Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.69/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$161.69

86 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$75.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

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	381	190.73	726	22
Medium and Large 2	550	154.39	850	47
Small 1-2	504	148.22	746	15thin
Medium and Large 3	510	115.00	587	2thin

One grade step is worth $75.73/cwt here — about $140 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 sale86 hd

161.69

—

SC average5 barns · 464 hd

175.18

−13.49

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	1,345	114.18	1,535	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	94.01	1,286	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	93.66	1,080	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	84.73	767	21

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,085	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	817	$893	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$839	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,574	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	851	$1,188	5

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	—	370	188.31/cwt	185.00–190.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	199.89/cwt	190.00–205.00	560	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	593	137.73/cwt	132.50–143.00	817	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	517	145.55/cwt	140.00–152.50	752	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	195.41/cwt	190.00–205.00	633	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	141.58/cwt	135.00–147.00	933	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	190.84/cwt	190.00–192.50	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	156.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	134.91/cwt	125.00–142.50	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	170.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	160.75/cwt	159.00–162.50	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	166.35/cwt	155.00–175.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	151.18/cwt	145.00–160.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	178.82/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	231.19/cwt	230.00–232.50	654	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	458	150.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	148.54/cwt	142.50–155.00	339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	172.16/cwt	172.00–172.50	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	186.61/cwt	185.00–190.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	224.93/cwt	223.00–230.00	884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	210.83/cwt	200.00–220.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	211.28/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,217	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	219.68/cwt	215.00–225.00	683	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	218.01/cwt	210.00–225.00	628	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	217.04/cwt	210.00–225.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	214.74/cwt	210.00–222.50	936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	68.43/cwt	60.00–73.00	596	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	89.82/cwt	86.00–96.00	823	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	81.56/cwt	70.00–86.00	878	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	97.19/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,142	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	143.06/cwt	135.00–150.00	898	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	211.35/cwt	205.00–220.00	993	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	159.14/cwt	152.50–170.00	990	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,339.14/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,339	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	1,562.84/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,563	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,726.47/head	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,726	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,391.92/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,392	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	786.09/head	675.00–900.00	786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	985.49/head	900.00–1,075.00	985	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	848	846.61/head	800.00–900.00	847	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	838	839.18/head	800.00–875.00	839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,184.77/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,185	6
Bulls	—	—	1,312	112.54/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,477	6
Bulls	—	—	1,540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,910	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	94.01/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,286	2

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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 276Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 16Year ago 15

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	185.00–190.00	188.31
1	—	855	136.00	136.00
3	—	688	172.00–172.50	172.16
3	—	327	185.00–190.00	186.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	215.00	215.00
1	—	300	230.00	230.00
2	—	283	230.00–232.50	231.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	142.50–155.00	148.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	195.00	195.00
6	—	378	200.00–220.00	210.83
7	—	311	215.00–225.00	219.68
1	—	530	187.50	187.50
9	—	288	210.00–225.00	218.01
3	—	228	210.00–225.00	217.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	393	223.00–230.00	224.93
3	—	576	210.00–214.00	211.28
8	—	336	225.00–230.00	228.33
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	235	175.00	175.00
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	190.00–205.00	199.89
4	—	423	185.00	185.00
4	—	550	179.00	179.00
7	—	324	190.00–205.00	195.41
3	—	365	190.00–192.50	190.84
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	132.50–143.00	137.73
5	—	517	140.00–152.50	145.55
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
2	—	433	160.00–165.00	162.46
2	—	683	125.00	125.00
2	—	458	145.00–155.00	150.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	183.00	183.00
4	—	659	135.00–147.00	141.58
1	—	265	182.50	182.50
3	—	533	150.00–165.00	156.61
6	—	724	125.00–142.50	134.91
6	—	427	160.00–175.00	170.93
7	—	461	155.00–175.00	166.35
6	—	576	145.00–160.00	151.18
3	—	383	170.00–175.00	172.50
10	—	628	135.00–150.00	143.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
2	—	650	140.00–150.00	145.00
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
3	—	622	152.50–170.00	159.14
2	—	535	160.00–170.00	164.95
2	—	430	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	159.00–162.50	160.75
2	—	633	175.00–182.50	178.82
1	—	560	195.00	195.00
1	—	520	195.00	195.00
6	—	436	210.00–222.50	214.74
1	—	755	158.00	158.00
7	—	470	205.00–220.00	211.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	591	200.00	200.00
4	—	423	224.00	224.00
3	—	520	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	871	60.00–73.00	68.43
16	—	916	86.00–96.00	89.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	70.00–86.00	81.56
24	—	1,175	90.00–106.00	97.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	91.00–97.00	94.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,312	110.00–117.00	112.54
1	—	1,540	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	813	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,339.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	987	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,562.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,726.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,391.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	763	900.00–1,075.00	985.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	913	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,184.77
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	675.00–900.00	786.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	800.00–900.00	846.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	838	800.00–875.00	839.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,225.00	1,225.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle