Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $134.00/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$134.00

113 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$27.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

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	493	139.04	685	69
Medium and Large 2	526	128.82	678	31
Small 1-2	421	121.15	510	11thin
Medium and Large 3	293	111.25	325	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.79/cwt here — about $360 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 sale113 hd

134.00

—

SC average5 barns · 606 hd

131.00

+3.00

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	1,283	92.77	1,191	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	80.38	1,219	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	71.73	828	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	63.12	618	26

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)	1,400	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	919	$687	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,167	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	713	$808	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	792	$430	5

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	793	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	223	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	129.83/cwt	128.00–132.00	701	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	145.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.54/cwt	137.50–147.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.82/cwt	123.00–127.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	121.81/cwt	120.00–123.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	776	29
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	141.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	667	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.70/cwt	145.00–151.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	140.25/cwt	132.50–143.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	157.69/cwt	150.00–165.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	138.18/cwt	130.00–145.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	326	137.75/cwt	130.00–142.50	449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	600	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	166.63/cwt	160.00–173.00	808	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	131.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	678	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	121.81/cwt	120.00–127.50	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	637.00/head	637.00–637.00	637	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	940	517.00/head	517.00–517.00	517	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	865	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	815	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	748.00/head	748.00–748.00	748	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	868.00/head	868.00–868.00	868	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	755	408.19/head	334.00–498.00	408	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,167.00/head	1,167.00–1,167.00	1,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,135	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,313	96.92/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,273	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	76.85/cwt	74.00–85.00	906	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	69.31/cwt	60.00–73.00	792	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	80.38/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,219	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	63.12/cwt	50.00–71.00	618	26

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 229Year ago 1,130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 72Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 3Year ago 43

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	122.50	122.50
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	132.50–143.00	140.25
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
5	—	319	150.00–165.00	157.69
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
1	—	490	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
4	—	368	163.00	163.00
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
1	—	320	171.00	171.00
2	—	485	160.00–173.00	166.63
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	130.00–145.00	138.18
7	—	326	130.00–142.50	137.75
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	120.00	120.00
2	—	223	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
3	—	483	120.00–123.00	121.81
3	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	143.00	143.00
10	—	585	135.00–140.00	135.48
10	—	371	140.00–147.00	145.71
10	—	424	137.50–147.00	143.54
3	—	458	135.00–138.00	137.01
2	—	220	150.00	150.00
3	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.59
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	130.00–135.00	132.53
11	—	540	128.00–132.00	129.83
3	—	478	128.00–130.00	129.33
4	—	676	127.00	127.00
5	—	615	123.00–127.00	125.82
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
2	—	588	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	215	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	573	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	140.00–147.00	141.65
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
3	—	418	145.00–151.00	148.70
4	—	711	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
6	—	519	135.00–138.00	136.98
6	—	623	125.00–135.00	128.78
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.42
5	—	425	130.00–135.00	131.46
2	—	615	120.00–123.00	121.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	165.00–170.00	167.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
4	—	524	120.00–127.50	121.81
2	—	423	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	637.00	637.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	585.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	517.00	517.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	748.00	748.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	868.00	868.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	755	334.00–498.00	408.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,167.00	1,167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	72.00	72.00
5	—	1,313	91.00–100.00	96.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,179	74.00–85.00	76.85
19	—	1,143	60.00–73.00	69.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	76.00–89.00	80.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	979	50.00–71.00	63.12

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

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