Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steadly. Slaughter cows were steadly, slaughter bulls

were 2.00 higher. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

A light demand for cattle with excessive hair

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.75/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$186.75

74 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$49.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.42

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	390	209.10	815	25
Medium and Large 2	435	188.57	821	21
Small 1-2	486	170.63	829	15thin
Medium and Large 3	440	159.43	701	13thin

One grade step is worth $49.67/cwt here — about $114 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 sale74 hd

186.75

—

SC average5 barns · 509 hd

204.17

−17.42

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	1,564	113.99	1,783	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	106.05	1,644	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	88.79	1,037	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	80.14	836	42

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)	1,270	$1,226	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$925	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$871	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	893	$651	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	810	$996	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$1,217	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$902	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	833	$713	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$792	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	812	$594	9
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	815	$530	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	561	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	198.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	151.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	183.75/cwt	182.50–185.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	337	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	573	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	487	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	157.34/cwt	155.00–160.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	462	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	170.06/cwt	167.50–172.50	655	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	183.30/cwt	175.00–187.50	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	153.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	187.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	228.56/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	876	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	190.77/cwt	183.00–195.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	164.24/cwt	160.00–167.50	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	187.39/cwt	185.00–190.00	618	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	192.51/cwt	190.00–197.50	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	190.10/cwt	185.00–197.50	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	201.86/cwt	200.00–205.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	772	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	172.25/cwt	172.00–172.50	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	188.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,002	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,170	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,228	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	208.61/cwt	200.00–220.00	670	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	685	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	211.47/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	181.10/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,132	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	171.22/cwt	170.00–172.50	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	198.80/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,060	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	416	168.75/cwt	165.00–172.50	702	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	622	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,014	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	94.43/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,115	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	76.55/cwt	65.00–82.00	805	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	108.58/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,694	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,545	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	81.03/cwt	68.00–87.00	929	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	109.30/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	996.00/head	996.00–996.00	996	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,365.91/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,366	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,079.14/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,079	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,219.42/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,219	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	635.70/head	603.00–662.00	636	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	795	566.70/head	554.00–574.00	567	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,206.00/head	1,206.00–1,206.00	1,206	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	810	608.00/head	608.00–608.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,226.29/head	1,142.00–1,325.00	1,226	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	977.31/head	925.00–1,050.00	977	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,112.72/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	530.00/head	530.00–530.00	530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	851.14/head	755.00–900.00	851	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	693.00/head	693.00–693.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	893	650.75/head	641.00–661.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	942	737.33/head	725.00–760.00	737	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	667.50/head	665.00–670.00	668	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	833	712.99/head	700.00–725.00	713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	998	977.32/head	950.00–1,000.00	977	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	111.46/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,625	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	124.53/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,524	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	86.60/cwt	83.00–93.00	890	15

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 379Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 52Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 3Year ago 25

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steadly. Slaughter cows were steadly, slaughter bulls

were 2.00 higher. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

A light demand for cattle with excessive hair

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
3	—	468	183.00–195.00	190.77
2	—	330	185.00–190.00	187.39
3	—	283	190.00–197.50	192.51
4	—	381	185.00–197.50	190.10
2	—	423	180.00–185.00	182.40
6	—	532	180.00–190.00	188.35
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
1	—	385	172.50	172.50
2	—	338	172.00–172.50	172.25
1	—	720	162.50	162.50
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
2	—	685	165.00–170.00	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
3	—	565	150.00–160.00	154.96
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
3	—	388	160.00–167.50	164.24
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	235.00	235.00
2	—	465	220.00–237.50	228.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
1	—	575	212.50	212.50
9	—	367	200.00–205.00	201.86
1	—	620	198.00	198.00
7	—	321	200.00–220.00	208.61
2	—	510	210.00–213.00	211.47
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
2	—	395	182.50–185.00	183.75
1	—	420	187.50	187.50
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
2	—	275	180.00	180.00
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
3	—	337	165.00–175.00	170.02
3	—	487	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	385	167.50–172.50	170.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	195.00–200.00	198.74
4	—	383	190.00–200.00	194.87
2	—	240	190.00–195.00	192.45
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
4	—	330	190.00–200.00	194.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	150.00–155.00	151.66
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
2	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.34
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	162.50	162.50
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
2	—	518	170.00–172.50	171.22
6	—	416	165.00–172.50	168.75
7	—	622	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	175.00–187.50	183.30
4	—	474	180.00–190.00	187.63
1	—	510	182.50	182.50
2	—	625	175.00–187.50	181.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	150.00–160.00	153.33
2	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.57
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
2	—	533	195.00–202.50	198.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,181	88.00–105.00	94.43
30	—	1,146	68.00–87.00	81.03
2	—	1,263	106.00–112.00	109.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,051	65.00–82.00	76.55
15	—	1,028	83.00–93.00	86.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	106.00–111.00	108.58
1	—	1,530	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,458	110.00–112.00	111.46
2	—	1,818	124.00–125.00	124.53
1	—	1,480	103.00	103.00

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	1	—	810	996.00	996.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	700.00–725.00	712.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,122	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,365.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,079.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,219.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	950.00–1,000.00	977.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	525.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	840	603.00–662.00	635.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	530.00	530.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	665.00–670.00	667.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	795	554.00–574.00	566.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,206.00	1,206.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	608.00	608.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	942	725.00–760.00	737.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,270	1,142.00–1,325.00	1,226.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	925.00–1,050.00	977.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	988	755.00–900.00	851.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	693.00	693.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	641.00–661.00	650.75

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