Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sale, slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $243.71/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −107.92 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$243.71

27 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

vs SC average

−29.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	246.15	1,365	24
Medium and Large 3	535	224.15	1,200	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $165 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 sale27 hd

243.71

—

SC average5 barns · 131 hd

244.52

−0.81

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−29.32

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−107.92

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	1,573	143.35	2,255	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	143.87	2,036	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	140.38	1,628	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	118.50	1,085	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,563	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	919	$1,458	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	751	$1,065	9

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	657	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	233.40/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	237.27/cwt	232.50–242.50	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	224.10/cwt	220.00–240.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	251.77/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,334	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	242.22/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	554	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	276.33/cwt	272.50–280.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	313.76/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	264.30/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	239.98/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	319.66/cwt	315.00–325.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	281.02/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	282.25/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,516	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	467	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	220.87/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	280.37/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,713	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	226.23/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	650–700	699	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	598	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	305.16/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,434	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	255.02/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	316.00/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	287.60/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,522	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	775	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,583.00/head	1,583.00–1,583.00	1,583	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	1,430.76/head	1,325.00–1,499.00	1,431	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	698	957.11/head	944.00–966.00	957	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	690	759.00/head	759.00–759.00	759	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	716	1,093.22/head	1,004.00–1,190.00	1,093	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	764	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,433	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,173	120.28/cwt	105.00–141.00	1,411	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	166.42/cwt	165.00–168.00	3,283	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	143.87/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,036	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	129.18/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,329	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	143.45/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,711	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	131.60/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,403	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	109.95/cwt	87.50–121.00	907	5

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 211Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 47Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	535	250.00–260.00	254.91
4	550–600	563	230.00–250.00	239.98
2	600–650	605	230.00–240.00	234.96
3	650–700	657	230.00–235.00	231.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	315.00–325.00	319.66
1	250–300	270	322.50	322.50
2	300–350	333	312.50–315.00	313.76
1	400–450	410	312.50	312.50
5	450–500	459	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	285.00–300.00	292.50
3	400–450	418	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	468	272.50–290.00	281.02
9	500–550	537	272.50–295.00	282.25
2	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	478	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	232.50–242.50	237.27
5	400–450	434	220.00–240.00	224.10
6	450–500	474	225.00–242.50	233.40
2	500–550	528	222.50–230.00	226.23
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	638	217.50–222.50	220.87
1	650–700	650	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	345	247.50	247.50
6	400–450	427	247.50–267.50	264.30
5	450–500	485	249.00–259.00	255.02
10	500–550	530	240.00–253.00	251.77
9	550–600	582	240.00–245.00	242.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	554	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	272.50–280.00	276.33
6	350–400	385	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	598	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	302.50	302.50
3	400–450	415	310.00–319.00	316.00
18	450–500	470	300.00–315.00	305.16
2	500–550	528	304.00	304.00
21	600–650	611	277.50–285.00	280.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	280.00–295.00	287.60
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	515	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	699	249.00	249.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	130.00	130.00

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	—	775	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,583.00	1,583.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,540.00	1,540.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	968	1,325.00–1,499.00	1,430.76
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	764	187.50	187.50
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	698	944.00–966.00	957.11
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	759.00	759.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	716	1,004.00–1,190.00	1,093.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	105.00–141.00	120.28
2	—	1,973	165.00–168.00	166.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	138.00–150.00	143.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	126.00–135.00	129.18
5	—	825	87.50–121.00	109.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,193	137.00–149.00	143.45
7	—	1,066	125.00–136.00	131.60

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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