Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder calves due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $189.27/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 4 of 8 comparable sales and sits −1.92 against this barn's trailing median of $191.19.

Average price

$189.27

41 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$22.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	434	202.13	876	18thin
Medium and Large 3	503	179.21	901	23

One grade step is worth $22.92/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale41 hd

189.27

—

SC average5 barns · 326 hd

194.16

−4.89

This barn, trailing median8 sales

191.19

−1.92

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	1,590	114.24	1,816	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	93.98	1,530	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	88.19	1,053	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	872	81.91	714	19

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)	1,120	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	862	$788	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	705	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	832	$712	8

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	725	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	870	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	185.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	192.46/cwt	187.50–205.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	193.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	177.41/cwt	176.00–180.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	178.70/cwt	175.00–182.50	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	188.83/cwt	182.50–195.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	174.35/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,004	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	190.77/cwt	182.50–195.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	181.39/cwt	177.50–185.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	183.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	217.29/cwt	210.00–225.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	198.47/cwt	198.00–200.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	603	175.01/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	595	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	76.78/cwt	70.00–85.00	653	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	90.70/cwt	89.00–96.00	824	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	93.98/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,530	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	80.18/cwt	73.00–87.00	924	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	94.51/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,160	19
Bulls	—	—	1,512	110.52/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,671	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	120.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,072	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	765	647.89/head	620.00–660.00	648	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	872	750.49/head	705.00–850.00	750	5
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	847	782.74/head	700.00–850.00	783	9

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 308Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 129Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 31Year ago 23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	847	700.00–850.00	782.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	765	620.00–660.00	647.89
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	872	705.00–850.00	750.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	205.00–210.00	207.49
4	—	508	187.50–205.00	192.46
5	—	376	205.00	205.00
2	—	273	210.00–225.00	217.29
4	—	474	198.00–200.00	198.47
1	—	575	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	464	180.00–190.00	185.06
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
1	—	540	175.00	175.00
9	—	576	171.00–180.00	174.35
5	—	422	180.00–185.00	182.49
3	—	603	170.00–185.00	175.01
2	—	313	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
4	—	383	190.00–200.00	193.77
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
3	—	413	182.50–195.00	190.77
1	—	450	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	176.00–180.00	177.41
2	—	523	175.00–182.50	178.70
2	—	208	182.50–195.00	188.83
2	—	408	185.00	185.00
2	—	333	177.50–185.00	181.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
2	—	723	170.00–172.50	171.25
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
3	—	428	180.00–190.00	183.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	850	70.00–85.00	76.78
7	—	909	89.00–96.00	90.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	91.00–97.00	93.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,152	73.00–87.00	80.18
19	—	1,227	88.00–101.00	94.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	109.00–114.00	110.52
3	—	1,720	118.00–125.00	120.44

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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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

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