Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair, and fleshy cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.39/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −119.23 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$232.39

34 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$59.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs SC average

−34.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	255.00	1,301	10thin
Medium and Large 2	541	230.32	1,246	19thin
Medium and Large 3	536	195.07	1,046	5thin

One grade step is worth $59.93/cwt here — about $255 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 sale34 hd

232.39

—

SC average5 barns · 104 hd

232.68

−0.29

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−34.83

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−119.23

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	1,608	156.51	2,517	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	141.31	2,053	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,056	130.70	1,381	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	113.93	1,107	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)	1,053	$1,244	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$863	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	869	$1,576	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,188	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	678	$908	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	824	$881	6
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	390	$662	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	300–350	333	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	239.63/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,361	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	402	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	196.22/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	204.94/cwt	195.00–215.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	264.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	280.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	302.66/cwt	295.00–310.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	508	208.04/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	224.00/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	264.28/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,276	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	833	1,600.45/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	477	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,049	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	301.22/cwt	300.00–302.50	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	193.21/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	296.22/cwt	290.00–315.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	242.78/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	251.45/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	230.23/cwt	225.00–235.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	637	233.38/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	247.15/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	217.58/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	291.47/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,527	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	244.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	251.58/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	246.23/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	248.75/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	218.73/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	562	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,586.85/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,850.28/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	720	1,540.36/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,540	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	750	863.00/head	863.00–863.00	863	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	390	662.00/head	662.00–662.00	662	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	705	776.00/head	776.00–776.00	776	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	650	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	730	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	1,244.48/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,244	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	843	926.59/head	853.00–972.00	927	3
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	770	886.21/head	849.00–922.00	886	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	875	732.00/head	732.00–732.00	732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	167.25/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,800	6
Bulls	—	—	1,410	124.29/cwt	103.00–149.00	1,752	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	986	124.03/cwt	100.00–139.00	1,223	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	141.31/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,053	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	145.52/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,765	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	132.09/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,322	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	103.33/cwt	60.00–120.00	986	12

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 295Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 60Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 49Year ago 20

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	200	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	333	265.00–270.00	267.44
3	400–450	432	240.00–265.00	251.45
4	500–550	529	232.50–249.00	242.78
9	550–600	568	235.00–247.50	239.63
2	600–650	610	212.50–222.50	217.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	237.50	237.50
2	300–350	320	225.00–235.00	230.23
4	400–450	402	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	453	195.00–215.00	204.94
4	500–550	530	190.00–202.50	193.21
1	550–600	560	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	477	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	508	205.00–222.50	208.04
2	600–650	615	195.00–197.50	196.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	271	290.00–315.00	296.22
2	300–350	323	300.00–302.50	301.22
10	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	270.00–290.00	280.44
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	365	260.00–270.00	264.79
6	450–500	483	255.00–270.00	264.28
2	500–550	528	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	215.00–232.50	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	217.50	217.50
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	533	230.00–235.00	232.51
2	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	613	217.50–220.00	218.73
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	317	295.00–310.00	302.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	222.50	222.50
3	550–600	562	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.87
3	500–550	535	240.00–262.50	247.15
6	600–650	637	220.00–240.00	233.38
2	650–700	673	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	245.05
2	500–550	525	242.50–260.00	251.58
1	600–650	605	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	282.50	282.50
16	500–550	524	290.00–300.00	291.47
2	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	628	247.50–250.00	248.75
2	650–700	685	245.00–247.50	246.23
3	700–750	718	236.00	236.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,586.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,850.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,540.36
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	863.00	863.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,244.48
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	390	662.00	662.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	776.00	776.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	732.00	732.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	853.00–972.00	926.59
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,040.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	849.00–922.00	886.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,674	163.00–173.00	167.25
2	—	1,410	103.00–149.00	124.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	986	100.00–139.00	124.03
9	—	1,213	140.00–149.00	145.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,453	137.00–149.00	141.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	125.00–140.00	132.09
12	—	954	60.00–120.00	103.33

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