00	117.41
4	—	530	110.00–120.00	117.55
2	—	565	111.00–120.00	115.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	80.00–84.00	82.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	88.00	88.00
8	—	1,378	95.00–115.00	104.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	50.00–66.00	60.82
19	—	1,197	72.00–82.00	76.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	860	63.00–71.00	66.99
8	—	812	47.00–55.00	51.76

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