Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.24/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$166.24

96 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$902

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

$53.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

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	732	173.55	1,270	75
Medium and Large 2	431	151.61	653	8thin
Small 1-2	312	135.33	422	11thin
Medium and Large 3	305	120.51	368	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.04/cwt here — about $902 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 sale96 hd

166.24

—

SC average5 barns · 510 hd

162.39

+3.84

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	—	Low	1,203	102.31	1,230	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	83.81	1,408	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	79.32	926	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	73.21	675	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$1,339	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,026	$1,296	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$1,177	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$991	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,675	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,192	18
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	762	$1,272	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$896	6

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,375	62
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	135.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	155.86/cwt	150.00–167.50	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.47/cwt	127.50–133.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	140.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.48/cwt	135.00–147.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	134.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	148.04/cwt	140.00–155.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.14/cwt	137.00–148.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	735	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,331.93/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,332	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	132.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	160.96/cwt	152.50–165.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	177.72/cwt	170.00–185.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	172.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	368	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	317	134.01/cwt	130.00–142.50	425	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	137.76/cwt	130.00–145.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	866	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	292	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	640	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	935.42/head	850.00–975.00	935	5
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	655	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	928	798.83/head	700.00–850.00	799	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	1,106.18/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,106	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	670	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	1,521.16/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,521	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	869	105.41/cwt	100.00–112.50	916	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	82.39/cwt	80.00–87.00	835	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	902.67/head	875.00–925.00	903	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,161	1,044.43/head	900.00–1,275.00	1,044	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	1,339.42/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,339	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,378.20/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,378	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,610.73/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,611	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	1,023.51/head	850.00–1,125.00	1,024	3
Bulls	—	—	1,075	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	105.41/cwt	104.00–107.50	1,312	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	70.43/cwt	64.00–75.00	803	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	76.04/cwt	75.00–79.00	700	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	68.11/cwt	63.00–72.00	629	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	81.92/cwt	77.00–88.00	963	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	83.81/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,408	7

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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 174Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	795	173.00	173.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	130.00–140.00	135.23
3	—	317	130.00–142.50	134.01
4	—	371	130.00–145.00	137.76
2	—	220	130.00–135.00	132.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	152.50–165.00	160.96
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
2	—	325	155.00	155.00
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	170.00–175.00	172.42
2	—	423	170.00–185.00	177.72
2	—	388	170.00–175.00	172.55
2	—	223	185.00	185.00
1	—	610	167.50	167.50
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
1	—	325	182.50	182.50
2	—	488	175.00–180.00	177.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	120.00–121.00	120.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	105.00–110.00	106.59
1	—	335	111.00	111.00
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
2	—	460	100.00–110.00	105.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	125.00–135.00	128.98
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
1	—	545	122.50	122.50
1	—	680	122.50	122.50
4	—	371	130.00–140.00	134.85
4	—	315	130.00–140.00	132.50
4	—	573	120.00–130.00	126.22
2	—	478	125.00–130.00	127.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	157.50	157.50
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
3	—	328	150.00–167.50	155.86
3	—	367	150.00–155.00	151.59
3	—	622	127.50–133.00	129.47
5	—	472	140.00–145.00	140.99
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
11	—	520	135.00–140.00	138.46
8	—	571	135.00–140.00	137.82
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	135.00–147.00	141.48
2	—	630	132.00–132.50	132.25
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
5	—	414	140.00–155.00	148.04
5	—	475	137.00–148.00	144.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	146.00	146.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.44
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
3	—	463	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	980	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,331.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,378.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	875.00–925.00	902.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	900	850.00–975.00	935.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	670	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	869	100.00–112.50	105.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,013	80.00–87.00	82.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	75.00	75.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	808	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,521.16
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	928	700.00–850.00	798.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,233	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,106.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,161	900.00–1,275.00	1,044.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	913	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,339.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	948	850.00–1,125.00	1,023.51
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,183	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,610.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	945	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,245	104.00–107.50	105.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,140	64.00–75.00	70.43
41	—	1,175	77.00–88.00	81.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	921	75.00–79.00	76.04
5	—	924	63.00–72.00	68.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,680	80.00–87.00	83.81

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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