Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $248.41/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −103.22 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$248.41

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$31.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.47

vs SC average

−16.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	256.88	1,420	8thin
Medium and Large 2	535	225.83	1,208	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.04/cwt here — about $212 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 sale11 hd

248.41

—

SC average5 barns · 87 hd

234.94

+13.47

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−16.11

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−103.22

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	1,297	131.78	1,709	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	129.55	1,827	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	121.85	1,465	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	118.65	1,154	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)	910	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,209	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,080	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$1,282	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	648	$849	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	620	$682	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	300–350	324	324.67/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	301.06/cwt	295.00–305.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	297.10/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	282	314.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	246.24/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,209	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	288.18/cwt	285.00–300.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	262.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,238	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	259.07/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	290.48/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	223.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	283.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,319	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	300.61/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	284.59/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	331.64/cwt	325.00–337.50	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	277.48/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,437	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	289.32/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,238	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	264.07/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,297	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	913.00/head	913.00–913.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	908	1,283.49/head	1,133.00–1,365.00	1,283	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	755	1,477.98/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,478	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	845	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	725	1,017.24/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,017	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	905	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	620	682.00/head	682.00–682.00	682	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	605	748.00/head	748.00–748.00	748	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	690	949.00/head	949.00–949.00	949	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	146.72/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,131	126.80/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,434	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	116.17/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,208	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	123.79/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,820	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	124.89/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,209	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	110.32/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,079	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	127.52/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,741	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	138.20/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,824	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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 244Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 74Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 21

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	325.00–337.50	331.64
4	300–350	324	310.00–330.00	324.67
2	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	290.00–295.00	292.50
5	250–300	253	289.00	289.00
6	300–350	313	295.00–305.00	301.06
2	350–400	375	290.00–305.00	297.10
20	400–450	428	275.00–293.00	289.32
1	450–500	455	272.50	272.50
6	500–550	518	270.00–280.00	277.48
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	445	272.50	272.50
5	450–500	491	250.00–270.00	264.07
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	270.00–280.00	274.84
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	418	252.50–267.50	259.07
9	450–500	491	232.50–249.00	246.24
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	222.50	222.50
2	600–650	628	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	310.00–315.00	314.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
5	250–300	274	285.00–300.00	288.18
2	300–350	333	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	376	282.50	282.50
2	400–450	432	280.00	280.00
10	450–500	472	250.00–265.00	262.27
2	500–550	522	262.50	262.50
6	550–600	563	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	247.50	247.50
2	300–350	323	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	410	222.50	222.50
4	450–500	473	220.00–230.00	223.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	300	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	461	302.50	302.50
5	500–550	513	285.00–299.00	290.48
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	292.50–302.50	300.61
6	400–450	438	282.50–285.00	284.59
10	450–500	465	280.00–285.00	283.73
6	500–550	544	280.00	280.00

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	—	745	913.00	913.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	815	1,080.00	1,080.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	908	1,133.00–1,365.00	1,283.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,477.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	950.00–1,075.00	1,017.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	682.00	682.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	748.00	748.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	949.00	949.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	142.00–150.00	146.72
6	—	1,131	115.00–132.00	126.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	111.00–121.00	116.17
2	—	1,365	124.00–132.00	127.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	121.00–126.00	123.79
2	—	1,320	136.00–140.00	138.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	120.00–131.00	124.89
3	—	978	106.00–116.00	110.32

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle