Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

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 $126.50/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$126.50

92 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$48.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.49

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	435	147.27	641	31
Medium and Large 2	387	128.58	498	33
Small 1-2	550	106.78	587	9thin
Medium and Large 3	531	98.34	522	19thin

One grade step is worth $48.93/cwt here — about $119 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 sale92 hd

126.50

—

SC average5 barns · 629 hd

133.99

−7.49

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	1,515	103.64	1,570	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	87.00	1,370	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	84.93	1,019	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	73.74	656	9thin

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	—	528	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	163.61/cwt	155.00–175.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.90/cwt	120.00–132.00	563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.49/cwt	130.00–137.50	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	97.64/cwt	95.00–100.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.53/cwt	115.00–135.00	464	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	683	102.87/cwt	102.50–103.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	92.29/cwt	90.00–97.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	202.50/cwt	190.00–215.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	97.34/cwt	95.00–100.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	157.47/cwt	153.00–160.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	104.84/cwt	100.00–110.00	488	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.18/cwt	127.50–135.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	116.34/cwt	114.00–120.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.60/cwt	143.00–150.00	693	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	166.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	140.56/cwt	135.00–147.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	134.17/cwt	120.00–145.00	354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	130.79/cwt	125.00–140.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.79/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.94/cwt	150.00–169.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	119.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	104.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	183.61/cwt	180.00–187.00	569	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	135.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	376	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	504	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	476	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	504	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	135.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	228	139.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	148.34/cwt	145.00–152.50	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.24/cwt	140.00–153.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.40/cwt	114.00–116.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	116.27/cwt	110.00–122.50	730	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	467	130.02/cwt	120.00–135.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.82/cwt	150.00–155.00	642	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	437	129.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	564	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	673	682.62/cwt	625.00–750.00	4,594	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	775	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,619	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	820	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,995	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	1,219.42/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	10,572	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	670	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,523	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	881	88.33/cwt	80.00–95.00	778	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	929	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,624	106.80/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,734	4
Bulls	—	—	1,080	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	983	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	72.40/cwt	70.00–75.00	875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	85.54/cwt	80.00–90.00	995	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	79.02/cwt	74.00–85.00	715	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	55.26/cwt	50.00–60.00	460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	93.47/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,335	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,370	2

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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 254Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 47Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 22Year ago 38

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	135.00–137.50	136.28
3	—	228	155.00–175.00	163.61
3	—	582	130.00–137.50	132.49
5	—	415	140.00–145.00	141.60
8	—	481	135.00–147.00	140.56
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
3	—	317	145.00–152.50	148.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	612	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	120.00–132.00	130.90
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
6	—	370	115.00–135.00	125.53
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
5	—	264	120.00–145.00	134.17
6	—	327	125.00–140.00	130.79
2	—	475	115.00–125.00	119.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	95.00–100.00	97.64
2	—	435	100.00–105.00	102.53
4	—	625	90.00–97.00	92.29
3	—	513	95.00–100.00	97.34
2	—	725	97.00–99.00	97.99
2	—	328	100.00–110.00	104.73
3	—	460	100.00–104.00	101.30
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	102.50–103.00	102.87
3	—	430	110.00–112.00	110.67
2	—	463	107.50–110.00	108.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	190.00–215.00	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.06
5	—	469	153.00–160.00	157.47
2	—	605	140.00–142.00	140.99
4	—	424	160.00–175.00	166.93
2	—	573	140.00–153.00	146.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	110.00–112.00	110.65
1	—	520	95.00	95.00
2	—	465	100.00–110.00	104.84
2	—	563	90.00–92.00	91.02
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	110.00–115.00	111.62
5	—	467	120.00–135.00	130.02
5	—	437	120.00–135.00	129.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	127.50–135.00	131.18
3	—	672	114.00–120.00	116.34
8	—	473	143.00–150.00	146.60
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
5	—	720	114.00–116.00	115.40
2	—	628	110.00–122.50	116.27
5	—	420	150.00–155.00	152.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
5	—	375	150.00–169.00	160.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	115.00–125.00	119.84
2	—	288	120.00–125.00	122.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	175.00	175.00
2	—	310	180.00–187.00	183.61
1	—	550	161.00	161.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
4	—	295	181.00	181.00
5	—	610	143.00	143.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	130.00–145.00	135.36
1	—	410	123.00	123.00
4	—	320	130.00–140.00	135.26
4	—	228	130.00–145.00	139.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	625.00–750.00	682.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,219.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	881	80.00–95.00	88.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	92.00	92.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,624	97.00–112.00	106.80
1	—	1,080	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	70.00–75.00	72.40
13	—	1,163	80.00–90.00	85.54
2	—	1,428	93.00–94.00	93.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	905	74.00–85.00	79.02
2	—	833	50.00–60.00	55.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	86.00–88.00	87.00

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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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