Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average 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 $145.41/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$145.41

77 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$30.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

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	492	150.42	741	48
Medium and Large 2	452	139.38	630	24
Small 1-2	355	130.33	463	3thin
Medium and Large 3	418	120.00	501	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.42/cwt here — about $240 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 sale77 hd

145.41

—

SC average5 barns · 488 hd

148.79

−3.38

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	1,586	98.54	1,563	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	90.72	1,287	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	86.58	970	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	76.30	764	17

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,224	$1,116	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$1,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	869	$1,031	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	660	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	159.35/cwt	157.00–161.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	149.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	144.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	851	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	150.28/cwt	142.50–157.50	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.08/cwt	147.50–158.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	129.97/cwt	127.50–135.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	161.16/cwt	157.50–165.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	134.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	137.51/cwt	132.50–145.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	173.82/cwt	170.00–176.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	189.42/cwt	187.50–192.50	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	1,030	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	190.00/cwt	187.50–192.50	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	164.12/cwt	157.50–170.00	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	179.59/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,036	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	555	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	205.55/cwt	200.00–215.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	212.26/cwt	207.50–217.50	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	181.66/cwt	177.50–185.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	164.90/cwt	162.50–167.50	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	178.78/cwt	170.00–185.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	156.49/cwt	155.00–162.50	900	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	143.32/cwt	137.50–147.50	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	819	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	477	140.03/cwt	137.50–142.50	668	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	888	1,061.06/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,061	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	900.66/head	850.00–950.00	901	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	860	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	576	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	54.40/cwt	50.00–58.00	378	2
Stock Cows	Small 4	—	620	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	291	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	439	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	768	56.20/cwt	55.00–57.50	432	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,187.28/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,187	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	660	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	775	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	512	1
Bulls	—	—	1,143	77.42/cwt	75.00–79.00	885	2
Bulls	—	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	82.38/cwt	78.00–89.00	878	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	69.47/cwt	65.00–75.00	645	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	71.77/cwt	65.00–76.00	736	4
Bulls	—	—	1,954	111.23/cwt	106.00–116.00	2,173	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	88.49/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,003	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	89.62/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,199	3

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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 174Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 19Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 2Year ago 51

No comparisons made this week. Average 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 — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	157.00–161.00	159.35
7	—	531	145.00–150.00	149.31
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	715	132.50	132.50
14	—	579	140.00–145.00	142.24
1	—	355	157.50	157.50
2	—	608	139.00–141.00	140.00
9	—	480	147.50–158.00	153.08
8	—	327	157.50–170.00	164.12
2	—	288	155.00–160.00	157.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	140.00–150.00	144.58
5	—	523	135.00–140.00	136.42
3	—	562	127.50–135.00	129.97
4	—	433	147.50	147.50
4	—	466	132.50–145.00	137.51
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	383	140.00–150.00	145.03
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	142.50–157.50	150.28
3	—	235	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
2	—	385	120.00–130.00	124.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	187.50–192.50	190.00
2	—	335	180.00–190.00	185.07
7	—	577	179.00–183.00	179.59
6	—	605	159.00	159.00
6	—	377	177.50–185.00	181.66
3	—	548	180.00	180.00
2	—	483	190.00	190.00
1	—	745	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	200.00–215.00	205.55
2	—	315	207.50–217.50	212.26
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	162.50–167.50	164.90
1	—	430	166.00	166.00
1	—	675	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	157.50–165.00	161.16
5	—	685	130.00–138.00	134.87
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
5	—	470	170.00–176.00	173.82
5	—	575	155.00–162.50	156.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	187.50–192.50	189.42
5	—	516	170.00–185.00	178.78
2	—	443	180.00–190.00	184.97
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	137.50–147.50	143.32
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
3	—	477	137.50–142.50	140.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,061.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	850.00–950.00	900.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	87.00	87.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,268	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,187.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	105.00	105.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	67.00	67.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	50.00–58.00	54.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	67.50	67.50
Stock Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	47.00	47.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	55.00–57.50	56.20
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	75.00–79.00	77.42
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,954	106.00–116.00	111.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,066	78.00–89.00	82.38
8	—	929	65.00–75.00	69.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	65.00–76.00	71.77
31	—	1,133	80.00–94.00	88.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,338	89.00–91.00	89.62

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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Replacement Cattle

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