Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week o feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. 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 $206.79/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 9 of 8 comparable sales and sits +15.60 against this barn's trailing median of $191.19.

Average price

$206.79

68 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$57.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	340	250.00	850	1thin
Medium and Large 2	454	213.95	971	43
Medium and Large 3	434	192.14	834	24

One grade step is worth $57.86/cwt here — about $16 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 sale68 hd

206.79

—

SC average5 barns · 377 hd

210.06

−3.27

This barn, trailing median8 sales

191.19

+15.60

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	1,557	110.45	1,719	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	90.50	1,265	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	90.16	1,053	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	79.91	695	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	817	$1,030	3thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	825	907.88/head	800.00–1,000.00	908	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	216.01/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,013	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	201.69/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	190.84/cwt	190.00–192.50	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	228.52/cwt	225.00–232.50	859	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	213.13/cwt	207.50–220.00	912	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	202.48/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	189.21/cwt	185.00–192.50	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	191.25/cwt	187.50–195.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	190.33/cwt	185.00–210.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	191.32/cwt	187.50–195.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	552	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	193.14/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	206.90/cwt	200.00–211.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	180.15/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	196.13/cwt	190.00–202.50	934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	195.98/cwt	195.00–200.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	196.05/cwt	190.00–198.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	224.36/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	222	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.50	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	189.64/cwt	180.00–195.00	888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	227.59/cwt	225.00–230.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	93.90/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,123	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	80.45/cwt	75.00–87.00	880	5
Bulls	—	—	1,786	118.61/cwt	114.00–123.00	2,118	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	872	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	79.21/cwt	71.00–85.00	682	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,071	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	103.93/cwt	93.00–113.00	1,427	5

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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 128Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 92Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 14Year ago 6

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	800.00–1,000.00	907.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,275.00	1,275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	205.00–220.00	216.01
3	—	518	200.00–205.00	201.69
7	—	376	225.00–232.50	228.52
8	—	428	207.50–220.00	213.13
5	—	571	197.50–210.00	202.48
4	—	614	192.50–195.00	193.14
4	—	336	220.00–225.00	222.51
2	—	275	225.00–230.00	227.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	190.00–192.50	190.84
5	—	323	185.00–210.00	190.33
2	—	428	187.50–195.00	191.32
3	—	552	195.00	195.00
2	—	385	200.00–202.50	201.27
8	—	468	180.00–195.00	189.64
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	185.00–192.50	189.21
2	—	295	187.50–195.00	191.25
3	—	380	195.00	195.00
7	—	631	176.00–181.00	180.15
1	—	550	187.50	187.50
4	—	318	190.00–198.00	196.05
1	—	520	187.50	187.50
1	—	458	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	358	200.00–211.00	206.90
1	—	275	210.00	210.00
8	—	476	190.00–202.50	196.13
5	—	407	195.00–200.00	195.98
1	—	315	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	210.00–220.00	214.95
2	—	433	220.00–225.00	222.54
3	—	372	232.50	232.50
4	—	490	220.00–227.50	224.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	215.00	215.00
1	—	610	172.50	172.50
2	—	222	215.00	215.00
1	—	480	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,245	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,196	90.00–102.00	93.90
5	—	1,094	75.00–87.00	80.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	89.00	89.00
13	—	861	71.00–85.00	79.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,786	114.00–123.00	118.61
5	—	1,373	93.00–113.00	103.93

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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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