Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $201.57/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$201.57

70 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$828

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

$31.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	211.80	1,530	30
Medium and Large 2	511	194.62	994	38
Medium and Large 3	390	180.00	702	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.80/cwt here — about $828 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

201.57

—

SC average5 barns · 430 hd

200.96

+0.61

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	1,426	119.18	1,700	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	109.23	1,570	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	107.81	1,328	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	87.47	837	9thin

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)	769	$970	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	107.81/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,328	5
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	790	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	691	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	685	81.30/cwt	80.00–82.50	557	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	788	1,152.78/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,153	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	715	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	785	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	189.66/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	189.06/cwt	185.00–191.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	182.42/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	195.77/cwt	192.50–200.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	186.10/cwt	180.00–192.50	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	206.91/cwt	195.00–210.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	184.08/cwt	182.00–187.50	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	201.25/cwt	190.00–212.50	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	187.42/cwt	180.00–195.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,608	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	198.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	207.35/cwt	197.50–210.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	188.53/cwt	182.50–195.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	196.11/cwt	190.00–207.50	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,732	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	193.64/cwt	190.00–202.50	984	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	180.42/cwt	170.00–190.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	224.91/cwt	217.50–230.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	181.29/cwt	180.00–182.50	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	188.73/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	211.87/cwt	202.50–216.00	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	201.15/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,034	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	720	3
Bulls	—	—	1,453	124.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,804	5
Bulls	—	—	1,360	106.74/cwt	97.00–117.00	1,452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	76.34/cwt	66.00–84.00	640	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	96.37/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,014	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	109.23/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,570	5

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 245Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 94Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 6

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,232	105.00–112.00	107.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	66.00–84.00	76.34
5	—	1,052	93.00–101.00	96.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	104.00–113.00	109.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	120.00–130.00	124.16
2	—	1,360	97.00–117.00	106.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	87.50	87.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	80.00–82.50	81.30
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	120.00	120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,152.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	700.00	700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	205.00	205.00
1	—	380	202.50	202.50
3	—	482	192.50–200.00	195.77
4	—	626	182.00–187.50	184.08
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
8	—	584	190.00–200.00	198.81
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
6	—	424	190.00–207.50	196.11
13	—	508	190.00–202.50	193.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	753	213.50	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
4	—	479	185.00–191.00	189.06
3	—	577	177.50–185.00	182.42
2	—	415	180.00–192.50	186.10
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	185.00–192.00	189.66
5	—	461	195.00–210.00	206.91
2	—	615	187.50–190.00	188.73
2	—	372	230.00	230.00
8	—	428	202.50–216.00	211.87
22	—	514	192.50–205.00	201.15
3	—	335	210.00–220.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	190.00–212.50	201.25
4	—	416	180.00–195.00	187.42
2	—	363	182.50–195.00	188.53
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
2	—	475	170.00–190.00	180.42
1	—	285	195.00	195.00
2	—	523	180.00–182.50	181.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	197.50–210.00	207.35
2	—	456	207.50	207.50
5	—	433	214.00	214.00
1	—	540	220.00	220.00
1	—	225	230.00	230.00
5	—	319	217.50–230.00	224.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	306	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	754	229.75	229.75

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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