Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.56/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$143.56

156 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$35.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

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	459	149.62	687	103
Medium and Large 2	447	135.23	604	43
Small 1-2	499	120.30	600	5thin
Medium and Large 3	414	113.79	472	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.82/cwt here — about $215 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 sale156 hd

143.56

—

SC average5 barns · 814 hd

144.34

−0.78

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	1,260	104.13	1,312	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	92.59	1,407	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	85.35	993	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	73.80	730	22

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,001	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	150.17/cwt	145.00–152.00	662	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.25/cwt	154.00–155.00	578	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	532	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	141.76/cwt	141.00–142.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	153.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.31/cwt	152.50–160.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	144.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	773	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	136.84/cwt	129.00–140.00	658	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	139.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	138.29/cwt	130.00–145.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	141.67/cwt	140.00–143.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.84/cwt	128.00–135.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	152.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	793	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.22/cwt	145.00–160.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	703	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	124.97/cwt	122.50–127.50	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	156.31/cwt	145.00–160.00	736	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	180.51/cwt	180.00–182.00	951	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	181.61/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	180.09/cwt	180.00–181.00	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	130.19/cwt	130.00–131.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	153.08/cwt	150.00–161.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	121.19/cwt	115.00–127.50	331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	196.40/cwt	190.00–205.00	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	128.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	150.89/cwt	150.00–152.50	404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	156.23/cwt	151.00–160.00	570	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	156.46/cwt	150.00–163.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	177.03/cwt	169.50–179.00	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	173.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	836	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	141.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	169.40/cwt	168.00–175.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	133.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	764	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	417	131.53/cwt	127.50–135.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	146.61/cwt	140.00–153.00	836	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,000.64/head	975.00–1,025.00	1,001	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	840	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,190	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	850	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	340	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	733	44.37/cwt	43.00–46.00	325	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	737	112.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	829	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	99.44/cwt	92.50–107.50	800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,356	105.67/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,433	6
Bulls	—	—	960	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,120	89.09/cwt	85.00–92.00	998	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	88.88/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,080	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	979	72.63/cwt	69.00–78.00	711	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	92.59/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,407	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	76.15/cwt	70.00–83.00	774	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	58.94/cwt	50.00–66.00	485	3

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 203Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 44Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
1	—	565	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	441	145.00–152.00	150.17
5	—	471	145.00–147.00	146.21
4	—	375	154.00–155.00	154.25
4	—	584	141.00–142.00	141.76
7	—	265	150.00–160.00	153.61
10	—	325	152.50–160.00	158.31
34	—	535	140.00–150.00	144.52
3	—	657	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	130.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	430	130.00–140.00	135.17
11	—	481	129.00–140.00	136.84
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
7	—	377	130.00–145.00	139.81
4	—	269	130.00–145.00	138.29
3	—	327	140.00–143.00	141.67
6	—	530	128.00–135.00	131.84
4	—	553	130.00–135.00	132.62
3	—	607	122.50–127.50	124.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	113.00–115.00	113.97
2	—	538	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	167.00	167.00
17	—	455	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	180.00	180.00
8	—	527	180.00–182.00	180.51
5	—	566	180.00–182.00	181.61
11	—	458	180.00–181.00	180.09
4	—	215	190.00–205.00	196.40
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	240	120.00–130.00	124.90
5	—	370	130.00–131.00	130.19
2	—	273	115.00–127.50	121.19
4	—	315	120.00–135.00	128.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	150.00–161.00	153.08
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
3	—	268	150.00–152.50	150.89
10	—	365	151.00–160.00	156.23
6	—	330	150.00–163.00	156.46
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
1	—	650	133.00	133.00
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
10	—	571	169.50–179.00	177.03
7	—	704	149.00	149.00
6	—	481	170.00–175.00	173.72
6	—	287	169.00	169.00
5	—	379	168.00–175.00	169.40
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	143.00	143.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
4	—	373	140.00–145.00	141.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	520	140.00–155.00	152.41
7	—	420	145.00–160.00	151.22
10	—	471	145.00–160.00	156.31
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
2	—	570	140.00–153.00	146.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
4	—	483	165.00	165.00
1	—	785	131.00	131.00
1	—	650	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	130.00–137.00	133.95
5	—	417	127.50–135.00	131.53
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	85.00	85.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	400.00	400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	105.00	105.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	40.00	40.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	43.00–46.00	44.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	737	110.00–117.00	112.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	92.50–107.50	99.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,356	99.00–115.00	105.67
1	—	960	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,120	85.00–92.00	89.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,215	80.00–95.00	88.88
5	—	979	69.00–78.00	72.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	87.00–96.00	92.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,016	70.00–83.00	76.15
3	—	823	50.00–66.00	58.94

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle