Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made today 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 $169.25/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$169.25

138 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$52.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.41

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	455	195.33	888	22
Medium and Large 2	555	175.57	975	56
Small 1-2	573	159.44	914	39
Medium and Large 3	614	143.32	880	21

One grade step is worth $52.01/cwt here — about $8 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 sale138 hd

169.25

—

SC average5 barns · 671 hd

180.66

−11.41

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	1,432	109.51	1,568	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	92.58	1,059	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	92.09	1,264	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	82.96	771	15

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$992	3thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	179.99/cwt	170.00–185.00	770	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	198.26/cwt	195.00–200.00	644	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	626	157.13/cwt	152.50–165.00	984	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	174.81/cwt	170.00–179.00	984	21
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	181.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	133.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	167.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	930	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	184.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	169.78/cwt	167.50–172.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	141.20/cwt	135.00–147.50	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	732	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	680	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	189.97/cwt	180.00–195.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	199.78/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,199	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	215.54/cwt	212.50–217.50	996	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	186.98/cwt	180.00–192.50	884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	193.53/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,223	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	210.71/cwt	202.50–214.00	1,117	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	213.72/cwt	200.00–225.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	215.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	197.54/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	205.06/cwt	195.00–210.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	193.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	180.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	174.02/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,109	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	166.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	186.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	789	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	630	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,267	109.53/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,388	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,360	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	92.09/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,264	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	90.11/cwt	84.00–96.00	841	6
Bulls	—	—	1,335	98.63/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,317	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	125.80/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,296	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	78.19/cwt	71.00–83.00	724	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	82.70/cwt	70.00–86.00	939	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	96.94/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,102	13

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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 362Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 120Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 64Year ago 48

No comparisons made today 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	155.00	155.00
2	—	460	140.00–150.00	144.95
1	—	640	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	180.00	180.00
4	—	473	180.00–190.00	184.37
4	—	684	167.50–172.00	169.78
2	—	568	175.00–185.00	180.07
6	—	637	170.00–185.00	174.02
4	—	424	180.00–190.00	186.19
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
3	—	475	160.00–170.00	166.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	559	192.50–200.00	197.54
3	—	430	195.00–210.00	205.06
3	—	533	190.00–200.00	193.38
3	—	462	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	142.50	142.50
3	—	625	130.00–140.00	133.28
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
2	—	670	135.00–147.50	141.20
2	—	480	150.00–155.00	152.47
10	—	710	145.00	145.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	170.00–185.00	179.99
6	—	780	165.00	165.00
21	—	563	170.00–179.00	174.81
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
3	—	368	180.00–185.00	181.65
1	—	220	190.00	190.00
2	—	288	190.00	190.00
7	—	549	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
26	—	626	152.50–165.00	157.13
5	—	478	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
2	—	275	165.00–170.00	167.36
3	—	680	156.00	156.00
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	620	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	192.50	192.50
3	—	325	195.00–200.00	198.26
1	—	440	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	180.00–195.00	189.97
1	—	445	185.00	185.00
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
9	—	473	180.00–192.50	186.98
7	—	540	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
2	—	365	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	600	197.00–202.00	199.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	212.50–217.50	215.54
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	632	190.00–197.00	193.53
17	—	530	202.50–214.00	210.71
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
4	—	380	200.00–225.00	213.72
3	—	238	210.00–220.00	215.14
1	—	485	205.00	205.00

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	1	—	1,100	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	108.00–112.00	109.53
3	—	1,335	96.00–100.00	98.63
2	—	1,825	121.00–130.00	125.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,136	70.00–86.00	82.70
13	—	1,137	89.00–102.00	96.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	88.00–95.00	92.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	933	84.00–96.00	90.11
9	—	926	71.00–83.00	78.19

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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