Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. 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 $265.36/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 8 of 7 comparable sales and sits +72.50 against this barn's trailing median of $192.86.

Average price

$265.36

131 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$89.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.59

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	357	306.57	1,095	56
Medium and Large 2	464	244.84	1,135	47
Medium and Large 3	357	217.39	776	28

One grade step is worth $89.18/cwt here — about $319 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

7 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $202.41, low $177.37, median $192.86 across 7 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 sale131 hd

265.36

—

SC average4 barns · 501 hd

254.77

+10.59

This barn, trailing median7 sales

192.86

+72.50

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	1,525	123.31	1,881	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	109.94	1,570	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	107.68	1,321	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	91.16	855	31

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)	1,060	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,406	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,256	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	913	$1,255	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$716	4thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	—	675	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	228.15/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	189.24/cwt	180.00–193.00	922	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	203.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	178.06/cwt	175.00–182.50	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	227.53/cwt	220.00–242.50	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	200.90/cwt	190.00–210.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	207.04/cwt	200.00–212.50	994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	201.50/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	208.75/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	259.43/cwt	250.00–280.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	224.74/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,272	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	205.24/cwt	200.00–215.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	286.72/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	316.47/cwt	300.00–325.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	285.36/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,370	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	222.40/cwt	215.00–230.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	227	226.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	237	318.10/cwt	305.00–325.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	259.59/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,095	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	257.66/cwt	240.00–280.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	171.02/cwt	170.00–175.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	210.20/cwt	200.00–220.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	182.17/cwt	175.00–185.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	221.99/cwt	215.00–232.50	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	220.35/cwt	215.00–232.50	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	331	329.56/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	208	334.93/cwt	330.00–337.50	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	269	330.28/cwt	330.00–332.00	888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	312.02/cwt	300.00–322.50	977	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	262.50/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	245.04/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,159	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	873	1,262.82/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,263	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	998	1,243.73/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,244	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	913	1,255.10/head	1,190.00–1,310.00	1,255	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	773	1,432.92/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,433	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	880	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	750	655.16/head	590.00–770.00	655	3
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	750	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,514	123.47/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,869	5
Bulls	—	—	1,483	115.78/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,717	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	130.45/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,081	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	109.18/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,351	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	91.91/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	83.80/cwt	76.00–91.00	746	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	109.94/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	99.02/cwt	94.00–103.00	979	15

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 217Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 41Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 29

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

cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. There was an average 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	212.00	212.00
4	—	523	220.00–232.50	228.15
4	—	600	205.00	205.00
1	—	735	180.00	180.00
4	—	364	250.00–280.00	259.43
7	—	566	210.00–242.50	224.74
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
9	—	422	240.00–277.50	259.59
4	—	320	240.00–280.00	257.66
5	—	473	235.00–257.50	245.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	274	220.00–242.50	227.53
3	—	522	195.00–210.00	201.50
2	—	485	200.00–217.50	208.75
3	—	425	200.00–215.00	205.24
2	—	365	215.00–230.00	222.40
3	—	227	220.00–230.00	226.40
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
7	—	327	215.00–232.50	220.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	285.00–290.00	286.72
4	—	276	300.00–325.00	316.47
11	—	480	285.00–286.00	285.36
1	—	550	262.50	262.50
3	—	237	305.00–325.00	318.10
12	—	313	300.00–322.50	312.02
3	—	515	257.50–267.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	390	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	327.50–332.50	329.56
3	—	208	330.00–337.50	334.93
7	—	269	330.00–332.00	330.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	487	180.00–193.00	189.24
4	—	516	175.00–182.50	178.06
5	—	329	190.00–210.00	200.90
5	—	561	170.00–175.00	171.02
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
3	—	362	195.00	195.00
7	—	426	175.00–185.00	182.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	200.00–205.00	203.54
1	—	375	210.00	210.00
9	—	480	200.00–212.50	207.04
5	—	417	200.00–220.00	210.20
1	—	660	175.00	175.00
1	—	555	205.00	205.00
6	—	323	215.00–232.50	221.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	260.00	260.00
1	—	525	250.00	250.00
2	—	440	272.50	272.50
1	—	320	280.00	280.00
1	—	695	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	200.00	200.00
3	—	720	170.00	170.00
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	270.00	270.00
6	—	570	242.50	242.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,243.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	773	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,432.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,190.00–1,310.00	1,255.10
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	590.00–770.00	655.16
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	119.00–128.00	123.47
2	—	1,483	114.00–117.00	115.78
2	—	1,595	130.00–131.00	130.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,237	100.00–116.00	109.18
2	—	1,123	90.00–94.00	91.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	890	76.00–91.00	83.80
15	—	989	94.00–103.00	99.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	108.00–112.00	109.94

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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How this sale compares

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