Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average 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 $152.08/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$152.08

82 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$45.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.06

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	413	172.98	714	22
Medium and Large 2	417	154.91	645	32
Small 1-2	390	139.56	544	11thin
Medium and Large 3	338	127.82	432	17thin

One grade step is worth $45.16/cwt here — about $282 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

152.08

—

SC average5 barns · 494 hd

160.14

−8.06

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	1,339	97.70	1,309	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	84.34	1,349	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	79.52	913	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	73.43	739	20

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)	1,070	$911	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$810	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$973	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$666	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	670	$481	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	658	$421	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	600	$330	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	Small 1-2	—	510	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	145.82/cwt	140.00–149.00	669	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	692	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	913	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	215	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.50	266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	156.51/cwt	145.00–165.00	355	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	153.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	133.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	132.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.24/cwt	137.50–146.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	138.31/cwt	137.00–141.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	116.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	315	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.62/cwt	137.50–150.00	691	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	131.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	156.14/cwt	150.00–162.50	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	130.42/cwt	130.00–132.50	407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	322	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	157.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	578	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	695	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	161.42/cwt	152.50–165.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	871	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	358	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.00/cwt	171.00–172.50	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	173.24/cwt	172.50–177.50	615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	999	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	262	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	158.28/cwt	153.00–165.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	140.83/cwt	140.00–142.50	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	163.15/cwt	155.00–166.00	866	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	733	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	76.50/cwt	74.00–84.00	786	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	84.34/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,349	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	93.04/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,273	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	75.12/cwt	72.00–77.00	814	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	81.17/cwt	78.00–87.00	951	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	64.23/cwt	50.00–70.00	604	5
Bulls	—	—	1,366	103.90/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	138.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	137.62/cwt	130.00–142.50	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	150.31/cwt	142.50–155.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	164.91/cwt	161.00–169.00	689	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	710	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	855	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	845	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	421.00/head	421.00–421.00	421	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	600	330.00/head	330.00–330.00	330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	809.58/head	747.00–850.00	810	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	910.90/head	900.00–922.00	911	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	705	494.00/head	494.00–494.00	494	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	600	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	665.78/head	616.00–707.00	666	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	610	348.00/head	348.00–348.00	348	1
Bulls	—	—	1,273	82.19/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,046	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 Sep 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 268Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 99Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 84Year ago 24

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	137.50	137.50
3	—	322	140.00–145.00	143.39
1	—	695	132.50	132.50
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
2	—	358	140.00	140.00
3	—	262	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	157.50	157.50
2	—	290	150.00–162.50	156.14
1	—	495	152.50	152.50
13	—	367	150.00–165.00	157.61
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
2	—	605	155.00–160.00	157.50
7	—	328	152.50–165.00	161.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	130.00–135.00	131.05
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
6	—	312	130.00–132.50	130.42
2	—	368	110.00–120.00	115.03
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	170.00–177.00	173.50
2	—	520	165.00–170.00	167.43
3	—	320	171.00–172.50	172.00
7	—	355	172.50–177.50	173.24
3	—	598	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	140.00–149.00	145.82
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
3	—	227	145.00–165.00	156.51
3	—	282	150.00–160.00	153.49
7	—	526	137.50–146.00	142.24
3	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.75
3	—	572	137.00–141.00	138.31
3	—	393	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
2	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	127.50	127.50
2	—	215	120.00–127.50	123.58
3	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	130.00–140.00	133.25
6	—	527	130.00–135.00	132.73
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
7	—	323	130.00–140.00	135.09
2	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
3	—	572	130.00–135.00	131.71
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
6	—	270	110.00–120.00	116.60
2	—	238	110.00–120.00	114.95
2	—	355	116.00–120.00	117.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
2	—	630	125.00–127.50	126.23
4	—	425	130.00–135.00	131.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	137.50–150.00	144.62
4	—	526	135.00–140.00	138.74
2	—	623	133.00–135.00	133.97
5	—	571	130.00–142.50	137.62
9	—	414	142.50–155.00	150.31
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	150.00–155.00	151.62
5	—	459	153.00–165.00	158.28
3	—	613	140.00–142.50	140.83
12	—	531	155.00–166.00	163.15
4	—	418	161.00–169.00	164.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
2	—	405	120.00–122.50	121.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,028	74.00–84.00	76.50
5	—	941	50.00–70.00	64.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	82.00–86.00	84.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	91.00–95.00	93.04
14	—	1,084	72.00–77.00	75.12
21	—	1,171	78.00–87.00	81.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	98.00–109.00	103.90
2	—	1,273	80.00–85.00	82.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,120.00	1,120.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,018	747.00–850.00	809.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	900.00–922.00	910.90
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	421.00	421.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	330.00	330.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	348.00	348.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	494.00	494.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	540.00	540.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	616.00–707.00	665.78

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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