Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $261.38/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −112.86 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$261.38

22 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$46.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.65

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	278.75	1,484	2thin
Medium and Large 2	539	264.44	1,426	17thin
Medium and Large 3	593	232.47	1,379	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.28/cwt here — about $106 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

261.38

—

SC average5 barns · 96 hd

253.73

+7.65

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−112.86

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	1,633	170.55	2,785	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	140.76	1,662	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,273	140.00	1,782	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	122.69	1,265	19

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)	1,290	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,563	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	893	$1,788	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,604	5

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	230.47/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,560	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	245.10/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,044	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	224.84/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	235.00/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,123	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	246.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	271.09/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,334	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	267.85/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	266.27/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,390	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	290.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	292.80/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	256.69/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	227.97/cwt	222.50–237.50	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	247.35/cwt	240.00–255.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	260.05/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	273.75/cwt	267.50–280.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	294.09/cwt	292.50–295.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	204.43/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,290	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	254.30/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,086	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	228.30/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	272.58/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	223.08/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	241.68/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	246.59/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	213	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	661	208.64/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	215.01/cwt	212.50–217.50	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	288.85/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,213	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	338.64/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,124	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,386	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	291.99/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	239.63/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	242.98/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	271.29/cwt	270.00–272.50	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	232.47/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	246.58/cwt	242.50–250.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	242.07/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,150	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,165	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	874	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	740	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,710.12/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	705	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	123.71/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,549	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,030	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,143	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,122	119.29/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,338	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	785	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	675	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	827	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	853	109.03/cwt	100.00–117.50	930	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	905	119.02/cwt	108.00–144.00	1,077	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,016	124.36/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,263	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	170.55/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,785	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,711	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	130.37/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,370	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	117.11/cwt	80.00–125.00	1,191	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	146.97/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,727	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	131.01/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,558	7

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 256Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 44Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 22Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	295.00–300.00	297.52
3	300–350	323	280.00–300.00	290.84
4	350–400	376	280.00–305.00	292.80
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	240.00–250.00	246.67
3	350–400	382	242.50–250.00	246.58
7	400–450	426	237.50–255.00	245.10
10	450–500	475	230.00–252.50	242.07
3	550–600	593	225.00–242.50	232.47
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
9	650–700	677	220.00–239.00	230.47
2	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	335	270.00–272.50	271.29
5	350–400	358	272.00	272.00
5	400–450	427	260.00–277.50	267.85
9	450–500	492	265.00–277.50	271.09
12	500–550	522	250.00–272.50	266.27
5	550–600	581	250.00–265.00	260.05
4	600–650	618	240.00–267.50	256.69
3	700–750	701	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	382	212.50–217.50	215.01
4	400–450	424	222.50–237.50	227.97
10	450–500	478	222.50–237.50	235.00
5	500–550	524	215.00–232.50	223.08
4	550–600	564	212.50–232.50	224.84
9	600–650	631	195.00–210.00	204.43
4	650–700	661	205.00–217.00	208.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	260.00	260.00
2	250–300	275	267.50–280.00	273.75
1	300–350	320	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	383	240.00–255.00	247.35
7	400–450	427	250.00–255.00	254.30
3	450–500	470	240.00–242.50	241.68
2	500–550	523	240.00–253.00	246.59
4	600–650	639	223.00–230.00	228.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	292.50–295.00	294.09
3	350–400	376	277.00	277.00
5	400–450	424	262.50–275.00	272.58
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	478	230.00–250.00	239.63
5	500–550	509	240.00–255.00	242.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
10	400–450	420	285.00–292.50	288.85
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	530	275.00–296.00	291.99
1	600–650	635	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	332	325.00–347.50	338.64
12	400–450	433	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	75.00	75.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,710.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,280	121.00–129.00	123.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	128.00	128.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	110.00–112.00	110.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	905	108.00–144.00	119.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,122	110.00–126.00	119.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,016	115.00–131.00	124.36
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	122.50	122.50
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	100.00–117.50	109.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	163.00–174.00	170.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,305	142.00	142.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,051	127.00–135.00	130.37
11	—	1,017	80.00–125.00	117.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,175	141.00–157.00	146.97
7	—	1,189	120.00–139.00	131.01

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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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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