Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

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 $224.27/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −127.36 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$224.27

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$34.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.67

vs SC average

−43.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	242.50	1,333	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	226.86	1,245	3thin
Medium and Large 3	536	208.14	1,115	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.36/cwt here — about $218 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 sale12 hd

224.27

—

SC average5 barns · 78 hd

229.94

−5.67

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−43.32

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−127.36

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	1,736	149.29	2,592	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	116.91	1,691	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	111.39	1,316	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	90.36	869	5thin

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)	1,010	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,339	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	730	$1,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,322	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,127	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,072	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$677	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	250–300	280	242.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	206.42/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	241.82/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	241.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	259.15/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	212.37/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	272.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	247.35/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	218.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	217.53/cwt	202.50–230.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	384	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	437	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	260.02/cwt	257.50–262.50	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	222.79/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	323	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	318	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	218.41/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,605	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	452	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	276.37/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,462	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	75.64/cwt	70.00–84.00	672	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	116.91/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,691	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	104.70/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,212	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	115.21/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,377	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	112.44/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,206	2
Bulls	—	—	1,736	149.29/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,592	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	820	677.00/head	677.00–677.00	677	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,322.00/head	1,322.00–1,322.00	1,322	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,221.67/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,222	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	887.68/head	835.00–941.00	888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,127.00/head	1,127.00–1,127.00	1,127	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	730	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 325Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 76Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 9Year ago 3

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	240.00–245.00	242.37
4	300–350	311	257.50–262.50	260.02
3	350–400	388	257.50	257.50
4	400–450	416	240.00–250.00	244.95
6	450–500	475	225.00–252.50	247.35
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	573	215.00–230.00	222.79
3	600–650	608	215.00–220.00	218.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	202.50–230.00	217.53
1	350–400	390	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	480	200.00–225.00	212.37
4	500–550	526	200.00–217.50	206.42
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	655	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	270.00–275.00	272.55
2	350–400	350	270.00–275.00	272.50
3	400–450	407	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	543	242.50	242.50
1	550–600	570	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	384	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	222.50	222.50
1	350–400	350	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	488	250.00–255.00	252.46
4	500–550	526	240.00–245.00	241.82
2	650–700	663	195.00–200.00	197.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	520	250.00–272.50	259.15
5	550–600	585	235.00–250.00	241.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	437	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	242.50	242.50
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	680	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	442	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
11	500–550	529	260.00–290.00	276.37
14	700–750	735	218.00–220.00	218.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	277.50	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	70.00–84.00	75.64
2	—	1,073	112.00–113.00	112.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	112.00–125.00	116.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	98.00–111.00	104.70
7	—	1,195	112.00–125.00	115.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	143.00–152.00	149.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,440.00	1,440.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,322.00	1,322.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	677.00	677.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	835.00–941.00	887.68
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,127.00	1,127.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,221.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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