Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales slaughter cows 7.50 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $235.06/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −116.57 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$235.06

24 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$30.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs SC average

−35.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	243.43	1,347	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	236.11	1,298	19thin
Medium and Large 3	555	212.50	1,179	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.93/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale24 hd

235.06

—

SC average5 barns · 93 hd

236.14

−1.08

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−35.13

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−116.57

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	1,203	130.03	1,565	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	117.31	1,321	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	871	100.29	873	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	86.00	1,380	1thin

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)	1,290	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,486	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,012	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,503	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,024	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,309	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	688	$800	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$660	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 3	450–500	465	244.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	268.35/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	284.30/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,205	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	273.45/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,272	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	285.84/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	483	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	247.84/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,447	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,235	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	254.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	623	212.53/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	228.78/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	232.58/cwt	220.00–245.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	235.66/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,467	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	449	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	238.90/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,616	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	265.17/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	240.07/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,287	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	230.21/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	302.47/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	218.72/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	591	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,503.00/head	1,503.00–1,503.00	1,503	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	928	2,370.33/head	2,200.00–2,625.00	2,370	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	903	1,662.74/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	900	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	885	1,044.00/head	1,044.00–1,044.00	1,044	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	1,309.00/head	1,309.00–1,309.00	1,309	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	1,485.99/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,486	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	688	799.84/head	762.00–825.00	800	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	690	660.22/head	650.00–670.00	660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	700	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,090	113.25/cwt	92.50–126.00	1,234	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	138.42/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	119.60/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,379	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	901	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	109.42/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,013	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	91.15/cwt	70.00–103.00	744	4

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 251Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	465	240.00–250.00	244.25
6	500–550	537	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	560	215.00–220.00	217.50
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	670	215.00–222.50	218.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	300.00–310.00	302.47
3	500–550	517	265.00–275.00	268.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	377	285.00–287.50	285.84
13	400–450	424	280.00–292.50	284.30
8	450–500	465	265.00–292.50	273.45
2	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
9	550–600	584	237.50–250.00	247.84
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
5	550–600	591	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	623	205.00–220.00	212.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	250.00–260.00	254.77
1	350–400	390	257.50	257.50
2	400–450	435	250.00–260.00	254.94
2	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	510	252.50	252.50
2	550–600	575	230.00–247.50	238.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	195.00	195.00
1	300–350	325	202.50	202.50
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	450	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	540	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	570	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	408	220.00–245.00	232.58
4	450–500	484	227.50–240.00	235.66
14	500–550	536	230.00–244.00	240.07
4	550–600	590	222.50–240.00	228.78
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
15	650–700	676	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	453	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	513	250.00	250.00
13	550–600	586	260.00–272.50	265.17
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
36	700–750	712	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	220.00–240.00	230.21
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	835	1,503.00	1,503.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	928	2,200.00–2,625.00	2,370.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,662.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,130.00	1,130.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,044.00	1,044.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,485.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	980.00	980.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,309.00	1,309.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	688	762.00–825.00	799.84
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	650.00–670.00	660.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	92.50–126.00	113.25
4	—	1,260	131.00–145.00	138.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,153	113.00–129.00	119.60
1	—	910	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	107.00–112.00	109.42
4	—	816	70.00–103.00	91.15

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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