Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder bulls 5.00 higher, feeder heifers too few to trend, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.67/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$184.67

56 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.24

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	203.83	890	17thin
Medium and Large 2	456	190.71	869	14thin
Medium and Large 3	509	168.26	856	25

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $34 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 sale56 hd

184.67

—

SC average5 barns · 420 hd

192.91

−8.24

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	1,433	119.89	1,718	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	102.52	1,160	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	89.87	884	10

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	748	$864	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	318	178.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	189.10/cwt	180.00–195.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	195.01/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	161.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	208.63/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	206.29/cwt	205.00–207.50	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	187.93/cwt	180.00–192.50	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	194.36/cwt	190.00–200.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	197.89/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	220.27/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,053	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	748	863.88/head	850.00–875.00	864	2
Bulls	—	—	1,387	123.19/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,709	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,727	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	102.52/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,160	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	102.55/cwt	93.00–112.00	1,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	205.30/cwt	200.00–207.50	959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	191.29/cwt	190.00–192.50	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	170.51/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	171.24/cwt	170.00–172.50	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	204.01/cwt	200.00–212.50	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	218.63/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	224.20/cwt	220.00–227.50	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	204.97/cwt	202.50–207.50	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	213.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	70.85/cwt	60.00–86.00	555	4

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 280Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 50Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	170.00–180.00	178.19
10	—	525	160.00–170.00	161.98
2	—	675	162.50	162.50
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
5	—	635	170.00–172.50	170.51
1	—	475	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	197.50	197.50
7	—	467	200.00–207.50	205.30
1	—	515	202.50	202.50
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
7	—	379	200.00–212.50	204.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	180.00–195.00	189.10
5	—	534	190.00–200.00	195.01
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
2	—	383	190.00–192.50	191.29
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
1	—	450	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	205.00–212.50	208.63
2	—	363	205.00–207.50	206.29
4	—	635	192.50–210.00	197.89
2	—	478	212.50–227.50	220.27
3	—	777	175.00	175.00
2	—	573	202.50–207.50	204.97
3	—	407	210.00–220.00	213.28
1	—	205	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
5	—	422	180.00–192.50	187.93
4	—	462	190.00–200.00	194.36
2	—	633	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	170.00–172.50	171.24
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
2	—	455	205.00–210.00	207.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	212.50–225.00	218.63
3	—	422	220.00–227.50	224.20
3	—	655	211.00	211.00
4	—	618	220.00	220.00
3	—	363	230.00	230.00

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	—	748	850.00–875.00	863.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	119.00–126.00	123.19
1	—	1,570	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,131	94.00–109.00	102.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	93.00–112.00	102.55
4	—	783	60.00–86.00	70.85

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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