Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls

were steady. Average 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 $136.32/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$136.32

82 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$30.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

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	478	144.91	693	49
Medium and Large 2	434	129.23	561	16thin
Small 1-2	473	120.34	570	11thin
Medium and Large 3	385	114.36	440	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.54/cwt here — about $253 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 sale82 hd

136.32

—

SC average5 barns · 547 hd

138.07

−1.75

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	1,379	95.17	1,313	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	98.67	1,556	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	92.40	1,098	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	71.75	726	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$784	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	670	$575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$581	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	275	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	126.45/cwt	120.00–132.50	392	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	147.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	648	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.90/cwt	133.00–139.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	143.79/cwt	140.00–151.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	643	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	733	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	282	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.50	412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	144.62/cwt	140.00–151.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	115.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.63/cwt	117.00–124.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.15/cwt	145.00–160.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	123.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	439	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.89/cwt	140.00–142.00	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	153.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	167.17/cwt	166.00–168.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	143.82/cwt	138.00–145.00	843	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	157.86/cwt	157.00–159.00	998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	874	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	172.90/cwt	169.00–177.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.32/cwt	160.00–171.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	149.04/cwt	145.00–152.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	155.00/cwt	149.00–158.00	961	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	652	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	131.08/cwt	128.00–135.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	543	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	137.50/cwt	136.00–139.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	158.43/cwt	155.00–165.00	754	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	670	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	580.59/head	559.00–595.00	581	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	784.00/head	784.00–784.00	784	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	99.95/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,389	3
Bulls	—	—	1,363	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,199	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	76.46/cwt	70.00–81.00	810	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	63.90/cwt	58.00–68.00	597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	91.27/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,067	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,262	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,712	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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 197Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 57Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 24Year ago 8

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls

were steady. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	130.00–135.00	132.41
2	—	243	130.00–135.00	132.47
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	468	130.00–132.50	131.24
2	—	418	131.00–135.00	132.96
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
3	—	315	130.00–132.50	130.85
3	—	680	117.00–124.00	120.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
2	—	490	114.00	114.00
1	—	555	112.50	112.50
2	—	220	110.00–120.00	115.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	439	140.00–150.00	147.52
2	—	625	133.00–139.00	135.90
4	—	479	140.00–145.00	142.53
6	—	363	140.00–151.00	143.79
9	—	517	140.00–142.00	140.89
6	—	586	138.00–145.00	143.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	113.00–115.00	114.00
3	—	282	120.00–125.00	121.60
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	120.00–132.50	126.45
2	—	355	122.50–125.00	123.75
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
3	—	475	150.00–155.00	151.70
2	—	320	145.00–160.00	152.15
2	—	720	126.00–130.00	128.00
4	—	369	150.00–155.00	153.76
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
2	—	613	140.00–145.00	142.51
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
5	—	570	166.00–168.00	167.17
7	—	632	157.00–159.00	157.86
2	—	483	169.00–177.00	172.90
2	—	383	160.00–171.00	165.32
1	—	540	161.00	161.00
1	—	280	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
4	—	471	140.00–151.00	144.62
3	—	525	130.00–140.00	133.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
4	—	529	145.00–152.00	149.04
3	—	620	149.00–158.00	155.00
1	—	575	153.00	153.00
2	—	685	136.00–139.00	137.50
5	—	476	155.00–165.00	158.43
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	131.00–135.00	133.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
3	—	413	128.00–135.00	131.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	865	559.00–595.00	580.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	784.00	784.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	92.00–106.00	99.95
2	—	1,363	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	70.00–81.00	76.46
3	—	935	58.00–68.00	63.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	106.00	106.00
12	—	1,169	84.00–97.00	91.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,623	105.00–106.00	105.50

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

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

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