Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.25/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$149.25

121 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$45.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.12

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	496	164.40	816	53
Medium and Large 2	426	144.46	615	40
Small 1-2	332	130.74	435	20
Medium and Large 3	364	119.07	433	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.33/cwt here — about $383 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 sale121 hd

149.25

—

SC average3 barns · 434 hd

145.13

+4.12

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	1,653	105.18	1,739	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	82.16	1,046	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	70.56	622	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	738	$657	5

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	335	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	444	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	755	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	326	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	119.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.87/cwt	120.00–133.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	149.75/cwt	142.50–155.00	553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	147.27/cwt	147.00–149.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.44/cwt	130.00–142.50	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	111.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	129.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	114.19/cwt	110.00–117.50	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	128.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.89/cwt	135.00–143.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.47/cwt	137.00–143.00	721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	120.36/cwt	115.00–125.00	390	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	306	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	130.73/cwt	127.50–132.50	485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	161.66/cwt	155.00–164.00	928	18
Steers	Small 1-2	—	267	131.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	136.34/cwt	130.00–145.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	160.06/cwt	157.50–165.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	160.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	162.48/cwt	159.00–164.00	817	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	150.80/cwt	147.50–155.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	588	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.67/cwt	120.00–135.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	123.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	135.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	817	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	730	662.95/head	650.00–685.00	663	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	750	648.33/head	575.00–700.00	648	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	87.15/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,151	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	95.54/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	70.38/cwt	60.00–78.00	808	12
Bulls	—	—	1,653	105.18/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,739	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	68.32/cwt	55.00–79.00	596	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	785	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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 185Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 79Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 32Year ago 8

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. Moderate offering of average 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
3	—	335	115.00–120.00	117.44
4	—	478	110.00–115.00	111.19
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
3	—	518	110.00–117.50	114.19
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	115.00–120.00	119.25
5	—	472	120.00–133.00	126.87
7	—	573	120.00–130.00	125.68
7	—	374	125.00–135.00	129.87
7	—	336	125.00–135.00	128.60
4	—	281	130.00	130.00
5	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.75
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
5	—	516	125.00–135.00	130.05
2	—	728	112.00–112.50	112.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	408	140.00–142.50	141.26
1	—	200	152.50	152.50
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
5	—	665	130.00	130.00
8	—	572	135.00–143.00	139.89
14	—	513	137.00–143.00	140.47
9	—	379	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	444	170.00	170.00
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
7	—	324	115.00–125.00	120.36
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	130.00–135.00	132.49
4	—	233	130.00–135.00	131.24
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
7	—	371	127.50–132.50	130.73
3	—	267	130.00–135.00	131.56
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	140.00–155.00	148.19
10	—	369	142.50–155.00	149.75
7	—	485	147.00–149.00	147.27
2	—	573	130.00–142.50	136.44
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
6	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.07
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
4	—	531	130.00–145.00	136.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
18	—	574	155.00–164.00	161.66
4	—	470	157.50–165.00	160.06
2	—	405	155.00–165.00	160.06
1	—	730	143.00	143.00
6	—	503	159.00–164.00	162.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	147.50–155.00	150.80
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	588	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	528	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	120.00–135.00	123.67
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
3	—	410	140.00–143.00	140.98
3	—	685	122.00–125.00	123.01
4	—	463	130.00–140.00	135.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	730	650.00–685.00	662.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	575.00–700.00	648.33
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,321	80.00–93.00	87.15
2	—	1,483	95.00–96.00	95.54
12	—	1,148	60.00–78.00	70.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	872	55.00–79.00	68.32
2	—	935	83.00–85.00	84.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	92.00–111.00	105.18

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle