Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.04/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$195.04

69 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$28.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.58

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	210.00	987	1thin
Medium and Large 2	513	198.65	1,019	53
Medium and Large 3	517	181.28	937	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.72/cwt here — about $50 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 sale69 hd

195.04

—

SC average5 barns · 498 hd

205.62

−10.58

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	—	High	1,467	122.96	1,804	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	107.86	1,355	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	107.28	1,638	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	94.80	982	18

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)	1,117	$1,473	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,099	$1,429	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$1,706	5

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2Fleshy	—	780	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	177.70/cwt	170.00–185.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	216.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	687	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	1,682.28/head	1,325.00–1,950.00	1,682	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	1,558.94/head	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,559	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,144	1,258.44/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,258	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,455.27/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,455	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,324	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	843	93.77/cwt	90.00–98.00	790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,541	126.50/cwt	116.00–136.00	1,949	10
Bulls	—	—	1,123	104.50/cwt	102.50–107.00	1,174	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	115.13/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,583	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	106.99/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,329	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	84.39/cwt	73.00–91.00	826	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	100.00/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,064	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	102.92/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	231.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	950	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	214.99/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,000	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	207.36/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,255	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	562	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	478	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	400	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	217.57/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	208.05/cwt	200.00–215.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	482	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	198.40/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,044	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	193.03/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	209.09/cwt	200.00–212.50	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	168.16/cwt	157.50–177.50	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	197.00/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	203.52/cwt	192.50–210.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	209.28/cwt	190.00–220.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	178.60/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	183.49/cwt	180.00–187.50	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	207.45/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 275Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 97Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 34Year ago 84

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	200.00–215.00	208.05
1	—	715	182.50	182.50
19	—	526	192.50–200.00	198.40
2	—	678	192.00–194.00	193.03
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
2	—	383	195.00–200.00	197.52
6	—	456	200.00–212.50	209.09
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
10	—	560	192.50–197.50	197.00
1	—	630	197.50	197.50
7	—	416	192.50–210.00	203.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	157.50–177.50	168.16
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
2	—	420	187.50	187.50
2	—	570	170.00–187.50	178.60
5	—	520	180.00–187.50	183.49
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	162.50	162.50
4	—	465	170.00–185.00	177.70
2	—	720	155.00–160.00	157.47
2	—	625	165.00–170.00	167.58
1	—	520	190.00	190.00
2	—	273	180.00	180.00
1	—	420	182.50	182.50
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	210.00–220.00	216.69
10	—	465	212.00–218.00	214.99
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
3	—	390	190.00–220.00	209.28
1	—	690	180.00	180.00
1	—	595	195.00	195.00
4	—	539	195.00–212.50	207.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	235.00	235.00
1	—	535	215.00	215.00
9	—	411	225.00–235.00	231.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	200.00–211.00	207.36
2	—	565	215.00–220.00	217.57
1	—	545	225.00	225.00
2	—	745	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	228.00	228.00
7	—	482	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	190.00	190.00
2	—	508	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	237.50	237.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	85.00	85.00
1	—	400	57.00	57.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,026	1,325.00–1,950.00	1,682.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,106	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,558.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,455.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	109.00	109.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,144	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,258.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	90.00–98.00	93.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	143.00	143.00
10	—	1,541	116.00–136.00	126.50
3	—	1,123	102.50–107.00	104.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	114.00–117.00	115.13
25	—	1,242	100.00–113.00	106.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	979	73.00–91.00	84.39
12	—	1,064	95.00–108.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,518	101.00–105.00	102.92

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle