Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to poor 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 $197.51/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$197.51

244 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

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

$53.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	347	231.65	804	32
Medium and Large 2	493	207.46	1,022	104
Medium and Large 3	561	177.81	997	108

One grade step is worth $53.84/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale244 hd

197.51

—

SC average5 barns · 656 hd

199.93

−2.42

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	1,553	115.86	1,799	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	91.03	1,383	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	88.20	1,056	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	83.22	784	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$876	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$774	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$735	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	955	$860	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$774	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	733	$675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	178.40/cwt	175.00–185.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	297	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	224.54/cwt	222.50–225.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,134	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	207.58/cwt	200.00–211.00	868	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	185.31/cwt	180.00–190.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	464	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	617	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,074	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	569	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,195	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	192.32/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,127	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	198.22/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	202.15/cwt	192.50–207.50	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	448	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,147	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	893	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	196.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,326	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	211.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	197.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	212.02/cwt	210.00–212.50	687	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,406	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	457	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	334	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	672	210.10/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,412	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	232.79/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	244.03/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,123	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	541	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,055	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	79.64/cwt	75.00–85.00	756	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	90.38/cwt	89.00–92.00	838	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,383	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	91.78/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,167	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	82.39/cwt	79.00–85.00	887	8
Bulls	—	—	1,868	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	113.09/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,519	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	774.00/head	774.00–774.00	774	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	876.00/head	876.00–876.00	876	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	930	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	774.00/head	774.00–774.00	774	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	733	675.11/head	662.00–685.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	191.22/cwt	185.00–200.00	719	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	607	189.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	661	179.37/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	199.37/cwt	190.00–210.00	845	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	221.29/cwt	220.00–222.50	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	207.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	217.50/cwt	215.00–218.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	217.86/cwt	215.00–225.00	913	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	341	203.81/cwt	200.00–205.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	209.19/cwt	205.00–210.00	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	206.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	205.86/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	703	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	170.26/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,153	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	213.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	590	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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 159Year ago 845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 71Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 22

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Heavy 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	220.00	220.00
35	—	544	208.50	208.50
15	—	418	200.00–211.00	207.58
1	—	230	205.00	205.00
17	—	586	190.00–193.00	192.32
6	—	375	215.00–218.00	217.50
4	—	276	210.00–215.00	213.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	175.00–185.00	178.40
2	—	568	185.00–190.00	187.42
8	—	297	197.50	197.50
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
2	—	325	180.00–190.00	185.31
11	—	376	185.00–200.00	191.22
1	—	435	190.00	190.00
3	—	703	170.00	170.00
44	—	677	169.00–180.00	170.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	222.50–225.00	224.54
1	—	285	225.00	225.00
1	—	205	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	210.00	210.00
11	—	569	210.00	210.00
6	—	350	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	617	174.00	174.00
17	—	520	180.00	180.00
4	—	420	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	285	240.00	240.00
15	—	390	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
3	—	523	190.00–205.00	198.22
7	—	468	192.50–207.50	202.15
9	—	676	190.00–200.00	196.20
2	—	435	195.00–200.00	197.47
1	—	605	205.00	205.00
1	—	565	192.50	192.50
21	—	324	210.00–212.50	212.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	448	256.00	256.00
7	—	574	230.00–235.00	232.79
32	—	460	242.00–253.00	244.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	210.00–215.00	211.61
29	—	657	214.00	214.00
12	—	484	210.00–220.00	215.06
2	—	573	215.00	215.00
3	—	375	230.00	230.00
1	—	770	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	240.00	240.00
3	—	613	226.00	226.00
7	—	477	252.00	252.00
1	—	515	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	230.00	230.00
11	—	334	230.00	230.00
13	—	672	208.00–212.00	210.10
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
1	—	270	230.00	230.00
2	—	330	220.00–222.50	221.29
6	—	419	215.00–225.00	217.86
6	—	475	205.00–210.00	209.19
4	—	520	200.00–210.00	206.26
3	—	563	200.00–212.50	205.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	515	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
3	—	607	180.00–195.00	189.07
4	—	661	177.50–180.00	179.37
8	—	424	190.00–210.00	199.37
5	—	369	200.00–210.00	207.97
4	—	341	200.00–205.00	203.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	949	75.00–85.00	79.64
3	—	927	89.00–92.00	90.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	90.00–92.00	91.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,271	87.00–99.00	91.78
8	—	1,076	79.00–85.00	82.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	118.00–122.00	120.01
3	—	1,343	112.00–114.00	113.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	774.00	774.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	860.00	860.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	662.00–685.00	675.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	876.00	876.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	774.00	774.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	735.00	735.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle