Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sale because of heavy rains in the area. Light 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 $150.02/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$150.02

59 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$50.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

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	403	158.63	639	36
Medium and Large 2	431	141.86	611	19thin
Small 1-2	485	120.00	582	1thin
Medium and Large 3	438	108.37	475	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.25/cwt here — about $164 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 sale59 hd

150.02

—

SC average5 barns · 513 hd

156.57

−6.56

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	1,210	107.00	1,295	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	87.20	1,017	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	73.04	627	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	144.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	211.09/cwt	207.50–215.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	155.85/cwt	152.50–162.50	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	153.24/cwt	148.00–156.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	204.24/cwt	202.50–207.50	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	164.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	219.96/cwt	217.50–222.50	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	446	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	171.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	191.13/cwt	187.50–192.00	801	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	168.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	872	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	81.71/cwt	81.00–83.00	705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	68.71/cwt	60.00–74.00	588	6
Bulls	—	—	1,210	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,295	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	88.80/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,043	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	72.77/cwt	70.00–76.00	795	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	880	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	162.86/cwt	159.00–167.50	630	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	139.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.54/cwt	137.50–145.00	672	5

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 198Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 87Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 29Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sale because of heavy rains in the area. Light 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	—	485	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
8	—	441	140.00–145.00	144.41
2	—	530	130.00–137.50	133.68
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
5	—	475	137.50–145.00	141.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	105.00–110.00	107.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	145.00–147.00	146.00
5	—	419	152.50–162.50	155.85
2	—	273	160.00–170.00	165.14
3	—	521	148.00–156.00	153.24
2	—	228	160.00	160.00
2	—	310	150.00–155.00	152.50
5	—	484	150.00	150.00
12	—	387	159.00–167.50	162.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	207.50–215.00	211.09
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
3	—	465	202.50–207.50	204.24
3	—	322	217.50–222.50	219.96
1	—	220	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	155.00	155.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
3	—	338	175.00	175.00
3	—	568	170.00–175.00	171.66
5	—	419	187.50–192.00	191.13
2	—	460	180.00–190.00	185.00
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	160.00–170.00	164.91
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
2	—	383	150.00–160.00	154.97
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	177.50	177.50
1	—	610	151.00	151.00
2	—	423	180.00–190.00	184.85
3	—	518	165.00–170.00	168.34
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	130.00–145.00	139.39
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
2	—	565	140.00–150.00	144.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	81.00–83.00	81.71
6	—	856	60.00–74.00	68.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,174	80.00–94.00	88.80
2	—	1,093	70.00–76.00	72.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	475.00	475.00

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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Darlington Livestock Auction

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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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Slaughter Cattle

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