Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.63/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$163.63

327 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$56.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

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	488	171.33	836	230
Medium and Large 2	522	152.05	794	69
Small 1-2	427	134.57	574	20
Medium and Large 3	515	114.50	589	8thin

One grade step is worth $56.83/cwt here — about $247 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 sale327 hd

163.63

—

SC average5 barns · 549 hd

159.69

+3.93

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	1,415	99.44	1,407	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	74.65	1,132	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	74.04	931	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	63.13	573	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	680	$685	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2Value Added	—	540	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	802	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	146.57/cwt	145.00–147.50	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	133.15/cwt	131.00–134.00	953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	147.61/cwt	147.50–155.00	660	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	534	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	113.87/cwt	110.00–117.50	436	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	138.40/cwt	138.00–140.00	729	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	117.28/cwt	110.00–119.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	142.88/cwt	139.00–144.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	129.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	152.34/cwt	145.00–154.00	486	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	136.36/cwt	132.50–140.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	150.06/cwt	145.00–160.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	126.60/cwt	120.00–135.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	136.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	992	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	178.95/cwt	172.00–179.50	730	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,030	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	319	137.05/cwt	132.50–142.50	437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	157.97/cwt	156.00–159.50	818	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	169.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	941	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	133.43/cwt	133.00–134.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	783	139.79/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	162.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	527	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	562	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	374	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	143.73/cwt	142.50–145.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	169.89/cwt	169.50–172.50	834	115
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	894	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	157.46/cwt	157.00–159.00	920	26
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	133.56/cwt	132.00–135.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	176.25/cwt	172.50–180.00	714	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	674	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	863	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	571	126.05/cwt	125.00–127.00	720	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	131.05/cwt	120.00–135.50	818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	147.26/cwt	142.00–151.00	745	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	657	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	463	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	130.79/cwt	127.50–135.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	136.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	709	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	680	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	770	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	801	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	911	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	807	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,130	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	882	124.31/cwt	124.00–124.50	1,096	6
Bulls	—	—	1,415	99.44/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,407	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	76.74/cwt	74.00–83.00	980	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	63.23/cwt	60.00–65.00	746	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	60.56/cwt	55.00–66.00	545	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	74.65/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,132	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	75.98/cwt	75.00–77.00	722	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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 295Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 119Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 11

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	540	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	138.00	138.00
8	—	363	145.00–147.50	146.57
7	—	716	131.00–134.00	133.15
61	—	447	147.50–155.00	147.61
5	—	527	138.00–140.00	138.40
9	—	489	139.00–144.00	142.88
1	—	610	142.50	142.50
16	—	319	145.00–154.00	152.34
3	—	282	145.00–160.00	150.06
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	714	136.50	136.50
27	—	348	153.50	153.50
59	—	506	142.00–151.00	147.26
13	—	407	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
6	—	585	125.00–130.00	129.17
4	—	376	135.00–140.00	138.72
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	258	132.50–140.00	136.36
1	—	620	122.50	122.50
3	—	505	130.00	130.00
4	—	426	130.00–135.00	132.54
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
8	—	488	120.00–135.00	126.60
4	—	318	130.00–140.00	136.94
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	110.00–117.50	113.87
2	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.58
5	—	435	110.00–119.00	117.28
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	744	148.00	148.00
8	—	661	150.00	150.00
3	—	337	185.00	185.00
2	—	375	175.00	175.00
1	—	205	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	557	144.00	144.00
1	—	460	162.50	162.50
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
11	—	606	140.00	140.00
22	—	518	156.00–159.50	157.97
8	—	269	165.00–170.00	169.41
4	—	677	139.00	139.00
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
4	—	324	160.00–165.00	162.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	111.00	111.00
7	—	548	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
5	—	319	132.50–142.50	137.05
7	—	523	133.00–134.00	133.43
1	—	562	125.00	125.00
2	—	290	142.50–145.00	143.73
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	408	172.00–179.50	178.95
6	—	648	159.00	159.00
6	—	393	188.50	188.50
115	—	491	169.50–172.50	169.89
11	—	332	207.00	207.00
5	—	514	174.00	174.00
26	—	584	157.00–159.00	157.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	783	138.00–141.00	139.79
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	132.00–135.00	133.56
2	—	674	128.00	128.00
13	—	571	125.00–127.00	126.05
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
3	—	463	120.00–130.00	124.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	172.50–180.00	176.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	120.00–135.50	131.05
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
3	—	562	127.50–135.00	130.79
4	—	475	135.00–145.00	139.89
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
11	—	519	130.00–140.00	136.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	801	110.00–117.00	113.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	882	124.00–124.50	124.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	807	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	95.00–104.00	99.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,277	74.00–83.00	76.74
3	—	1,180	60.00–65.00	63.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	900	55.00–66.00	60.56
2	—	950	75.00–77.00	75.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	74.00–76.00	74.65

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

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