Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation. 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 $205.40/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$205.40

64 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$48.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	216.38	980	39
Medium and Large 2	449	192.11	862	21
Medium and Large 3	438	168.13	736	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.26/cwt here — about $244 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 sale64 hd

205.40

—

SC average3 barns · 317 hd

209.88

−4.48

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	1,598	120.16	1,920	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	98.77	1,174	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	96.00	1,459	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	86.60	888	19

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)	843	$975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,038	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	729	$851	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	798	$1,207	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	723	$851	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	—	382	195.97/cwt	195.00–200.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	219.37/cwt	211.00–221.00	899	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	169.46/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	183.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	164.56/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	397	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	183.75/cwt	180.00–190.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	843	974.59/head	828.00–1,075.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	186.65/cwt	180.00–190.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	195.15/cwt	192.50–199.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	204.30/cwt	201.00–205.00	735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	190.64/cwt	180.00–197.50	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	209.61/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	212.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	211.84/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	194.01/cwt	185.00–200.00	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	211.37/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	189.53/cwt	180.00–195.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	206.99/cwt	200.00–208.00	967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	198.73/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	720	727.08/head	700.00–750.00	727	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	798	1,206.84/head	1,134.00–1,282.00	1,207	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	640	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	645	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	755	736.00/head	736.00–736.00	736	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	690	966.00/head	966.00–966.00	966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	123.44/cwt	119.00–127.00	2,068	6
Bulls	—	—	1,365	110.34/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,506	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	91.14/cwt	87.00–96.00	980	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	74.61/cwt	60.00–83.00	694	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	89.51/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,014	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	100.45/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,204	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,459	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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 0Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 6

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week. Moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	195.00–200.00	195.97
4	—	537	180.00	180.00
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
4	—	430	180.00–190.00	183.75
2	—	455	180.00–195.00	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	197.50	197.50
2	—	397	210.00	210.00
3	—	420	200.00	200.00
8	—	467	200.00–208.00	206.99
2	—	533	197.50–200.00	198.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	167.50	167.50
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	166.00	166.00
1	—	630	165.00	165.00
1	—	475	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	410	211.00–221.00	219.37
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
5	—	570	202.50–222.50	209.61
2	—	470	210.00–215.00	212.61
4	—	531	210.00–215.00	211.84
2	—	620	207.50–215.00	211.37
2	—	388	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	162.50	162.50
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	180.00–197.50	190.64
1	—	565	195.00	195.00
1	—	275	210.00	210.00
5	—	473	185.00–200.00	194.01
1	—	630	180.00	180.00
2	—	378	190.00–200.00	195.03
2	—	345	180.00–200.00	190.00
6	—	431	180.00–195.00	189.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	202.50	202.50
4	—	406	197.50	197.50
5	—	488	192.50–199.00	195.15
12	—	360	201.00–205.00	204.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	173.00	173.00
4	—	609	167.50–175.00	169.46
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
2	—	450	180.00–182.00	181.00
7	—	539	180.00–190.00	183.09
4	—	669	161.00–175.00	164.56
3	—	358	180.00–190.00	186.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	172.50	172.50
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	525	167.50	167.50
3	—	315	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	843	828.00–1,075.00	974.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	700.00–750.00	727.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	1,134.00–1,282.00	1,206.84
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	966.00	966.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	736.00	736.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,675	119.00–127.00	123.44
2	—	1,365	103.00–115.00	110.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	104.00	104.00
12	—	1,075	87.00–96.00	91.14
6	—	930	60.00–83.00	74.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	88.00–91.00	89.51
11	—	1,199	93.00–108.00	100.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	96.00	96.00

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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Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle