Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.01/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$175.01

70 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$43.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.33

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	396	194.54	770	23
Medium and Large 2	497	175.94	874	23
Small 1-2	524	159.24	834	13thin
Medium and Large 3	472	150.91	712	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.62/cwt here — about $58 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 sale70 hd

175.01

—

SC average5 barns · 437 hd

186.35

−11.33

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	1,445	119.34	1,725	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	94.49	1,096	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	836	79.36	664	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$705	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$975	6

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 3	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	906	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	200.64/cwt	200.00–202.50	738	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	174.90/cwt	173.00–182.50	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	179.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	788	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	193.57/cwt	190.00–200.00	809	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	179.88/cwt	177.00–182.50	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	183.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	169.60/cwt	169.00–170.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	666	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	999	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	719	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	193.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	182.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	195.08/cwt	190.00–205.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	221.65/cwt	215.00–230.00	705	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	190.76/cwt	189.00–200.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	198.78/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	220.83/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,243	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	221.39/cwt	215.00–230.00	819	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	181.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	858	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	203.55/cwt	195.00–210.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	196.32/cwt	190.00–202.50	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	153.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	902	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	853	911.88/head	900.00–925.00	912	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	838	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	705.00/head	705.00–705.00	705	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	137.72/cwt	133.00–141.50	1,027	9
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,428	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,671	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	96.98/cwt	94.00–100.00	946	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,557	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	86.48/cwt	80.00–90.00	968	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	98.01/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,116	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	76.65/cwt	67.00–83.00	625	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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 354Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 144Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 57Year ago 75

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls too few to trend, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
1	—	330	185.00	185.00
2	—	460	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	195.00	195.00
1	—	690	187.50	187.50
2	—	485	180.00–185.00	182.47
10	—	392	190.00–195.00	193.52
3	—	510	180.00–185.00	182.65
4	—	320	190.00–205.00	195.08
7	—	409	189.00–200.00	190.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	225.00	225.00
3	—	318	215.00–230.00	221.65
3	—	268	210.00	210.00
2	—	673	190.00	190.00
2	—	625	195.00–202.50	198.78
1	—	430	230.00	230.00
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
6	—	563	210.00–223.00	220.83
4	—	370	215.00–230.00	221.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	190.00	190.00
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
4	—	368	200.00–202.50	200.64
11	—	418	190.00–200.00	193.57
1	—	500	192.50	192.50
2	—	275	200.00	200.00
1	—	210	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
1	—	630	155.00	155.00
3	—	483	160.00–170.00	165.03
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
4	—	666	150.00	150.00
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
2	—	270	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	173.00–182.50	174.90
2	—	438	175.00–185.00	179.91
4	—	520	177.00–182.50	179.88
2	—	633	165.00–170.00	167.49
3	—	377	180.00–185.00	183.27
5	—	571	169.00–170.00	169.60
1	—	285	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	150.00–155.00	151.65
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
3	—	567	150.00–155.00	153.37
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	160.00	160.00
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
1	—	620	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	719	170.00	170.00
4	—	505	180.00	180.00
3	—	472	180.00–185.00	181.70
2	—	420	185.00	185.00
2	—	660	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	528	150.00–155.00	152.58
2	—	633	140.00–145.00	142.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	205.00	205.00
3	—	420	195.00–210.00	203.55
2	—	475	190.00–202.50	196.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	222.50	222.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	900.00–925.00	911.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	705.00	705.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	746	133.00–141.50	137.72
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	116.00–118.00	117.01
1	—	1,480	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	94.00–100.00	96.98
13	—	815	67.00–83.00	76.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	115.00–116.00	115.49
7	—	1,119	80.00–90.00	86.48
4	—	1,139	92.00–108.00	98.01

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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