Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 higher. slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Moderate 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 $129.04/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$129.04

52 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$43.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

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	406	146.45	594	14thin
Medium and Large 2	422	137.64	581	14thin
Small 1-2	454	120.50	547	15thin
Medium and Large 3	406	102.83	417	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.62/cwt here — about $177 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 sale52 hd

129.04

—

SC average5 barns · 428 hd

132.67

−3.63

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	1,351	95.29	1,288	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	74.54	896	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	74.00	1,121	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	66.57	702	17

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Small 1-2	—	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	374	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.91/cwt	130.00–142.50	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	137.68/cwt	130.00–141.00	648	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	564	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.27/cwt	147.50–157.50	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	101.32/cwt	100.00–102.50	284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	146.15/cwt	142.50–150.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	154.99/cwt	152.50–157.50	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	155.52/cwt	153.00–158.00	918	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	168.26/cwt	162.50–175.00	779	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	132.37/cwt	125.00–140.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	134.77/cwt	132.50–137.00	903	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,190	1,277.24/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	15,199	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,161	1,104.79/cwt	950.00–1,375.00	12,827	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,035	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,833	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	149.48/cwt	147.50–151.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	419	121.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	160.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	624	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	896	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	433	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	612	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	108.67/cwt	102.50–115.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	171.76/cwt	171.00–172.50	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	174.88/cwt	172.50–177.50	661	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	176.88/cwt	172.50–181.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	165.19/cwt	160.00–169.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	162.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	692	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	474	133.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	471	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,240	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,000	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	730	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,205	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,084	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,025	1,217.90/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	12,483	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,133	1,262.58/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	14,305	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	768	307.16/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,359	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	574.00/cwt	574.00–574.00	6,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	961.98/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	12,313	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,107	860.43/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	920	900.54/cwt	875.00–925.00	8,285	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,044	1,163.12/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	12,143	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,009	1,002.48/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	10,115	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	822.07/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,742	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	1,040	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,020	1
Bulls	—	—	965	80.03/cwt	75.00–85.00	772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	99.10/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,435	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	80.03/cwt	75.00–85.00	984	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	69.42/cwt	64.00–74.00	817	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	71.82/cwt	70.00–76.00	807	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	62.89/cwt	52.00–68.00	633	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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 381Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 127Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 41Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	122.50	122.50
3	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
6	—	419	120.00–125.00	121.25
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	141.00	141.00
3	—	370	130.00–142.50	134.91
6	—	471	130.00–141.00	137.68
2	—	410	135.00–140.00	137.56
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	102.50	102.50
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
2	—	280	100.00–102.50	101.32
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
2	—	425	100.00–110.00	105.18
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	150.00–151.00	150.33
2	—	563	138.00–139.00	138.50
3	—	383	147.50–151.00	149.48
2	—	470	147.00–150.00	148.45
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
1	—	260	147.50	147.50
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	157.50	157.50
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
4	—	423	147.50–157.50	151.27
2	—	570	142.50–150.00	146.15
4	—	473	152.50–157.50	154.99
2	—	670	132.50–137.00	134.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	410	110.00–120.00	114.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	153.00–158.00	155.52
3	—	463	162.50–175.00	168.26
4	—	521	160.00–169.00	165.19
6	—	427	160.00–165.00	162.13
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	132.50	132.50
2	—	423	125.00–140.00	132.37
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
5	—	474	125.00–140.00	133.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	151.00–153.00	152.01
2	—	390	155.00–165.00	160.06
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	155.00	155.00
2	—	328	150.00–160.00	155.04
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	433	140.00–142.50	141.27
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	167.50	167.50
1	—	465	174.00	174.00
1	—	630	160.00	160.00
2	—	570	171.00–172.50	171.76
2	—	378	172.50–177.50	174.88
2	—	423	172.50–181.00	176.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	102.50–115.00	108.67
1	—	300	102.50	102.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,190	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,277.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,161	950.00–1,375.00	1,104.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,217.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	875.00–925.00	900.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,044	975.00–1,300.00	1,163.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,009	800.00–1,150.00	1,002.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	780.00	780.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	300.00–314.00	307.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	574.00	574.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,280	925.00–1,025.00	961.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,185	725.00–875.00	822.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,107	800.00–900.00	860.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	75.00–85.00	80.03
8	—	1,448	92.00–106.00	99.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,229	75.00–85.00	80.03
15	—	1,177	64.00–74.00	69.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,124	70.00–76.00	71.82
10	—	1,007	52.00–68.00	62.89

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