Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

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 $128.07/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$128.07

82 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$34.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.54

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	463	143.90	666	25
Medium and Large 2	360	131.40	473	23
Small 1-2	411	119.19	489	16thin
Medium and Large 3	334	109.72	366	18thin

One grade step is worth $34.17/cwt here — about $300 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 sale82 hd

128.07

—

SC average5 barns · 404 hd

138.61

−10.54

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	—	High	1,446	103.73	1,500	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	73.79	836	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	67.02	651	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	884	$771	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$737	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$538	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,035	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	835	$500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	570	$925	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	495	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	363	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	419	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	148.76/cwt	147.50–150.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	889	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	554	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	134.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	363	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	387	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	393	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	467	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	149.35/cwt	143.00–155.00	571	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	164.50/cwt	157.50–170.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	176.88/cwt	171.00–182.50	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	313	146.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	776	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	178.23/cwt	170.00–182.50	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	194.21/cwt	192.50–197.50	822	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	77.61/cwt	74.00–83.00	874	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	67.02/cwt	64.00–69.00	651	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	68.34/cwt	55.00–72.00	782	7
Bulls	—	—	1,650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	102.66/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,432	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	495	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,033	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	884	771.36/head	700.00–925.00	771	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	737.03/head	725.00–750.00	737	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	537.57/head	525.00–550.00	538	2
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	570	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	835	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,127.32/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,127	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	685	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	294	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	323	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	576	130.78/cwt	130.00–133.00	753	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	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 Jan 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 239Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 58Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 8

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
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	120.00–125.00	122.61
2	—	528	115.00	115.00
2	—	393	117.50–120.00	118.76
3	—	280	120.00–125.00	121.64
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	433	120.00–122.50	121.21
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
2	—	303	147.50–150.00	148.76
4	—	711	125.00	125.00
2	—	608	127.00–127.50	127.25
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	142.50	142.50
3	—	382	143.00–155.00	149.35
8	—	423	140.00–155.00	149.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	127.50–130.00	128.75
8	—	271	130.00–140.00	134.01
5	—	323	130.00–140.00	132.04
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
4	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.35
3	—	562	120.00–125.00	121.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	110.00	110.00
5	—	352	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
2	—	423	110.00	110.00
7	—	294	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.48
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	140.00–150.00	144.90
3	—	268	140.00–150.00	146.77
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
3	—	313	140.00–150.00	146.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	147.00	147.00
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
1	—	720	132.50	132.50
5	—	326	157.50–170.00	164.50
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
1	—	760	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	120.00–130.00	124.96
9	—	322	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	270	120.00–130.00	124.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
2	—	378	185.00	185.00
2	—	563	171.00–182.50	176.88
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
1	—	420	187.50	187.50
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	172.50	172.50
4	—	415	170.00–182.50	178.23
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
8	—	576	130.00–133.00	130.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
3	—	423	192.50–197.50	194.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,126	74.00–83.00	77.61
7	—	1,144	55.00–72.00	68.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	64.00–69.00	67.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,395	102.00–103.00	102.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	525.00–550.00	537.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	884	700.00–925.00	771.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	725.00–750.00	737.03
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	495	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	91.00	91.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,127.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	850.00	850.00

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

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