Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $129.04/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$129.04

130 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$31.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

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	462	136.94	632	68
Medium and Large 2	415	125.65	521	40
Small 1-2	398	111.66	444	19thin
Medium and Large 3	560	105.00	588	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.94/cwt here — about $44 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 sale130 hd

129.04

—

SC average5 barns · 553 hd

127.57

+1.46

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	1,591	95.06	1,513	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	67.24	798	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	55.70	466	21

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$988	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	Small 1-2	—	380	112.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,034	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	145.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	320	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	126.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	129.99/cwt	125.00–132.50	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.58/cwt	130.00–139.50	769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	686	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	143.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	130.70/cwt	130.00–132.50	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	121.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	126.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	862	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	130.15/cwt	130.00–131.00	418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	536	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	139.59/cwt	139.00–145.00	547	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	671	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	194.71/cwt	190.00–200.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	108.88/cwt	105.00–112.50	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	171.92/cwt	170.00–175.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	178.21/cwt	170.00–183.00	570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	156.16/cwt	153.00–160.00	740	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	149.54/cwt	145.00–152.50	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	116.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	365	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	129.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	150.48/cwt	150.00–152.50	412	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	133.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	150.83/cwt	145.00–160.00	477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	172.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	413	125.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	176.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	742	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	114.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	186.52/cwt	185.00–187.50	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	140.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	685	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	103.78/cwt	102.50–105.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	129.56/cwt	125.00–140.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	129.33/cwt	127.00–140.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	152.02/cwt	140.00–160.00	666	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	103.76/cwt	95.00–125.00	1,275	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	97.58/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,554	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,347	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	52.75/cwt	45.00–62.00	436	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	68.26/cwt	65.00–70.00	604	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	59.06/cwt	53.00–64.00	656	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	72.08/cwt	67.00–77.00	888	22

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 Nov 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 224Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 83Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	110.00–120.00	112.12
2	—	315	110.00–112.50	111.21
2	—	490	110.00–112.00	111.01
3	—	413	110.00–115.00	112.37
3	—	265	110.00–115.00	111.60
2	—	555	110.00–112.50	111.24
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	140.00–150.00	145.45
10	—	567	130.00–139.50	135.58
10	—	519	130.00–140.00	132.17
6	—	270	140.00–150.00	143.23
6	—	463	140.00	140.00
9	—	676	127.50	127.50
20	—	392	139.00–145.00	139.59
2	—	405	135.00–140.00	137.50
3	—	320	140.00–145.00	143.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	120.00–130.00	126.91
3	—	288	125.00–132.50	129.99
5	—	463	130.00–132.50	130.70
4	—	514	120.00–125.00	121.24
6	—	378	120.00–135.00	126.72
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
2	—	613	110.00–112.00	111.02
7	—	321	130.00–131.00	130.15
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
7	—	424	120.00–131.00	126.50
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	107.50	107.50
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	655	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	718	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
2	—	368	105.00–112.50	108.88
4	—	260	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	314	110.00–120.00	116.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	190.00–200.00	194.71
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
1	—	375	192.00	192.00
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
5	—	474	153.00–160.00	156.16
5	—	423	145.00–152.50	149.54
7	—	638	125.00–130.00	129.30
5	—	274	150.00–152.50	150.48
7	—	375	150.00–160.00	155.34
7	—	316	145.00–160.00	150.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	170.00–175.00	171.92
2	—	460	170.00–175.00	172.47
11	—	320	170.00–183.00	178.21
2	—	270	170.00–175.00	172.64
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
2	—	273	130.00–140.00	135.14
3	—	375	130.00–140.00	133.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	102.50–105.00	103.78
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	120.00–130.00	125.15
4	—	530	110.00–120.00	114.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
3	—	420	170.00–180.00	176.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	185.00–187.50	186.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
20	—	486	140.00–145.00	140.99
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
5	—	572	125.00–140.00	129.56
8	—	524	127.00–140.00	129.33
11	—	438	140.00–160.00	152.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,229	95.00–125.00	103.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	92.00–104.00	97.58
1	—	1,585	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	826	45.00–62.00	52.75
4	—	885	65.00–70.00	68.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,110	53.00–64.00	59.06
22	—	1,232	67.00–77.00	72.08

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

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

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