Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

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 $151.82/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$151.82

120 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$45.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.17

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	465	164.69	766	53
Medium and Large 2	443	152.80	677	35
Small 1-2	513	133.55	685	23
Medium and Large 3	444	118.98	528	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $238 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 sale120 hd

151.82

—

SC average5 barns · 612 hd

157.99

−6.17

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	1,584	109.98	1,742	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	91.30	1,426	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	88.56	1,057	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	76.21	711	19

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$810	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$801	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$558	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$995	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$707	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	712	$672	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	695	$445	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	467	136.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	637	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	758	123.76/cwt	120.00–127.50	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	167.78/cwt	162.50–172.50	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	142.48/cwt	140.00–147.50	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	158.33/cwt	157.50–160.00	543	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	162.71/cwt	157.50–167.50	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	113.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	144.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	157.09/cwt	152.50–160.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	150.82/cwt	147.50–160.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	134.09/cwt	130.00–142.50	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	149.15/cwt	142.50–155.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	131.05/cwt	127.50–135.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	861	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	135.09/cwt	132.50–137.50	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	514	165.49/cwt	162.00–172.00	851	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	149.13/cwt	147.00–157.50	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	730	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	993	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	854	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	633	124.99/cwt	122.50–127.50	791	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	403	144.36/cwt	142.50–147.50	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	216.48/cwt	210.00–224.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	216.31/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,051	27
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	131.98/cwt	125.00–136.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	138.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	168.80/cwt	163.00–173.00	721	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	188.75/cwt	182.50–195.00	925	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	146.89/cwt	140.00–153.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	196.91/cwt	190.00–202.50	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	209.38/cwt	207.50–212.50	683	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	640	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	196.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	166.19/cwt	157.50–171.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,058	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	173.48/cwt	170.00–180.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	190.85/cwt	187.50–195.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	174.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	171.24/cwt	170.00–172.50	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	203.05/cwt	198.00–207.50	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,078	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	72.07/cwt	66.00–76.00	648	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	73.75/cwt	65.00–79.00	707	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	80.80/cwt	78.00–84.00	785	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	93.75/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,457	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	88.84/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	143.74/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	162.01/cwt	160.00–175.00	708	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	211.28/cwt	200.00–220.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	522	191.50/cwt	191.00–192.50	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	995.00/head	995.00–995.00	995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	685	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	665.00/head	665.00–665.00	665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	801.27/head	750.00–825.00	801	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	445.00/head	445.00–445.00	445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	640.55/head	575.00–715.00	641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	640	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	888	984.58/head	895.00–1,045.00	985	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	440.75/head	410.00–475.00	441	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	753	825.37/head	720.00–900.00	825	3
Bulls	—	—	1,020	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	949	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	112.10/cwt	99.00–118.00	1,854	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	88.95/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,074	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	97.42/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,283	9

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 132Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 34Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 1Year ago 17

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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	130.00–140.00	136.38
2	—	758	120.00–127.50	123.76
1	—	305	147.50	147.50
3	—	377	130.00–142.50	134.09
2	—	570	132.50–137.50	135.09
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	122.50–127.50	124.99
3	—	403	142.50–147.50	144.36
6	—	527	125.00–136.00	131.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	162.50–172.50	167.78
10	—	340	157.50–167.50	162.71
1	—	685	145.00	145.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
13	—	427	163.00–173.00	168.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	157.50–160.00	158.33
4	—	570	140.00–150.00	144.44
14	—	375	152.50–160.00	157.09
7	—	466	147.50–160.00	150.82
2	—	438	160.00–170.00	165.09
3	—	518	142.50–155.00	149.15
1	—	650	132.50	132.50
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	110.00–116.00	113.11
1	—	355	127.50	127.50
2	—	233	127.50–135.00	131.05
1	—	485	122.50	122.50
2	—	673	110.00–112.50	111.25
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	514	162.00–172.00	165.49
1	—	485	180.00	180.00
2	—	435	177.50	177.50
3	—	730	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	187.00	187.00
6	—	535	211.00	211.00
10	—	369	210.00–224.00	216.48
27	—	486	200.00–217.00	216.31
4	—	326	207.50–212.50	209.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	140.00–147.50	142.48
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
2	—	608	110.00–120.00	114.94
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
3	—	367	130.00–145.00	138.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	170.00–180.00	175.04
1	—	255	180.00	180.00
1	—	695	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
3	—	578	157.50–171.00	166.19
5	—	379	170.00–180.00	173.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	159.00	159.00
2	—	490	182.50–195.00	188.75
4	—	371	190.00–202.50	196.91
5	—	326	190.00–200.00	196.92
2	—	290	195.00–200.00	197.46
1	—	625	175.00	175.00
1	—	545	197.50	197.50
1	—	560	189.00	189.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
3	—	585	140.00–153.00	146.89
2	—	640	130.00–137.00	133.50
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	157.50	157.50
2	—	520	155.00–165.00	159.86
5	—	585	147.00–157.50	149.13
1	—	495	172.50	172.50
2	—	723	140.00–147.50	143.74
8	—	437	160.00–175.00	162.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	187.50–195.00	190.85
4	—	583	170.00–180.00	174.40
2	—	543	170.00–172.50	171.24
2	—	483	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	198.00–207.50	203.05
1	—	560	192.50	192.50
4	—	430	200.00–220.00	211.28
3	—	522	191.00–192.50	191.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	152.50	152.50
2	—	420	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	899	66.00–76.00	72.07
9	—	972	78.00–84.00	80.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	65.00–79.00	73.75
23	—	1,207	82.00–94.00	88.95
9	—	1,317	96.00–100.00	97.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	92.00–96.00	93.75
4	—	1,569	88.00–90.00	88.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	93.00	93.00
8	—	1,654	99.00–118.00	112.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	940	995.00	995.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	665.00	665.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	985	750.00–825.00	801.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	445.00	445.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	715	575.00–715.00	640.55
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	410.00–475.00	440.75
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	350.00	350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	895.00–1,045.00	984.58
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	753	720.00–900.00	825.37
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	675.00	675.00

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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