Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle. 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 $199.07/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$199.07

71 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$27.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	214.03	958	19thin
Medium and Large 2	501	197.32	989	34
Medium and Large 3	510	186.61	952	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.43/cwt here — about $6 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 sale71 hd

199.07

—

SC average5 barns · 604 hd

205.60

−6.52

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	1,618	126.19	2,041	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	98.36	1,116	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	874	88.56	774	15

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)	1,022	$1,529	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	741	$1,172	5

Every lot, as filed

56 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 3	—	422	193.28/cwt	190.00–200.00	816	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	1,567.96/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,568	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	1,306.52/head	1,275.00–1,340.00	1,307	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	685	1,082.37/head	1,030.00–1,130.00	1,082	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	130.22/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,192	6
Bulls	—	—	1,225	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	105.18/cwt	98.00–116.00	1,252	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	91.05/cwt	84.00–96.00	980	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	101.02/cwt	99.00–104.00	965	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	85.44/cwt	75.00–94.00	730	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	211.21/cwt	210.00–215.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	198.65/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	187.57/cwt	185.00–190.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	219.70/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	212.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	218.78/cwt	212.00–220.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	200.32/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	208.30/cwt	205.00–210.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	206.31/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	199.99/cwt	190.00–212.50	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	193.20/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,206	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	184.93/cwt	180.00–187.50	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	194.56/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	202.05/cwt	190.00–210.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	235.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	201.94/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	187.90/cwt	187.50–188.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	186.46/cwt	180.00–190.00	888	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	220.02/cwt	215.00–225.00	752	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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 198Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 65Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 30Year ago 16

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	190.00–200.00	193.28
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
2	—	468	185.00–190.00	187.57
1	—	300	210.00	210.00
2	—	385	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	210.00–215.00	211.21
4	—	520	195.00–202.50	198.65
5	—	578	192.50–210.00	201.94
1	—	725	185.00	185.00
2	—	385	235.00	235.00
2	—	465	220.00	220.00
4	—	342	215.00–225.00	220.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
2	—	415	230.00–240.00	235.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	210.00–230.00	219.70
1	—	355	230.00	230.00
4	—	501	235.00	235.00
3	—	587	240.00	240.00
1	—	705	210.00	210.00
2	—	752	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	210.00–220.00	212.65
1	—	720	187.50	187.50
6	—	584	220.00	220.00
2	—	528	220.00	220.00
1	—	790	196.00	196.00
2	—	315	210.00–220.00	215.08
3	—	617	195.00–203.00	200.32
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
1	—	695	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	362	212.00–220.00	218.78
3	—	433	212.50	212.50
6	—	473	212.50	212.50
2	—	630	202.50–210.00	206.31
1	—	575	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	205.00	205.00
3	—	372	205.00–210.00	208.30
4	—	424	190.00–212.50	199.99
9	—	624	190.00–197.50	193.20
1	—	225	210.00	210.00
2	—	695	185.00–190.00	187.50
6	—	564	192.50–195.00	194.56
5	—	308	190.00–210.00	202.05
3	—	540	190.00–195.00	192.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	180.00–187.50	184.93
5	—	566	187.50–188.00	187.90
10	—	476	180.00–190.00	186.46

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,567.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,275.00–1,340.00	1,306.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	685	1,030.00–1,130.00	1,082.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,683	126.00–136.00	130.22
1	—	1,225	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,190	98.00–116.00	105.18
14	—	1,076	84.00–96.00	91.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	99.00–104.00	101.02
12	—	854	75.00–94.00	85.44

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