Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

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 $130.59/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$130.59

90 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$39.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.80

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	478	143.73	687	32
Medium and Large 2	488	128.00	624	41
Small 1-2	475	115.44	548	12thin
Medium and Large 3	516	104.00	537	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.73/cwt here — about $151 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 sale90 hd

130.59

—

SC average5 barns · 857 hd

142.38

−11.80

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	1,689	98.15	1,658	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	75.98	1,039	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	71.57	894	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	823	59.90	493	11

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)	998	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$763	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	842	$644	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,540	$1,480	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$744	2thin

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	Medium and Large 3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	572	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.09/cwt	120.00–132.50	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.03/cwt	118.00–133.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	129.44/cwt	125.00–134.00	599	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	132.15/cwt	125.00–136.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	509	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	118.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	135.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	132.51/cwt	128.00–135.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	173.72/cwt	170.00–176.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	136.94/cwt	135.00–142.50	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	145.56/cwt	139.00–150.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	140.34/cwt	135.00–145.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	159.97/cwt	150.00–170.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	138.05/cwt	130.00–150.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	151.41/cwt	149.00–155.00	562	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	169.41/cwt	165.00–172.50	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	165.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	151.54/cwt	150.00–153.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	167.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	182.61/cwt	178.00–185.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	186.83/cwt	182.50–192.50	882	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	183.40/cwt	180.00–190.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	186.95/cwt	182.50–193.00	686	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	538	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	180.62/cwt	177.50–185.00	773	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	482	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	651	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	582	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	116.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	132.43/cwt	125.00–137.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	172.12/cwt	165.00–176.00	867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	743.87/head	575.00–875.00	744	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	765	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	822	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	692	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	713.08/head	700.00–725.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	805	505.00/head	505.00–505.00	505	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	728	93.76/cwt	90.00–100.00	683	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	91.33/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,601	2
Bulls	—	—	2,098	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	2,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,453	97.11/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,411	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	54.19/cwt	50.00–64.00	419	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	75.86/cwt	70.00–82.00	968	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	63.47/cwt	50.00–67.00	760	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	75.98/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,039	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	69.88/cwt	68.00–74.00	636	4

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 Jan 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 284Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 80Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 37Year ago 10

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	—	620	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	165.00–172.50	169.41
5	—	379	160.00–170.00	165.91
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	167.50	167.50
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
2	—	615	122.50–125.00	123.74
2	—	343	160.00–175.00	167.45
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
2	—	558	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	200.00	200.00
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	178.00–185.00	182.61
7	—	472	182.50–192.50	186.83
3	—	328	180.00–190.00	183.40
3	—	367	182.50–193.00	186.95
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
6	—	611	128.00–135.00	132.51
9	—	536	139.00–150.00	145.56
2	—	418	140.00–142.50	141.27
8	—	371	149.00–155.00	151.41
2	—	268	150.00–153.00	151.54
1	—	655	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	115.00–122.00	118.44
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	122.50	122.50
4	—	473	115.00–120.00	116.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
7	—	525	120.00–132.50	128.09
10	—	578	118.00–133.00	122.03
14	—	463	125.00–134.00	129.44
4	—	434	125.00–136.00	132.15
2	—	378	130.00–139.00	134.71
3	—	318	130.00–140.00	135.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	170.00–176.00	173.72
4	—	668	135.00–142.50	136.94
2	—	618	139.00	139.00
4	—	428	177.50–185.00	180.62
6	—	504	165.00–176.00	172.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	135.00–145.00	140.34
7	—	424	150.00–170.00	159.97
4	—	571	130.00–150.00	138.05
2	—	453	155.00–160.00	157.49
3	—	625	125.00–137.00	132.43
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	513	112.00–115.00	113.49
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
2	—	613	100.00–105.00	102.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	482	130.00–140.00	134.98
6	—	440	145.00	145.00
2	—	660	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	560	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	1,480.00	1,480.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	700.00–725.00	713.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	505.00	505.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	575.00–875.00	743.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	107.50	107.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	91.00	91.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	728	90.00–100.00	93.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	90.00–92.00	91.33
2	—	2,098	105.00–109.00	107.03
4	—	1,453	95.00–99.00	97.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	773	50.00–64.00	54.19
4	—	910	68.00–74.00	69.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,276	70.00–82.00	75.86
9	—	1,197	50.00–67.00	63.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	75.00–77.00	75.98

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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