Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 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 $217.77/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$217.77

94 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$569

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

$67.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

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	509	229.87	1,170	66
Medium and Large 2	410	197.94	812	20
Small 1-2	546	169.26	924	6thin
Medium and Large 3	370	162.50	601	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.37/cwt here — about $569 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 sale94 hd

217.77

—

SC average5 barns · 443 hd

218.56

−0.78

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	1,558	119.41	1,861	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	103.02	1,464	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	99.33	1,156	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	87.44	868	17

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)	1,248	$1,340	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,026	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	786	$1,038	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$1,609	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	718	$889	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	821	$874	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$873	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	Medium and Large 3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	225.97/cwt	220.00–232.50	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	191.65/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	192.57/cwt	180.00–197.50	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	557	169.12/cwt	162.50–172.50	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	208.69/cwt	205.00–211.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,063	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	213.80/cwt	210.00–217.50	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	170.67/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	577	238.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,377	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	239.16/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,203	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	209.81/cwt	205.00–217.50	873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	193.53/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	207.45/cwt	200.00–215.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	10
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	473	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	828	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	577	166.61/cwt	160.00–175.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	219.82/cwt	217.50–221.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	194.71/cwt	190.00–205.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	199.66/cwt	190.00–210.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	192.35/cwt	190.00–195.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	223.32/cwt	220.00–230.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	243.42/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,129	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	219.58/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,269	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	194.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	209.90/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	222.93/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,050	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	222.46/cwt	217.50–226.00	965	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,232	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	113.31/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	92.83/cwt	90.00–96.00	935	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	102.07/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,483	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,646	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	88.72/cwt	80.00–94.00	916	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	102.89/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,237	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	81.38/cwt	73.00–87.00	794	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	123.31/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,952	6
Bulls	—	—	1,410	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,354	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	953	1,641.40/head	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,641	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	1,165.46/head	1,081.00–1,218.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	846.45/head	628.00–981.00	846	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,850.44/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	650	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,174.00/head	1,174.00–1,174.00	1,174	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	658	697.09/head	690.00–700.00	697	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	685	946.72/head	875.00–1,100.00	947	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	720	738.00/head	738.00–738.00	738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,355.00/head	1,355.00–1,355.00	1,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	1,026.00/head	1,026.00–1,026.00	1,026	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	846.82/head	810.00–900.00	847	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	873.00/head	873.00–873.00	873	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,267.00/head	1,267.00–1,267.00	1,267	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1

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 Jun 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 310Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 77Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 8Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
1	—	265	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	220.00–232.50	225.97
1	—	455	222.50	222.50
4	—	568	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	180.00–197.50	192.57
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
3	—	683	170.00–171.00	170.67
3	—	552	190.00	190.00
1	—	260	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	215.00	215.00
5	—	459	205.00–211.00	208.69
7	—	529	201.00	201.00
2	—	385	210.00–217.50	213.80
8	—	416	205.00–217.50	209.81
1	—	635	185.00	185.00
1	—	250	215.00	215.00
1	—	570	195.00	195.00
2	—	343	200.00–215.00	207.45
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	162.50–172.50	169.12
3	—	428	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	185.00–200.00	191.65
3	—	465	190.00–200.00	194.96
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	200.00–215.00	209.90
6	—	471	215.00–227.50	222.93
13	—	434	217.50–226.00	222.46
2	—	580	210.00–215.00	212.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	577	230.00–240.00	238.71
6	—	503	235.00–240.00	239.16
1	—	320	242.50	242.50
5	—	462	240.00–242.50	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	220.00–222.50	221.23
1	—	700	195.00	195.00
5	—	471	215.00	215.00
3	—	608	217.50–221.00	219.82
1	—	680	202.50	202.50
1	—	540	217.50	217.50
6	—	327	220.00–230.00	223.32
12	—	578	215.00–220.00	219.58
1	—	290	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	185.00–205.00	193.53
8	—	444	200.00	200.00
3	—	372	190.00–205.00	194.71
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
2	—	223	190.00–210.00	199.66
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
2	—	325	190.00–195.00	192.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	160.00–175.00	166.61
1	—	390	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	240.00–246.00	243.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	112.00–115.00	113.31
11	—	1,032	80.00–94.00	88.72
21	—	1,202	97.00–107.00	102.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,007	90.00–96.00	92.83
8	—	976	73.00–87.00	81.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	100.00–105.00	102.07
2	—	1,470	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,340	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	115.00–129.00	123.31
1	—	1,410	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	953	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,641.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	903	1,081.00–1,218.00	1,165.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	610	628.00–981.00	846.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,355.00	1,355.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,026.00	1,026.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,174.00	1,174.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	658	690.00–700.00	697.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	738.00	738.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	685	875.00–1,100.00	946.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	803	810.00–900.00	846.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	873.00	873.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,267.00	1,267.00

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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