Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter

cows and slauhter bulls were 3.00 higher. There was an average 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 $256.73/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 9 of 8 comparable sales and sits +65.54 against this barn's trailing median of $191.19.

Average price

$256.73

47 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$94.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.24

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	285.27	1,230	24
Medium and Large 2	422	239.69	1,011	17thin
Medium and Large 3	434	190.83	829	6thin

One grade step is worth $94.44/cwt here — about $401 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 sale47 hd

256.73

—

SC average5 barns · 326 hd

231.49

+25.24

This barn, trailing median8 sales

191.19

+65.54

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	1,726	124.11	2,142	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	109.29	1,677	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	105.88	1,279	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	91.10	806	7thin

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)	1,180	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Medium and Large 1	—	820	139.89/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,147	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	206.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	201.32/cwt	200.00–202.50	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	209.72/cwt	200.00–213.00	801	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	255.81/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,315	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	173.77/cwt	172.50–175.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	197.67/cwt	195.00–199.00	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	263.24/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,293	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	247.27/cwt	240.00–255.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	237.19/cwt	190.00–259.00	1,160	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	358	308.21/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,103	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	300.61/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,047	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	91.00/cwt	89.00–93.00	967	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	107.74/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,321	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	97.77/cwt	94.00–103.00	902	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	86.09/cwt	80.00–89.00	737	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	109.29/cwt	96.00–114.00	1,677	5
Bulls	—	—	1,804	129.83/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,342	5
Bulls	—	—	1,530	109.82/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,680	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,175.42/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Jan 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 325Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 114Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 18

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter

cows and slauhter bulls were 3.00 higher. There was an average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	820	139.00–144.00	139.89
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	100.00	100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	710	135.00	135.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,175.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
1	—	530	192.50	192.50
2	—	330	200.00	200.00
1	—	560	182.50	182.50
1	—	610	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	260.00	260.00
1	—	225	257.50	257.50
2	—	513	200.00–210.00	205.02
1	—	305	260.00	260.00
1	—	370	257.50	257.50
3	—	273	240.00–255.00	247.27
7	—	489	190.00–259.00	237.19
1	—	555	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	270.00	270.00
1	—	435	290.00	290.00
1	—	390	300.00	300.00
9	—	514	245.00–257.50	255.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	358	305.00–317.50	308.21
3	—	420	295.00–310.00	300.61
2	—	335	310.00–315.00	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	200.00–210.00	206.60
2	—	233	200.00–202.50	201.32
12	—	382	200.00–213.00	209.72
3	—	332	215.00	215.00
9	—	473	195.00–199.00	197.67
1	—	285	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
2	—	558	172.50–175.00	173.77
1	—	630	175.00	175.00
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	260.00–270.00	263.24
1	—	665	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	232.00	232.00
1	—	620	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	89.00–93.00	91.00
16	—	1,226	102.00–117.00	107.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	94.00–103.00	97.77
4	—	856	80.00–89.00	86.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,534	96.00–114.00	109.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,804	125.00–136.00	129.83
2	—	1,530	109.00–111.00	109.82

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

Replacement Cattle

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