Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. . Moderate 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 $135.84/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$135.84

77 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$21.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

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	518	141.32	731	47
Medium and Large 2	528	128.07	676	27
Small 1-2	290	120.00	348	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $383 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 sale77 hd

135.84

—

SC average5 barns · 780 hd

139.90

−4.06

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	1,507	110.85	1,671	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	85.11	1,447	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	79.53	945	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	69.93	626	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	132.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	763	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	141.17/cwt	138.00–142.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	134.15/cwt	132.00–145.00	915	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	916	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	148.65/cwt	145.00–152.50	840	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	133.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.01/cwt	140.00–153.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.73/cwt	155.00–165.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	123.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	172.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	146.46/cwt	140.00–160.00	561	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	174.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	147.34/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,068	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	166.65/cwt	165.00–167.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	171.20/cwt	170.00–175.00	640	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	155.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	791	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	123.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	161.80/cwt	160.00–167.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	140.28/cwt	135.00–146.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	135.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	698	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	149.96/cwt	145.00–158.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	467	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	93.72/cwt	89.00–100.00	842	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	73.61/cwt	64.00–76.00	817	8
Bulls	—	—	1,507	110.85/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,671	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	81.79/cwt	78.00–87.00	996	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	85.11/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	76.88/cwt	75.00–78.00	714	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	66.19/cwt	55.00–72.00	580	13

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 297Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 95Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 16Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
8	—	480	140.00–142.00	140.48
5	—	556	138.00–142.00	141.17
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
12	—	682	132.00–145.00	134.15
5	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
12	—	383	140.00–160.00	146.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	130.00–138.00	132.01
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.40
2	—	320	127.50–130.00	128.75
5	—	474	130.00–135.00	131.62
1	—	770	119.00	119.00
2	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.56
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
3	—	370	125.00–135.00	130.02
2	—	720	118.00–122.00	119.96
5	—	614	120.00–130.00	123.06
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	145.00–152.50	148.65
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
5	—	525	140.00–153.00	147.01
2	—	375	155.00–165.00	159.73
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	152.50	152.50
2	—	720	125.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	263	160.00	160.00
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	130.00–135.00	133.42
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	133.00	133.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	129.00	129.00
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
2	—	283	170.00–175.00	172.61
6	—	474	170.00–180.00	174.31
3	—	725	146.00–150.00	147.34
2	—	320	175.00	175.00
1	—	770	136.00	136.00
6	—	511	165.00–167.00	166.65
4	—	374	170.00–175.00	171.20
1	—	650	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	585	140.00–145.00	142.48
10	—	509	150.00–157.00	155.40
4	—	463	160.00–167.00	161.80
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–130.00	123.38
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	120.00–135.00	127.62
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
3	—	487	135.00–146.00	140.28
3	—	517	130.00–145.00	135.03
3	—	418	145.00–158.00	149.96
1	—	780	122.00	122.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	89.00–100.00	93.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,110	64.00–76.00	73.61
21	—	1,218	78.00–87.00	81.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	84.00–86.00	85.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	929	75.00–78.00	76.88
13	—	876	55.00–72.00	66.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	104.00–115.00	110.85

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