Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $233.83/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −140.42 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$233.83

8 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$18.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.92

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	250.00	1,400	1thin
Medium and Large 3	540	231.52	1,250	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.48/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.45, low $307.05, median $374.25 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

233.83

—

SC average4 barns · 46 hd

255.75

−21.92

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−140.42

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	—	High	1,399	130.34	1,824	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	120.76	1,673	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	111.71	1,180	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	97.28	901	5thin

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)	1,010	$1,002	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$575	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,454	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$744	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	742	$691	5

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	198.73/cwt	195.00–200.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	203.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	232.16/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	261.38/cwt	240.00–265.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	266.04/cwt	250.00–280.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	229.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	288.77/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	298.15/cwt	297.50–300.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	311.15/cwt	305.00–317.50	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	255.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	312.10/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,311	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,454.00/head	1,454.00–1,454.00	1,454	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	828.68/head	804.00–850.00	829	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	886.00/head	886.00–886.00	886	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	745	546.00/head	546.00–546.00	546	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	638	605.21/head	581.00–630.00	605	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,011.00/head	1,011.00–1,011.00	1,011	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	745	689.00/head	689.00–689.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	230.02/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	748	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	203.83/cwt	195.00–222.50	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	205.61/cwt	195.00–212.50	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	236.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	230.04/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	308.70/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,158	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	675	601.00/head	601.00–601.00	601	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,267	129.47/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,640	5
Bulls	—	—	1,385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,676	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	112.54/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,186	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	116.64/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	931	97.37/cwt	93.00–101.00	907	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	124.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,554	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	102.10/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,008	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	90.05/cwt	87.00–93.00	752	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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 200Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 54Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	200.00–205.00	203.25
3	300–350	322	195.00–222.50	203.83
3	350–400	375	195.00–212.50	205.61
4	400–450	434	195.00–200.00	198.73
1	500–550	515	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	265.00	265.00
7	350–400	351	240.00–265.00	261.38
4	450–500	451	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	427	210.00–215.00	213.30
1	450–500	460	217.50	217.50
6	500–550	525	222.50–232.50	230.02
5	600–650	637	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	250.00–280.00	266.04
1	300–350	340	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	383	250.00–260.00	255.16
2	400–450	405	255.00–260.00	257.50
5	500–550	524	220.00–240.00	232.16
2	550–600	580	220.00–240.00	229.91
2	600–650	603	220.00–240.00	230.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	307.50	307.50
4	300–350	320	297.50–300.00	298.15
5	350–400	381	280.00–300.00	288.77
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	315	305.00–317.50	311.15
2	350–400	375	307.50–310.00	308.70
14	400–450	420	300.00–313.00	312.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	327	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	748	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	493	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	580	250.00–255.00	252.52
4	600–650	604	249.00	249.00
3	650–700	662	230.00–240.00	236.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	333	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	395	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,454.00	1,454.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	890	804.00–850.00	828.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	886.00	886.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,011.00	1,011.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	546.00	546.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	638	581.00–630.00	605.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	601.00	601.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	689.00	689.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	144.00	144.00
5	—	1,267	125.00–137.00	129.47
1	—	1,385	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,054	104.00–117.00	112.54
4	—	931	93.00–101.00	97.37
3	—	1,243	124.00–127.00	124.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	113.00–120.00	116.64
1	—	1,250	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	100.00–105.00	102.10
2	—	835	87.00–93.00	90.05

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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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