Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and

bulls were 2.00 lower. There was and 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 $140.93/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$140.93

154 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$34.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

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	442	145.44	642	108
Medium and Large 2	393	132.12	519	42
Small 1-2	394	111.44	439	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.01/cwt here — about $203 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 sale154 hd

140.93

—

SC average5 barns · 752 hd

138.54

+2.38

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	1,411	94.68	1,336	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	73.43	878	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	63.34	570	21

Every lot, as filed

82 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.86/cwt	145.00–152.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	149.07/cwt	145.00–151.00	566	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	133.97/cwt	129.00–139.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	112.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	416	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	147.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	626	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.14/cwt	139.00–150.00	677	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	156.35/cwt	150.00–165.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	152.65/cwt	150.00–156.00	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	137.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.44/cwt	125.00–140.00	497	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	129.32/cwt	125.00–134.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.17/cwt	125.00–140.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	150.15/cwt	140.00–160.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	124.77/cwt	115.00–130.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	138.79/cwt	132.00–141.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	139.40/cwt	138.00–141.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	121.89/cwt	115.00–130.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	132.67/cwt	130.00–145.00	740	14
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	118.91/cwt	115.00–123.00	675	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	121.70/cwt	118.00–125.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	129.36/cwt	121.00–135.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	178.51/cwt	170.00–187.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	401	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	139.95/cwt	130.00–145.00	382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	177.02/cwt	170.00–185.00	574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	314	137.68/cwt	130.00–145.00	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	203.59/cwt	200.00–207.00	417	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	136.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	158.73/cwt	151.00–165.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	153.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	175.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	166.71/cwt	165.00–170.00	795	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	488	131.48/cwt	128.00–135.00	642	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	413	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	557	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	177.19/cwt	170.00–185.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	181.05/cwt	177.00–185.00	748	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	166.22/cwt	160.00–171.00	778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	138.45/cwt	136.00–141.00	869	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	438	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	717	20
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	790	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	910	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,095	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	857.46/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,887	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	424	1,154.42/cwt	900.00–1,575.00	4,895	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	818	1,169.79/cwt	1,110.00–1,225.00	9,569	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	980	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	843	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	89.97/cwt	89.00–91.00	929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,328	86.19/cwt	75.00–94.00	1,145	4
Bulls	—	—	1,494	103.17/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,541	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	59.41/cwt	56.00–62.00	658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	74.41/cwt	65.00–83.00	892	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	85.69/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,121	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	69.49/cwt	65.00–77.00	641	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	56.58/cwt	51.00–61.00	495	10

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 183Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 67Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 2

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and

bulls were 2.00 lower. There was and average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	145.00–152.00	148.86
11	—	380	145.00–151.00	149.07
7	—	626	129.00–139.00	133.97
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
30	—	424	145.00–155.00	147.58
19	—	470	139.00–150.00	144.14
3	—	217	150.00–165.00	156.35
5	—	269	150.00–156.00	152.65
12	—	516	135.00–145.00	138.57
9	—	562	132.00–141.00	138.79
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	110.00–115.00	112.36
2	—	418	110.00–111.00	110.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	123.00–125.00	124.02
4	—	260	130.00–140.00	137.55
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
9	—	322	130.00–140.00	134.91
12	—	375	125.00–140.00	132.44
6	—	467	125.00–134.00	129.32
8	—	426	125.00–140.00	132.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	185.00	185.00
1	—	425	158.00	158.00
1	—	320	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	140.00–160.00	150.15
4	—	623	115.00–130.00	124.77
5	—	527	138.00–141.00	139.40
5	—	666	115.00–130.00	121.89
14	—	558	130.00–145.00	132.67
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
20	—	478	145.00–155.00	149.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	150.00–155.00	152.44
3	—	413	177.00–185.00	181.05
11	—	468	160.00–171.00	166.22
2	—	628	136.00–141.00	138.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	115.00–123.00	118.91
3	—	530	118.00–125.00	121.70
2	—	470	130.00–134.00	132.04
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
2	—	438	130.00–135.00	132.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
2	—	465	110.00–115.00	112.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	126.00	126.00
3	—	668	121.00–135.00	129.36
1	—	795	121.00	121.00
2	—	263	150.00–155.00	152.38
2	—	483	150.00–155.00	152.54
1	—	515	151.00	151.00
4	—	368	151.00–165.00	158.73
5	—	334	150.00–160.00	153.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	120.00–121.00	120.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	204.00	204.00
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	170.00–187.00	178.51
8	—	324	170.00–185.00	177.02
2	—	205	200.00–207.00	203.59
1	—	525	165.00	165.00
2	—	285	170.00–180.00	175.18
3	—	477	165.00–170.00	166.71
2	—	423	170.00–185.00	177.19
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	130.00–145.00	139.95
4	—	314	130.00–145.00	137.68
4	—	374	130.00–140.00	136.39
2	—	488	128.00–135.00	131.48
2	—	413	130.00–140.00	134.97
1	—	510	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	790	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,153	800.00–925.00	857.46
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	424	900.00–1,575.00	1,154.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	1,110.00–1,225.00	1,169.79
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	86.00	86.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	89.00–91.00	89.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	75.00–94.00	86.19
4	—	1,494	96.00–108.00	103.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,107	56.00–62.00	59.41
34	—	1,199	65.00–83.00	74.41
3	—	1,308	85.00–87.00	85.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	922	65.00–77.00	69.49
10	—	875	51.00–61.00	56.58

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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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

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