Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 15.00 higher and slaughter bulls, 4.50 higher. 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 $249.58/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −102.05 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$249.58

28 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$17.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.41

vs SC average

−26.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	257.13	1,441	16thin
Medium and Large 2	566	239.51	1,356	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about $84 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 sale28 hd

249.58

—

SC average5 barns · 126 hd

239.16

+10.41

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−26.88

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−102.05

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	1,426	146.33	2,087	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	141.52	2,106	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	138.11	1,589	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	117.20	1,206	15

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,391	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,094	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	816	$1,020	5

Every lot, as filed

53 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 3	300–350	305	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	497	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,302	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	252	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,295	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,391.00/head	1,391.00–1,391.00	1,391	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	718	940.61/head	888.00–974.00	941	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	665	748.00/head	748.00–748.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	250.20/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	240.41/cwt	232.50–243.00	1,382	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	243.40/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,122	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	257.17/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	391	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	261.08/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	290.85/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	320	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	810	1,094.00/head	1,094.00–1,094.00	1,094	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	1,529.00/head	1,529.00–1,529.00	1,529	1
Bulls	—	—	785	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	962	1
Bulls	—	—	1,359	145.87/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,982	7
Bulls	—	—	1,983	159.86/cwt	157.00–162.00	3,170	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	141.52/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,106	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	126.23/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,334	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	99.14/cwt	77.50–114.00	965	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	129.16/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,342	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	144.07/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,765	6

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 139Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 38Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	252	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	305	192.50	192.50
2	350–400	378	207.50–210.00	208.74
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	277.50	277.50
8	400–450	418	252.50–259.00	257.17
2	450–500	478	242.50–257.50	250.20
2	500–550	523	235.00	235.00
10	550–600	575	232.50–243.00	240.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	414	271.00	271.00
11	450–500	497	262.00	262.00
7	550–600	561	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	296.00	296.00
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	262.50	262.50
4	500–550	531	250.00	250.00
5	550–600	583	243.00–245.00	243.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
7	500–550	513	252.50	252.50
5	550–600	571	252.50	252.50
6	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	460	290.00–292.50	290.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	680	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	252.00–270.00	261.08
2	550–600	590	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	332.50	332.50
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	307.50	307.50
2	500–550	528	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	242.50	242.50

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	—	795	1,391.00	1,391.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	718	888.00–974.00	940.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,094.00	1,094.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	748.00	748.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,529.00	1,529.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	122.50	122.50
7	—	1,359	137.00–154.00	145.87
2	—	1,983	157.00–162.00	159.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	138.00–144.00	141.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,057	121.00–131.00	126.23
5	—	973	77.50–114.00	99.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	127.00–132.00	129.16
6	—	1,225	137.00–150.00	144.07

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