Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers or feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, feeder heifers 2.00 lower based on limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. 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 $230.15/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −121.48 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$230.15

15 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$23.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

vs SC average

−38.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	243.75	1,310	2thin
Medium and Large 2	567	231.38	1,312	9thin
Medium and Large 3	539	220.58	1,189	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.18/cwt here — about $121 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 sale15 hd

230.15

—

SC average5 barns · 130 hd

233.46

−3.31

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−38.23

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−121.48

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	1,652	140.99	2,329	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	120.29	1,841	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	118.42	1,582	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	104.57	1,193	6thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,089	$2,078	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,188	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2Fleshy	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	230.61/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,317	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	275.27/cwt	265.00–285.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,615	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	259.28/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	227.24/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	265.78/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	219.10/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	220.82/cwt	215.00–232.50	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	243	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	252.91/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,328	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	258.90/cwt	250.00–270.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	241.04/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	281.50/cwt	281.00–282.50	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	229.48/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	263.51/cwt	255.00–270.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	283.08/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	239.21/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	214.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	300.82/cwt	300.00–302.50	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	246.35/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	249.25/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	241.12/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,140	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	239.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	228.05/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	292.30/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,429	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	262.73/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,261	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	240.06/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	243.93/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,373	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	291.39/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	2,112.35/head	2,100.00–2,125.00	2,112	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	1,894.78/head	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,895	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	735	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,397	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,129	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	743	91.24/cwt	87.50–95.00	678	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	640	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	144.59/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,467	5
Bulls	—	—	1,380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	118.84/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,809	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	104.57/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,193	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	119.27/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,586	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,038	1

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 242Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 40Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 21Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
7	400–450	436	240.00–252.50	246.35
15	450–500	473	232.50–250.00	241.12
1	500–550	535	237.50	237.50
8	550–600	571	220.00–235.00	230.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	265.00–285.00	275.27
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
9	450–500	457	255.00–267.50	259.28
1	500–550	510	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
28	750–800	753	214.50	214.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	243	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	423	215.00–232.50	220.82
2	450–500	465	220.00–235.00	227.50
3	500–550	527	210.00–227.50	219.10
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
3	250–300	255	280.00	280.00
4	300–350	318	250.00–270.00	258.90
4	350–400	372	255.00–270.00	263.51
3	400–450	420	262.50–270.00	265.78
9	450–500	480	250.00–272.50	262.73
5	500–550	525	240.00–277.50	252.91
7	550–600	563	240.00–252.50	243.93
2	600–650	625	232.50–250.00	241.04
1	700–750	730	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	237.50	237.50
3	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	430	235.00–245.00	240.06
3	450–500	478	220.00–237.50	227.24
4	500–550	524	220.00–237.50	229.48
1	550–600	580	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	327.50	327.50
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	425	292.50	292.50
2	450–500	483	282.50–300.00	291.39
3	500–550	507	281.00–282.50	281.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	318	300.00–302.50	300.82
13	450–500	489	290.00–293.00	292.30
7	500–550	540	270.00–287.50	283.08
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
3	500–550	533	235.00–242.50	239.21
2	600–650	620	210.00–220.00	214.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	566	249.00–250.00	249.25
6	600–650	623	230.00–245.00	239.10
4	650–700	670	222.50–230.00	228.05
2	750–800	766	222.50	222.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	150.00	150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	2,100.00–2,125.00	2,112.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,894.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	147.00	147.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	106.00	106.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	87.50–95.00	91.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,706	142.00–147.00	144.59
1	—	1,380	123.00	123.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,522	115.00–122.00	118.84
1	—	1,580	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,141	97.00–113.00	104.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,330	114.00–130.00	119.27
1	—	1,440	104.00	104.00

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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