Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $126.87/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$126.87

83 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$42.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

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	455	143.98	655	25
Medium and Large 2	555	125.82	698	37
Small 1-2	430	114.28	491	11thin
Medium and Large 3	643	101.80	655	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.18/cwt here — about $0 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 sale83 hd

126.87

—

SC average5 barns · 559 hd

137.30

−10.44

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	1,691	97.34	1,646	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	76.22	901	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,683	74.01	1,246	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	62.45	540	19

Every lot, as filed

66 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 3	—	570	100.99/cwt	100.00–103.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	133.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.26/cwt	145.00–152.50	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	128.72/cwt	123.00–131.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.50	797	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	149.00/cwt	145.00–161.00	556	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	443	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	492	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	363	115.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	748	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	563	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	429	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	118.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	722	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.60/cwt	151.00–160.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	154.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	921	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	146.50/cwt	142.50–150.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	157.47/cwt	151.00–164.00	902	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	227	138.13/cwt	130.00–145.00	314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	146.87/cwt	142.50–151.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.80/cwt	150.00–152.50	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	177.05/cwt	170.00–182.50	655	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	135.78/cwt	130.00–142.50	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	175.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	163.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	143.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	822	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	162.25/cwt	160.00–167.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	696	102.40/cwt	100.00–103.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	129.41/cwt	125.00–132.50	809	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	464	124.39/cwt	122.50–125.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	148.28/cwt	145.00–153.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	149.63/cwt	145.00–152.50	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.97/cwt	142.50–155.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	900	636.46/cwt	575.00–700.00	5,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,258	905.11/cwt	900.00–910.00	11,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	97.34/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,646	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	76.22/cwt	70.00–81.00	901	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,246	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	67.83/cwt	64.00–72.00	585	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	53.23/cwt	50.00–57.00	461	7

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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 111Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 61Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 33

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	100.00–103.00	100.99
5	—	696	100.00–103.00	102.40
2	—	620	100.00–103.00	101.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	130.00–140.00	133.53
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
2	—	615	117.00–120.00	118.51
5	—	561	123.00–131.00	128.72
3	—	410	125.00–135.00	130.41
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	328	130.00–140.00	134.96
2	—	475	135.00–137.00	135.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	145.00–152.50	148.26
3	—	563	141.00–142.50	141.49
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
2	—	315	145.00–147.50	146.21
6	—	373	145.00–161.00	149.00
3	—	537	138.00–140.00	139.32
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
2	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.45
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	112.50–113.00	112.75
2	—	443	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	363	112.00–120.00	115.97
2	—	563	111.00–112.00	111.49
3	—	315	115.00–120.00	118.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	120.00	120.00
9	—	722	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	111.00	111.00
1	—	365	117.50	117.50
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	323	151.00–160.00	155.60
5	—	363	150.00–160.00	154.48
1	—	765	124.00	124.00
2	—	515	142.50–151.00	146.87
3	—	270	150.00–152.50	150.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	631	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	142.50–150.00	146.50
2	—	573	151.00–164.00	157.47
2	—	458	160.00–165.00	162.46
7	—	370	170.00–182.50	177.05
2	—	525	160.00–165.00	162.48
2	—	328	170.00–180.00	175.19
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	130.00–145.00	138.13
4	—	320	130.00–142.50	135.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	160.00–165.00	163.30
3	—	477	160.00–167.00	162.25
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	140.00–150.00	143.46
4	—	625	125.00–132.50	129.41
4	—	485	145.00–153.00	148.28
3	—	530	145.00–152.50	149.63
5	—	428	142.50–155.00	150.97
2	—	680	120.00–130.00	124.93
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	120.00–125.00	121.71
4	—	464	122.50–125.00	124.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	107.50–110.00	108.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	575.00–700.00	636.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	900.00–910.00	905.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	91.00–105.00	97.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,182	70.00–81.00	76.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	73.00–75.00	74.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	863	64.00–72.00	67.83
7	—	866	50.00–57.00	53.23

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