Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week do to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area with heavy buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.54/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$172.54

54 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$214

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

$63.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

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	401	196.25	786	24
Medium and Large 2	496	172.18	853	9thin
Small 1-2	470	155.45	730	11thin
Medium and Large 3	446	135.19	603	8thin
Small 3	752	133.00	1,000	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.25/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale54 hd

172.54

—

SC average5 barns · 284 hd

172.49

+0.05

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	1,395	113.72	1,586	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,046	89.44	935	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	83.24	790	10

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)	1,130	$1,083	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$835	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	813	$771	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	794	$656	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	678	151.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	208.64/cwt	200.00–215.00	989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.84/cwt	136.00–157.50	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	752	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	174.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	751	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	231	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	207.84/cwt	200.00–209.00	993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	199.65/cwt	199.00–205.00	669	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	218.34/cwt	217.00–225.00	727	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	205.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	594	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	210.03/cwt	205.00–215.00	888	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	202.52/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,046	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,112.60/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	730	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	645	619.00/head	619.00–619.00	619	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	790	575.71/head	570.00–581.00	576	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	855.00/head	855.00–855.00	855	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	813	770.92/head	768.00–774.00	771	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	129.33/cwt	128.00–131.00	2,263	2
Bulls	—	—	685	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	565	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	919	80.31/cwt	74.00–86.00	738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	96.75/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,110	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	89.91/cwt	84.00–96.00	839	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	73.23/cwt	64.00–80.00	713	4

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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 275Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 130Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 73Year ago 36

No comparisons made this week do to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area with heavy buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	150.00–155.00	151.66
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
4	—	231	162.50	162.50
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
1	—	205	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
3	—	375	136.00–157.50	143.84
2	—	428	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	170.00–180.00	174.87
2	—	613	150.00–160.00	154.94
4	—	431	180.00	180.00
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	191.00	191.00
1	—	380	197.50	197.50
5	—	553	188.00	188.00
10	—	335	199.00–205.00	199.65
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	162.50	162.50
1	—	610	157.50	157.50
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	200.00–215.00	208.64
2	—	423	205.00–215.00	210.03
4	—	530	195.00–205.00	202.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
2	—	573	180.00–185.00	182.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	200.00–209.00	207.84
6	—	333	217.00–225.00	218.34
2	—	415	200.00–210.00	205.18
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
1	—	545	205.00	205.00
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
1	—	270	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	227.50	227.50
3	—	395	220.00–225.00	223.33
2	—	450	222.50	222.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	619.00	619.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	768.00–774.00	770.92
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	570.00–581.00	575.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	855.00	855.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	128.00–131.00	129.33
1	—	685	82.50	82.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	919	74.00–86.00	80.31
5	—	1,147	90.00–102.00	96.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	933	84.00–96.00	89.91
4	—	974	64.00–80.00	73.23

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle