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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with limited comparable sales.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $202.88/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 9 of 8 comparable sales and sits +11.70 against this barn's trailing median of $191.19.

Average price

$202.88

45 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	210.26	939	29
Medium and Large 3	470	189.52	892	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $48 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

8 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $202.41, low $168.64, median $191.19 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

202.88

—

SC average5 barns · 334 hd

206.04

−3.16

This barn, trailing median8 sales

191.19

+11.70

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	—	Low	1,320	113.76	1,502	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	89.00	1,286	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	88.47	1,026	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	858	80.57	691	25

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	843	$669	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	847	$984	7

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	623	93.61/cwt	90.00–97.50	583	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,237	111.18/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,375	6
Bulls	—	—	1,570	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,908	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	92.32/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,085	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	82.38/cwt	75.00–85.00	934	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,286	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	78.57/cwt	70.00–85.00	659	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	88.59/cwt	88.00–90.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	205.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	969	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	185.02/cwt	175.00–190.00	953	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	197.51/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	197.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	187.60/cwt	185.00–192.50	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	185.27/cwt	180.00–187.50	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	196.23/cwt	195.00–197.50	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	178.10/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	175.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	205.89/cwt	205.00–207.50	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	191.29/cwt	190.00–192.50	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	210.06/cwt	205.00–215.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	206.01/cwt	200.00–212.50	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	206.29/cwt	205.00–207.50	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	205.75/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	219.09/cwt	211.00–222.00	813	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	860	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	905	1,113.26/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,113	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	793	1,048.66/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,049	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	765	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	815	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	807	656.38/head	600.00–725.00	656	5
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	1,015	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	915	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	835	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 758Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 50Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 8

Compared to last week no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with limited comparable sales.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	623	90.00–97.50	93.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,113.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,048.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	807	600.00–725.00	656.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	105.00–117.00	111.18
2	—	1,570	121.00–122.00	121.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,175	88.00–96.00	92.32
12	—	1,134	75.00–85.00	82.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	839	70.00–85.00	78.57
5	—	935	88.00–90.00	88.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	197.50	197.50
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
8	—	515	175.00–190.00	185.02
2	—	260	200.00–212.50	206.01
2	—	373	205.00–207.50	206.29
2	—	623	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
7	—	471	200.00–210.00	205.72
3	—	573	195.00–202.50	197.51
3	—	423	205.00–215.00	210.06
5	—	523	200.00–208.00	205.75
10	—	371	211.00–222.00	219.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	190.00–200.00	197.92
1	—	490	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	207.50	207.50
1	—	570	210.00	210.00
4	—	515	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	170.00	170.00
3	—	380	185.00–192.50	187.60
8	—	469	180.00–187.50	185.27
2	—	575	180.00	180.00
4	—	613	172.50–180.00	178.10
8	—	669	173.00	173.00
5	—	419	170.00–180.00	175.97
2	—	320	190.00–192.50	191.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
2	—	418	195.00–197.50	196.23
3	—	370	205.00–207.50	205.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	297	220.00	220.00

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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Darlington Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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