Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.26/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −103.37 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$248.26

141 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$38.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs SC average

−18.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	250.58	1,335	126
Medium and Large 2	553	231.33	1,279	13thin
Medium and Large 3	538	212.50	1,142	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.08/cwt here — about $193 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

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 sale141 hd

248.26

—

SC average5 barns · 267 hd

247.36

+0.90

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−18.61

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−103.37

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	—	Low	1,528	142.52	2,178	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	134.83	2,099	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	133.15	1,763	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	112.27	995	6thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	282.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,197	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	446	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,338	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	366	287.72/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,053	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	291	296.81/cwt	290.00–301.00	864	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	337.50/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	277.21/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	244.75/cwt	240.50–254.00	1,432	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	376	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,162	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	611	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	646	233.26/cwt	230.50–237.50	1,507	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	536	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	429	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,190	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	242.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	238.13/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	224.11/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	700–750	736	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	270.31/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	240.67/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,499	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	269.15/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	744	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	253.56/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,301	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	331.08/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	248.61/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,651	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	550–600	566	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	319.71/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,349	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	271.84/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,685	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	288.76/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	239.01/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,757	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	324	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	450–500	482	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	298.70/cwt	277.00–306.00	1,538	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	238.58/cwt	237.00–239.50	1,813	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	264.47/cwt	250.00–280.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	374	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,262	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	133.15/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,763	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	120.12/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,071	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	104.41/cwt	102.00–109.00	919	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,286	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	131.25/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	256.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	280.12/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	248.17/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,318	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	292.66/cwt	280.00–305.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	573	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	295.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	285.84/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	246.18/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	268.31/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,427	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	277.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,322	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	337.08/cwt	330.00–345.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	254.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,255	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	635	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	622	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	813	165.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,344	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	930	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,154	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	211.20/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	129.97/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,853	159.26/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,951	3

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 238Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 54Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 34Year ago 7

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
9	400–450	424	270.00–290.00	282.31
7	450–500	485	270.00–310.00	288.76
3	600–650	643	243.00	243.00
3	650–700	655	238.00	238.00
3	700–750	700	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	315.00	315.00
8	350–400	376	309.00	309.00
15	400–450	446	300.00	300.00
21	500–550	515	277.00–306.00	298.70
5	600–650	611	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	330.00–345.00	337.50
2	350–400	365	325.00–337.50	331.08
2	400–450	432	317.50	317.50
5	550–600	576	275.00–280.00	277.21
18	650–700	664	248.00–250.00	248.61
17	800–850	801	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	623	215.00–220.00	217.43
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
8	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	482	243.00	243.00
5	550–600	566	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	422	315.00–323.00	319.71
6	500–550	501	317.00	317.00
6	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
38	600–650	620	269.00–275.00	271.84
4	650–700	650	258.00	258.00
19	700–750	735	235.00–242.00	239.01
50	750–800	760	237.00–239.50	238.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	291	290.00–301.00	296.81
32	350–400	366	278.00–298.00	287.72
8	400–450	429	277.50	277.50
78	500–550	513	247.50–261.00	253.56
29	550–600	585	240.50–254.00	244.75
48	600–650	646	230.50–237.50	233.26
6	650–700	661	240.00	240.00
9	700–750	744	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	365	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	450–500	490	227.50	227.50
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
6	350–400	383	265.00–270.00	269.15
5	400–450	428	250.00–260.00	256.97
4	450–500	488	240.00–250.00	242.49
2	500–550	543	225.00–235.00	229.98
3	550–600	568	220.00–227.50	224.11
1	600–650	615	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	573	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	280.00–305.00	292.66
5	350–400	371	280.00–295.00	285.84
2	400–450	430	275.00–285.00	280.12
7	450–500	457	260.00–282.50	270.31
18	500–550	531	240.00–255.00	248.17
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
11	600–650	623	237.50–245.00	240.67
9	650–700	663	235.00–250.00	238.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	736	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	330.00–345.00	337.08
1	250–300	265	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	358	330.00–340.00	335.03
2	400–450	415	300.00–305.00	302.53
2	450–500	475	290.00–300.00	295.11
2	500–550	515	280.00–285.00	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	250.00–280.00	264.47
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
9	450–500	476	270.00–280.00	277.78
15	500–550	532	250.00–275.00	268.31
7	550–600	586	250.00–255.00	254.31
2	600–650	625	237.50–255.00	246.18
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,324	124.00–140.00	133.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	118.00–124.00	120.12
3	—	880	102.00–109.00	104.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,530	127.00–135.00	131.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	127.00–134.00	129.97
3	—	1,853	158.00–160.00	159.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	98.00	98.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	160.00–170.00	165.26
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	120.00–128.00	124.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	210.00–212.50	211.20

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle