Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales, moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.09/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −108.16 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$266.09

7 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

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

$58.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	297.50	1,755	1thin
Medium and Large 2	525	271.90	1,428	4thin
Medium and Large 3	545	238.75	1,301	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.75/cwt here — about $454 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.45, low $307.05, median $374.25 across 19 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 sale7 hd

266.09

—

SC average4 barns · 49 hd

265.29

+0.80

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−108.16

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	1,308	145.86	1,908	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	137.62	1,650	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,770	135.00	2,390	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	115.17	1,047	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	787	$1,650	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	672	$950	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	705	$687	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	200–250	230	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	226.42/cwt	217.50–235.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	263.19/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	295.02/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	274.14/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,297	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	245.06/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	270.87/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	201.20/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	266.84/cwt	260.00–270.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	234.15/cwt	230.00–237.50	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	302.92/cwt	302.50–303.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	597	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	587	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,749	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	637	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	755	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	255.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	983	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	660	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	850	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	705	934.00/head	934.00–934.00	934	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	605	787.00/head	787.00–787.00	787	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	705	687.00/head	687.00–687.00	687	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	705	1,128.00/head	1,128.00–1,128.00	1,128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	147.25/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	162.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,803	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	129.80/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,467	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	776	106.39/cwt	98.00–113.00	826	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	129.01/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,527	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,623	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	139.37/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,688	17
Bulls	—	—	750	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	806	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,390	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 146Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 55Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	265.00	265.00
3	250–300	263	260.00–270.00	266.84
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	475	245.00–250.00	247.47
1	500–550	500	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	570	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	217.50	217.50
2	350–400	378	217.50–235.00	226.42
3	400–450	423	230.00–237.50	234.15
2	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	530	212.50	212.50
4	550–600	569	195.00–205.00	201.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	300.00–320.00	310.00
5	300–350	314	280.00–285.00	282.46
1	350–400	370	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	473	292.50–297.50	295.02
1	550–600	590	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
6	250–300	293	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	318	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
5	450–500	473	262.50–287.50	274.14
3	500–550	517	260.00–277.50	270.87
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	610	250.00–267.50	263.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	250.00–260.00	255.91
1	400–450	400	257.50	257.50
5	450–500	472	230.00–252.50	245.06
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	565	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	302.50–303.00	302.92
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	522	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	613	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	271.00	271.00
5	750–800	755	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	587	298.00	298.00
5	600–650	637	273.00	273.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	934.00	934.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	787.00	787.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	687.00	687.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,128.00	1,128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	145.00–149.00	147.25
2	—	1,720	160.00–165.00	162.94
1	—	750	107.50	107.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	128.00–133.00	129.80
5	—	776	98.00–113.00	106.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,184	127.00–131.00	129.01
1	—	1,075	151.00	151.00
17	—	1,211	134.00–148.00	139.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	135.00	135.00

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

Bulls · 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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