Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

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 $125.92/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$125.92

78 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$38.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

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	359	142.27	511	22
Medium and Large 2	459	123.27	566	40
Small 1-2	348	111.45	388	13thin
Medium and Large 3	467	104.19	487	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.08/cwt here — about $25 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 sale78 hd

125.92

—

SC average5 barns · 377 hd

129.39

−3.46

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	1,398	104.78	1,465	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	86.80	973	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	872	73.51	641	31

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	803	$513	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	773	$500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$442	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	728	$682	7

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.21/cwt	125.00–126.00	470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	150.47/cwt	145.00–155.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	119.04/cwt	115.00–122.50	377	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	111.50/cwt	105.00–118.00	669	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	695	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	277	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.00	306	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	126.50/cwt	120.00–133.00	415	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	140.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	106.67/cwt	100.00–111.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	146.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	127.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	101.28/cwt	100.00–102.50	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	362	129.18/cwt	127.50–130.00	468	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	120.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	139.62/cwt	138.00–141.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	117.23/cwt	112.00–120.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	156.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	840	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	665	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.71/cwt	140.00–151.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.52/cwt	140.00–152.50	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	774	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	745	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	690	694.39/head	625.00–775.00	694	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	860	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	785	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	773	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	755	441.72/head	400.00–500.00	442	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	807	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	649	84.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	546	6
Bulls	—	—	1,476	108.26/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,598	8
Bulls	—	—	1,085	90.87/cwt	89.00–93.00	986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	63.57/cwt	50.00–72.00	536	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	84.12/cwt	79.00–90.00	760	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	89.86/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,023	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,115	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	73.45/cwt	67.00–77.00	789	9

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 Jun 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 167Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 70Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 16

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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
3	—	333	110.00–115.00	111.68
3	—	372	110.00	110.00
3	—	277	110.00–112.00	110.64
2	—	473	110.00–112.00	110.97
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	135.00–141.00	138.00
2	—	210	155.00–160.00	157.38
2	—	513	135.00–136.00	135.50
6	—	316	140.00–145.00	140.99
5	—	264	140.00–150.00	146.06
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
3	—	422	138.00–141.00	139.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	125.00–126.00	125.21
3	—	427	125.00–135.00	130.04
2	—	600	105.00–118.00	111.50
7	—	528	120.00–130.00	125.84
8	—	328	120.00–133.00	126.50
3	—	725	100.00–111.00	106.67
2	—	230	120.00–135.00	127.01
9	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.67
1	—	755	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
2	—	578	100.00–102.50	101.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	130.00–137.50	133.67
5	—	322	145.00–155.00	150.47
2	—	723	115.00–125.00	120.16
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
2	—	468	140.00–151.00	145.71
5	—	379	140.00–152.50	145.52
3	—	277	140.00–145.00	141.72
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	115.00–122.50	119.04
3	—	380	112.00–120.00	117.23
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	127.50–130.00	129.18
4	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.54
2	—	665	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	435	125.00–130.00	127.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	231	155.00–160.00	156.30
2	—	568	146.00–150.00	147.97
2	—	755	130.00–135.00	132.52
2	—	255	160.00–165.00	162.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	110.00–112.00	110.67
3	—	420	110.00–111.00	110.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
2	—	470	130.00–140.00	134.89
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
3	—	583	120.00–130.00	124.94
4	—	513	125.00–135.00	129.93
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	141.00–150.00	145.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	325.00	325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	773	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	755	400.00–500.00	441.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	690	625.00–775.00	694.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	98.00–100.00	99.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	649	80.00–90.00	84.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,476	100.00–116.00	108.26
2	—	1,085	89.00–93.00	90.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	843	50.00–72.00	63.57
15	—	903	79.00–90.00	84.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,138	80.00–98.00	89.86
2	—	1,088	100.00–105.00	102.46
9	—	1,074	67.00–77.00	73.45

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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