Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.60/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$156.60

55 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$44.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

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	458	168.32	770	24
Medium and Large 2	397	162.70	646	16thin
Small 1-2	336	143.28	481	6thin
Medium and Large 3	388	123.38	478	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.94/cwt here — about $292 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 sale55 hd

156.60

—

SC average5 barns · 338 hd

163.47

−6.87

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	1,559	89.97	1,403	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	71.19	852	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	66.81	701	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,023	$576	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$295	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$775	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	855	$795	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	814	$540	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$535	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	935	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	775	496.46/head	455.00–555.00	496	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	795.26/head	715.00–865.00	795	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	735	295.00/head	295.00–295.00	295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	760	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.43/cwt	152.50–160.00	665	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	125.31/cwt	110.00–135.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.86/cwt	140.00–142.50	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.93/cwt	121.00–130.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	358	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	263	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	149.65/cwt	144.00–155.00	606	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	208	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	250	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.01/cwt	127.50–140.00	446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	432	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	157.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	864	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	167.57/cwt	158.00–170.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	126.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	162.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	365	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	363	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	639	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	458	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	847	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	575.73/head	525.00–625.00	576	3
Bulls	—	—	1,463	94.12/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,377	6
Bulls	—	—	1,848	77.51/cwt	68.00–82.00	1,432	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	72.93/cwt	69.00–80.00	922	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,279	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	64.65/cwt	63.00–66.00	670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	69.52/cwt	68.00–72.00	741	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	65.69/cwt	64.00–67.00	713	6

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 Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 348Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 62Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 13

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	535.00	535.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	775	455.00–555.00	496.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	670.00	670.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	715.00–865.00	795.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	295.00	295.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,023	525.00–625.00	575.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,175.00	1,175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	140.00–150.00	145.14
2	—	425	152.50–160.00	156.43
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
2	—	500	125.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
3	—	480	110.00–135.00	125.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	164.00	164.00
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
2	—	557	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	668	115.00–117.50	116.26
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
3	—	365	140.00–142.50	140.86
3	—	528	121.00–130.00	126.93
2	—	273	130.00–132.50	131.24
5	—	330	127.50–140.00	135.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	132.50–135.00	133.73
3	—	405	144.00–155.00	149.65
1	—	365	157.50	157.50
1	—	345	157.50	157.50
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	120.00	120.00
2	—	208	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
3	—	305	120.00	120.00
3	—	432	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	112.50	112.50
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
3	—	318	120.00–130.00	126.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	150.00–160.00	157.02
2	—	280	165.00–170.00	167.37
1	—	530	163.00	163.00
5	—	371	158.00–170.00	167.57
2	—	225	160.00–165.00	162.28
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
2	—	363	140.00–150.00	144.83
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
4	—	355	190.00	190.00
4	—	418	170.00	170.00
2	—	328	190.00–200.00	194.89
10	—	600	151.00	151.00
2	—	258	175.00–180.00	177.48
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	91.00–100.00	94.12
2	—	1,848	68.00–82.00	77.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	69.00–80.00	72.93
1	—	1,390	92.00	92.00
6	—	1,085	64.00–67.00	65.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,037	63.00–66.00	64.65
4	—	1,066	68.00–72.00	69.52

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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