Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.20/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −117.43 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$234.20

22 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$41.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs SC average

−35.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	241.67	1,297	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	228.04	1,265	9thin
Medium and Large 3	580	200.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.67/cwt here — about $137 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 sale22 hd

234.20

—

SC average5 barns · 125 hd

235.32

−1.12

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−35.80

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−117.43

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	—	High	1,295	135.43	1,754	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	121.88	1,383	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,253	121.00	1,516	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	102.07	931	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$930	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,429	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	815	$652	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	550–600	558	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	263.38/cwt	262.50–265.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	482	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,265	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	206.30/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	223.31/cwt	212.50–230.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	228.11/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,276	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	256.18/cwt	252.50–260.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	267.64/cwt	260.00–275.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	223.10/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	237.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,014	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	652.00/head	652.00–652.00	652	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	1,429.00/head	1,429.00–1,429.00	1,429	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	2,205	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,572	1
Bulls	—	—	1,066	125.78/cwt	117.50–130.00	1,341	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	108.89/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,210	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,030	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,154	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	92.79/cwt	89.00–97.00	843	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	108.25/cwt	100.00–112.00	990	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	125.35/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,430	15
Bulls	—	—	1,298	141.45/cwt	137.00–147.50	1,836	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,918	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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 184Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 33Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 57

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet conditions in the area with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	295.00	295.00
3	250–300	287	292.50	292.50
2	300–350	323	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	407	260.00	260.00
8	500–550	526	242.50	242.50
4	550–600	558	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	262.50–265.00	263.38
2	350–400	383	252.50–260.00	256.18
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	465	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	520	227.50	227.50
8	550–600	559	222.50–232.50	228.11
1	600–650	615	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	200.00–212.50	206.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	385	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	438	212.50–230.00	223.31
5	450–500	473	215.00–230.00	223.10
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
7	450–500	482	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	455	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	535	230.00–240.00	237.59
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	362.00	362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	277.50	277.50
3	400–450	418	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	495	277.50	277.50
6	550–600	580	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	260.00–275.00	267.64
2	450–500	493	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
5	650–700	676	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	531	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	930.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	652.00	652.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,429.00	1,429.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,205	162.00	162.00
4	—	1,066	117.50–130.00	125.78
2	—	1,298	137.00–147.50	141.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	105.00–112.00	108.89
15	—	1,141	118.00–135.00	125.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,475	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	909	89.00–97.00	92.79
6	—	915	100.00–112.00	108.25

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle