Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for July 4th holiday. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.64/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −116.99 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$234.64

20 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$8.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.10

vs SC average

−34.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	236.86	1,291	15thin
Medium and Large 3	527	227.98	1,202	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.87/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale20 hd

234.64

—

SC average4 barns · 126 hd

241.74

−7.10

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−34.22

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−116.99

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	1,549	161.18	2,497	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	139.89	2,186	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	135.29	1,618	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	120.61	1,202	21

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,085	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,558	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,211	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	897	$1,039	9
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$910	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	245.01/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	512	233.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	275.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,023	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	262.26/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	488	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	960	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,085	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	775	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,738.00/head	1,738.00–1,738.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	528	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	232.66/cwt	230.00–235.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	266.79/cwt	250.00–275.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	241.73/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	231.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	255.88/cwt	250.00–265.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	234.46/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	246.30/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	436	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,134	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	148.25/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,295	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	135.42/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,421	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	134.31/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,113	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	148.91/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,845	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	131.04/cwt	109.00–141.00	1,549	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	111.49/cwt	83.00–125.00	1,076	13
Bulls	—	—	1,549	161.18/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,497	5
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	630	1,339.00/head	1,339.00–1,339.00	1,339	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,329.00/head	1,329.00–1,329.00	1,329	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	798	918.34/head	867.00–993.00	918	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	905	996.79/head	920.00–1,045.00	997	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,359.00/head	1,359.00–1,359.00	1,359	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	835	1,378.00/head	1,378.00–1,378.00	1,378	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	910	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	893	1,147.59/head	1,080.00–1,196.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	400	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	299.86/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,427	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	258.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	258.79/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	262.73/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	254.14/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	252	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	294.93/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	299.98/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,137	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	327.53/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	730	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	284.05/cwt	280.00–285.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	286.47/cwt	280.00–290.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.16/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,017	3

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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 270Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 35Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 12

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for July 4th holiday. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
7	350–400	371	270.00–280.00	275.70
3	450–500	472	252.50–270.00	262.26
6	500–550	509	240.00–250.00	245.01
2	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	685	220.00–230.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	488	240.00–245.00	242.46
3	500–550	512	230.00–240.00	233.36
2	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	230.00–235.00	232.66
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	328	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	360	290.00–310.00	299.86
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	220.00	220.00
6	300–350	338	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	400	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	450	225.00	225.00
4	500–550	518	230.00–235.00	231.23
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	610	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	267.50	267.50
12	400–450	436	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	528	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	565	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	270.00	270.00
6	300–350	322	250.00–275.00	266.79
3	350–400	382	250.00–265.00	255.88
8	400–450	419	240.00–250.00	246.30
4	450–500	476	230.00–252.50	241.73
4	500–550	537	230.00–237.50	234.46
1	550–600	585	242.50	242.50
3	600–650	620	220.00–235.00	230.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	280.00–290.00	286.47
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
5	300–350	326	280.00–285.00	284.05
1	350–400	370	272.50	272.50
3	400–450	402	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	340.00	340.00
11	450–500	471	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	413	250.00–275.00	262.73
3	450–500	463	250.00–262.50	254.14
2	500–550	508	250.00–267.50	258.79
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	242.50	242.50
3	650–700	657	255.00–260.00	258.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	302.50	302.50
7	350–400	379	285.00–303.00	299.98
2	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	482	290.00–297.50	294.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	310	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	455	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	252	351.00	351.00
2	350–400	363	322.50–332.50	327.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	730	229.00	229.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,085.00	1,085.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,738.00	1,738.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,329.00	1,329.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	1,339.00	1,339.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,378.00	1,378.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	798	867.00–993.00	918.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	920.00–1,045.00	996.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	1,080.00–1,196.00	1,147.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,359.00	1,359.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	143.00–155.00	148.25
3	—	1,573	129.00–138.00	134.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,049	130.00–142.00	135.42
13	—	965	83.00–125.00	111.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	146.00–153.00	148.91
16	—	1,182	109.00–141.00	131.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	150.00–167.00	161.18

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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How this sale compares

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