Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $209.19/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 9 of 8 comparable sales and sits +18.01 against this barn's trailing median of $191.19.

Average price

$209.19

38 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$37.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.41

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	233.33	933	3thin
Medium and Large 2	451	214.46	967	21
Medium and Large 3	397	196.13	779	14thin

One grade step is worth $37.21/cwt here — about $154 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 sale38 hd

209.19

—

SC average4 barns · 229 hd

193.78

+15.41

This barn, trailing median8 sales

191.19

+18.01

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	1,456	106.84	1,555	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	89.88	1,403	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	87.19	1,117	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	78.14	723	12

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)	1,050	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	907	$792	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	867	$1,075	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	228.92/cwt	225.00–230.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	909	823.86/head	750.00–935.00	824	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	870	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,003	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	710	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	775	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	775	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	196.19/cwt	180.00–205.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	203.86/cwt	195.00–210.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	173.48/cwt	170.00–185.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	206.40/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,102	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	184.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	194.94/cwt	185.00–205.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,086	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,446	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	92.10/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,386	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	77.42/cwt	70.00–84.00	712	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	91.21/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,195	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	82.49/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,029	12
Bulls	—	—	1,308	100.88/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,320	7
Bulls	—	—	1,628	113.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,853	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	750	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 171Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 116Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 15

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	230.00	230.00
1	—	340	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	200.00	200.00
5	—	320	225.00–230.00	228.92
1	—	470	215.00	215.00
3	—	285	230.00	230.00
10	—	534	198.00–210.00	206.40
1	—	630	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	180.00–205.00	196.19
4	—	373	195.00–210.00	203.86
2	—	335	200.00	200.00
2	—	278	180.00–190.00	184.68
2	—	423	185.00–205.00	194.94
1	—	595	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	195.00	195.00
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
2	—	368	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	175.00	175.00
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
6	—	467	170.00–185.00	173.48
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	210.00–212.50	211.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	480	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	909	750.00–935.00	823.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	81.00	81.00
4	—	1,505	88.00–94.00	92.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	920	70.00–84.00	77.42
1	—	990	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,310	88.00–95.00	91.21
12	—	1,248	78.00–86.00	82.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,308	96.00–105.00	100.88
6	—	1,628	110.00–118.00	113.79

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

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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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