Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.52/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$121.52

83 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$31.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.70

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	439	137.54	603	26
Medium and Large 2	462	125.55	580	14thin
Small 1-2	512	114.17	585	24
Medium and Large 3	425	105.93	450	19thin

One grade step is worth $31.60/cwt here — about $153 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 sale83 hd

121.52

—

SC average3 barns · 402 hd

131.22

−9.70

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	1,422	87.69	1,247	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	75.04	1,226	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	65.92	760	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	59.67	635	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$583	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$427	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	854	$405	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	380	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	523	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	688	109.38/cwt	107.50–110.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	135.74/cwt	135.00–136.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.11/cwt	145.00–147.50	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	608	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	122.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	103.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	101.21/cwt	100.00–102.50	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	417	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	148.72/cwt	142.50–155.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	136.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	151.66/cwt	150.00–157.00	646	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	564	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	526	126.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	213	113.27/cwt	107.00–120.00	241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	155.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.00/cwt	160.00–163.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	178.76/cwt	170.00–183.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	164.04/cwt	160.00–167.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	169.19/cwt	169.00–170.00	700	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	477	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	572	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	560	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	427.12/head	350.00–495.00	427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	730	290.00/head	290.00–290.00	290	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	427.14/head	410.00–445.00	427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	686.20/head	650.00–750.00	686	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	443.67/head	375.00–500.00	444	3
Bulls	—	—	1,262	82.45/cwt	65.00–88.00	1,041	9
Bulls	—	—	1,661	95.56/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,587	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	73.05/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,179	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	58.38/cwt	48.00–61.00	625	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	64.17/cwt	63.00–65.00	667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	71.90/cwt	67.00–76.00	850	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	62.37/cwt	53.00–65.00	708	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,419	1

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 223Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 48Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 34

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to poor 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
2	—	380	130.00–145.00	137.50
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
4	—	526	120.00–130.00	126.29
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
2	—	213	107.00–120.00	113.27
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
5	—	326	150.00–165.00	155.80
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
3	—	370	160.00–163.00	161.00
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
2	—	517	161.00	161.00
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
7	—	319	170.00–183.00	178.76
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
2	—	560	152.50–155.00	153.76
6	—	621	140.00–142.00	141.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
4	—	688	107.50–110.00	109.38
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
2	—	608	110.00–112.50	111.26
4	—	373	120.00	120.00
4	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
6	—	513	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	140.00	140.00
8	—	481	135.00–136.00	135.74
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
6	—	330	145.00–147.50	147.11
2	—	513	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	137.50–140.00	138.69
3	—	628	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
7	—	541	120.00–125.00	122.88
1	—	255	127.50	127.50
2	—	360	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
3	—	482	100.00–110.00	103.43
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
1	—	220	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	100.00–102.50	101.21
8	—	379	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
3	—	458	160.00–167.00	164.04
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
5	—	414	169.00–170.00	169.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	142.50–155.00	148.72
3	—	587	130.00–132.00	130.68
4	—	635	115.00	115.00
5	—	517	130.00–140.00	136.01
4	—	426	150.00–157.00	151.66
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	120.00	120.00
17	—	477	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	100.00–110.00	105.07

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	350.00–495.00	427.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	725	410.00–445.00	427.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	895	375.00–500.00	443.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	650.00–750.00	686.20
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,262	65.00–88.00	82.45
6	—	1,661	90.00–104.00	95.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	69.00–79.00	73.05
1	—	1,710	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,071	48.00–61.00	58.38
2	—	1,040	63.00–65.00	64.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,182	67.00–76.00	71.90
27	—	1,135	53.00–65.00	62.37

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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