Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 2.00 lower, feeder heifers were unevenly steady, feeder bulls to

few too trend. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. 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 $138.03/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$138.03

67 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$28.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

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	525	145.11	761	39
Medium and Large 2	460	135.72	624	16thin
Small 1-2	574	119.50	686	6thin
Medium and Large 3	513	116.67	598	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.44/cwt here — about $163 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 sale67 hd

138.03

—

SC average5 barns · 679 hd

140.69

−2.66

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	1,574	106.84	1,682	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	82.53	1,220	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	81.08	994	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	70.16	728	25

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)	1,108	$851	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	787	$603	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$515	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$626	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	844	$1,115	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	723	$688	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	797	$846	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$612	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	773	$460	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	153.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	711	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	618	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	723	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	888	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	751	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	155.04/cwt	148.00–162.50	665	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	975.11/head	900.00–1,100.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.35/cwt	140.00–141.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.58/cwt	139.00–145.50	817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	155.30/cwt	151.00–160.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	156.23/cwt	152.50–160.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	136.46/cwt	130.00–143.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	149.20/cwt	149.00–150.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	993	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	599	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	136.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	660	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.68/cwt	110.00–117.50	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	800	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	645	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	614.49/head	575.00–650.00	614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	629.99/head	608.00–650.00	630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	850.51/head	825.00–875.00	851	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	626.00/head	626.00–626.00	626	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	710	463.35/head	402.00–500.00	463	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	797	846.18/head	693.00–978.00	846	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	630	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	750	515.25/head	475.00–550.00	515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	773	459.58/head	451.00–468.00	460	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	665.54/head	616.00–736.00	666	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	754.54/head	752.00–757.00	755	2
Bulls	—	—	1,574	106.84/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,682	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	81.81/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,006	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	74.60/cwt	71.00–78.00	839	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	65.36/cwt	60.00–70.00	616	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	75.03/cwt	70.00–77.00	893	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	83.43/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,225	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,193	1

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 302Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 141Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 3

Compared to last week feeder steers were 2.00 lower, feeder heifers were unevenly steady, feeder bulls to

few too trend. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. 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	—	495	123.00	123.00
2	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	618	115.00–119.00	117.01
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	143.00–145.00	144.00
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
4	—	578	125.00–135.00	130.69
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
4	—	413	135.00–145.00	139.97
2	—	458	130.00–143.00	136.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	464	150.00–155.00	153.33
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
11	—	641	138.50	138.50
3	—	523	140.00–141.00	140.35
12	—	569	139.00–145.50	143.58
3	—	313	151.00–160.00	155.30
3	—	372	150.00–151.00	150.33
3	—	427	150.00–155.00	153.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	122.50	122.50
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
2	—	533	117.50	117.50
1	—	490	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
3	—	525	125.00–135.00	129.95
3	—	483	130.00–140.00	136.69
2	—	425	130.00–140.00	135.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
1	—	540	157.50	157.50
2	—	408	170.00–180.00	175.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	143.00	143.00
2	—	515	140.00–145.00	142.52
1	—	675	132.50	132.50
4	—	751	134.00	134.00
10	—	429	148.00–162.50	155.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	117.00–120.00	118.53
2	—	525	110.00–117.50	113.68
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	150.00	150.00
2	—	658	130.00–135.00	132.53
4	—	384	152.50–160.00	156.23
2	—	335	147.50–150.00	148.73
2	—	575	155.00	155.00
5	—	521	149.00–150.00	149.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	716	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	171.00	171.00
13	—	598	166.00	166.00
2	—	408	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	171.00	171.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	137.50	137.50
1	—	280	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	900.00–1,100.00	975.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	803	575.00–650.00	614.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	608.00–650.00	629.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	825.00–875.00	850.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	750	475.00–550.00	515.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	626.00	626.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	710	402.00–500.00	463.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	797	693.00–978.00	846.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	752.00–757.00	754.54
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	451.00–468.00	459.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	616.00–736.00	665.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,574	100.00–113.00	106.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,230	78.00–88.00	81.81
4	—	1,190	70.00–77.00	75.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,125	71.00–78.00	74.60
12	—	943	60.00–70.00	65.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	81.00–85.00	83.43
1	—	1,530	78.00	78.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle