Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.08/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$182.08

96 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$56.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.81

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	363	202.54	734	41
Medium and Large 2	482	178.20	859	27
Small 1-2	564	160.35	905	19thin
Medium and Large 3	376	146.35	551	9thin

One grade step is worth $56.19/cwt here — about $184 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 sale96 hd

182.08

—

SC average5 barns · 490 hd

187.89

−5.81

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	1,374	110.67	1,521	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	96.44	1,108	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	95.32	1,476	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	87.82	837	23

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	783	$889	10
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	841	$963	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$914	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	758	$727	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2Fancy	—	318	226.81/cwt	220.00–237.50	721	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	200.19/cwt	190.00–207.50	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	684	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	194.30/cwt	190.00–195.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	199.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	138.55/cwt	135.00–142.50	381	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	178.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	949	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	508	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.50	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	204.88/cwt	200.00–211.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	178.69/cwt	177.50–180.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	148.78/cwt	147.50–150.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	471	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	161.31/cwt	155.00–167.50	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	341	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	584	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	171.24/cwt	170.00–175.00	991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	180.02/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	574	166.84/cwt	160.00–172.50	958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	193.90/cwt	190.00–196.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	168.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	541	226.56/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,226	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	183.43/cwt	180.00–190.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	151.28/cwt	150.00–152.50	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	153.67/cwt	150.00–157.50	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	206.65/cwt	197.50–215.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	204.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	185.99/cwt	180.00–192.50	679	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	187.59/cwt	185.00–190.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	208.91/cwt	202.50–215.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	209.67/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,078	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	308	173.76/cwt	172.50–175.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	211.30/cwt	202.50–215.00	765	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	206.22/cwt	202.50–212.50	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	206.41/cwt	202.50–210.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	181.33/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	186.50/cwt	182.50–190.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	206.62/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	143.62/cwt	137.50–150.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	184.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	781	853.61/head	812.00–944.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	1,166.27/head	1,114.00–1,231.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	657.62/head	634.00–699.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	841	963.37/head	952.00–975.00	963	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,041.28/head	1,020.00–1,058.00	1,041	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	758	726.95/head	723.00–732.00	727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,346	108.19/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,456	7
Bulls	—	—	1,570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,010	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	89.88/cwt	86.00–92.00	997	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	98.65/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,167	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	74.80/cwt	70.00–82.00	657	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,251	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	95.32/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,476	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	92.42/cwt	88.00–96.00	905	17

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 123Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 30Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 6

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	220.00–237.50	226.81
6	—	445	221.00	221.00
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
10	—	541	222.50–227.00	226.56
10	—	397	224.00	224.00
2	—	575	232.00	232.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
2	—	308	172.50–175.00	173.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	195.00	195.00
3	—	515	180.00–190.00	183.43
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
2	—	365	180.00–192.50	185.99
2	—	425	185.00–190.00	187.59
1	—	255	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
2	—	218	150.00–155.00	152.30
2	—	563	150.00–152.50	151.28
2	—	363	160.00–165.00	162.48
2	—	618	150.00–157.50	153.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	197.50–215.00	206.65
3	—	473	200.00–210.00	204.86
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
3	—	320	202.50–215.00	208.91
1	—	285	212.50	212.50
6	—	514	209.00–213.00	209.67
12	—	362	202.50–215.00	211.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	190.00–207.50	200.19
1	—	230	195.00	195.00
7	—	466	190.00–195.00	194.30
9	—	365	195.00–205.00	199.98
6	—	273	200.00–211.00	204.88
5	—	419	190.00–196.00	193.90
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	153.00	153.00
1	—	610	165.00	165.00
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
2	—	508	160.00–167.50	163.77
2	—	560	155.00–167.50	161.31
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
4	—	478	165.00–170.00	168.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	135.00–142.50	138.55
2	—	368	147.50–150.00	148.78
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
2	—	418	150.00–152.50	151.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	180.00–185.00	182.46
10	—	532	175.00–180.00	178.46
3	—	422	180.00–185.00	182.42
2	—	373	177.50–180.00	178.69
2	—	258	180.00–185.00	182.48
1	—	320	182.50	182.50
6	—	579	170.00–175.00	171.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	341	210.00	210.00
5	—	387	215.00	215.00
2	—	215	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	175.00–185.00	180.02
4	—	524	180.00–185.00	182.49
2	—	623	177.50–185.00	181.33
5	—	419	182.50–190.00	186.50
1	—	720	165.00	165.00
5	—	467	180.00–190.00	184.03
2	—	585	180.00–190.00	185.09
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	160.00–172.50	166.84
2	—	470	170.00–172.50	171.26
1	—	525	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	199.00	199.00
4	—	483	202.50–212.50	206.22
2	—	423	202.50–210.00	206.41
3	—	520	202.50–210.00	206.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	221.00	221.00
1	—	405	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	145.00–150.00	147.50
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	160.00	160.00
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
2	—	485	137.50–150.00	143.62

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	4	—	781	812.00–944.00	853.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	872	1,114.00–1,231.00	1,166.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	840	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	695	634.00–699.00	657.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	841	952.00–975.00	963.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	1,020.00–1,058.00	1,041.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	723.00–732.00	726.95
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	104.00–113.00	108.19
1	—	1,570	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	86.00–92.00	89.88
11	—	1,183	95.00–105.00	98.65
1	—	1,060	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	879	70.00–82.00	74.80
17	—	979	88.00–96.00	92.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	95.00–96.00	95.32

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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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