Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 12.00 higher. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.02/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −98.61 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$253.02

34 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.84

vs SC average

−23.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	257.43	1,461	29
Medium and Large 2	523	227.46	1,190	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.96/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $338.37, median $351.63 across 18 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 sale34 hd

253.02

—

SC average5 barns · 129 hd

240.17

+12.84

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−23.15

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−98.61

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	1,541	130.57	2,011	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	128.31	2,100	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	111.44	1,351	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	810	90.48	733	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	869	$1,459	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,470	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	500–550	540	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	826	1,138.92/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,139	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,979.72/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,980	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	745	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	993	1,749.69/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	300.24/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	282	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	240.71/cwt	232.50–250.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	229.22/cwt	225.00–232.50	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	229.92/cwt	220.00–235.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	213.31/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,449	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	228.08/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	299	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	329.35/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	288.80/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	296.24/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	273.40/cwt	273.40–273.40	1,791	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	388	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	257.79/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,472	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	572	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,693	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	246.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	317.76/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	290.81/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	328.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	260.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,404	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	142.42/cwt	133.00–148.00	2,373	4
Bulls	—	—	1,415	118.71/cwt	104.00–126.00	1,680	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	121.55/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,947	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	138.45/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,337	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	110.10/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,044	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	86.91/cwt	72.50–95.00	682	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	95.76/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,041	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	116.66/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,463	9

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 252Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 52Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	320.00–335.00	328.94
4	350–400	384	325.00–332.50	329.35
5	400–450	419	310.00–325.00	317.76
3	450–500	483	290.00–305.00	300.24
1	500–550	540	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	382	280.00–300.00	290.81
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	540	250.00–270.00	260.09
3	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	246.76
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	538	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	555	207.50	207.50
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	523	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	388	289.00	289.00
27	550–600	571	255.00–258.00	257.79
32	600–650	610	237.50	237.50
7	700–750	712	214.50	214.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	250.00	250.00
5	250–300	299	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	325	220.00–235.00	229.92
3	350–400	385	232.50–250.00	240.71
3	400–450	433	225.00–232.50	229.22
3	450–500	483	212.50–215.00	213.31
4	500–550	514	220.00–237.50	228.08
1	550–600	560	225.00	225.00
4	600–650	607	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	380	287.50–290.00	288.80
2	400–450	418	295.00–297.50	296.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	210.00–220.00	215.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	475	270.00–280.00	275.05
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	572	296.00	296.00
42	650–700	655	273.40	273.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	378	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
7	550–600	579	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	675	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	826	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,138.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,979.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,749.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,470.00	1,470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,666	133.00–148.00	142.42
4	—	1,415	104.00–126.00	118.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	117.00–124.00	121.55
2	—	1,688	134.00–143.00	138.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	107.00–113.00	110.10
11	—	785	72.50–95.00	86.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	89.00–102.00	95.76
9	—	1,254	110.00–126.00	116.66

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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