Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2024-07-16

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 16
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
176 head
94 vs last sale 270 11 vs year ago 165 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
53 vs last sale 108 3 vs year ago 58 · 5.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
79 vs last sale 18 95 vs year ago 2 · +4,750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder steers and feeder heifers due to limited comparable sales, feeder bulls 2.50 higher, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 3.50 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.78/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits 100.85 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.
Average price
$250.78
38 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,307
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.20
vs SC average
7.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515261.151,34626
Medium and Large 2544241.001,3115thin
Medium and Large 3526219.211,1537thin
One grade step is worth $41.94/cwt here — about $193 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales
396372348324median 351.6301/0602/2404/1405/2608/04
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 sale38 hd
250.78
SC average5 barns · 187 hd
251.98
−1.20
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−7.02
This barn, trailing median18 sales
351.63
−100.85
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,686166.012,7995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,175135.891,59718
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,093126.871,38612

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,094$1,57411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$1,5615
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,069$1,4628
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$1,3496
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,6974thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)924$1,69310

Every lot, as filed

103 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600585240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600550267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4711
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650630247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5591
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
SteersMedium and Large 3Value Added600–650623240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4952
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250217273.08/cwt260.00–280.005933
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435252.33/cwt245.00–260.001,0982
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy500–550510162.50/cwt162.50–162.508291
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy450–500455162.50/cwt162.50–162.507391
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650611244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4913
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full400–450430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy600–650633165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0442
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy700–750715170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2161
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450439263.87/cwt260.00–280.001,1585
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570224.91/cwt220.00–230.001,2822
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750715207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4841
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500487235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1444
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450423250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0583
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220275.45/cwt270.00–280.006062
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550517250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2933
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469271.11/cwt260.00–285.001,2724
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300265297.50/cwt297.50–297.507881
BullsMedium and Large 3Fleshy350–400390212.50/cwt212.50–212.508291
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2361
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250210246.90/cwt235.00–260.005182
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323312.52/cwt310.00–315.001,0092
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315290.00/cwt290.00–290.009141
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370302.47/cwt300.00–305.001,1192
BullsMedium and Large 3Fleshy600–650620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600580228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3221
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350327292.13/cwt280.00–302.509553
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273265.11/cwt252.50–280.007242
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272295.12/cwt285.00–300.008033
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2742
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550507230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1663
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460257.34/cwt250.00–265.001,1842
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added250–300293275.00/cwt275.00–275.008063
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550516261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,34725
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370207.40/cwt200.00–215.007672
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600550227.33/cwt226.00–230.001,2503
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560238.34/cwt237.50–240.001,3353
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007132
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485288.74/cwt287.50–290.001,4002
SteersMedium and Large 3Full300–350340215.00/cwt215.00–215.007311
SteersMedium and Large 3Fleshy650–700685207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4211
SteersMedium and Large 3Fleshy450–500495205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2561
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5341
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500475299.96/cwt299.00–305.001,42512
BullsMedium and Large 3Full400–450440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008581
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2711
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550538242.53/cwt240.00–245.001,3052
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400360210.95/cwt207.50–215.007593
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350326332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,0845
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350305332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,0141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,150140.48/cwt138.00–143.001,6167
CowsLean 85-90%935105.00/cwt105.00–105.009821
CowsLean 85-90%1,107128.86/cwt124.00–143.001,42611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191132.97/cwt121.00–136.001,58411
BullsMedium and Large 21,043141.89/cwt140.00–144.001,4802
BullsMedium and Large 3823127.46/cwt125.00–130.001,0492
BullsMedium and Large 2805195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5701
BullsMedium and Large 3828132.55/cwt130.00–135.001,0982
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0681,874.71/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 37801,478.13/head1,275.00–1,650.001,4782
Stock CowsSmall 2690122.50/cwt122.50–122.508451
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3787103.59/cwt77.50–120.008153
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2957128.34/cwt114.00–145.001,2289
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2999117.30/cwt108.00–136.001,1728
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0101,411.82/head1,275.00–1,500.001,4124
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3935105.00/cwt105.00–105.009821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 39151,223.22/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2232
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,125127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4291
Bred CowsSmall 1780109.00/cwt109.00–109.008501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3860115.52/cwt93.00–130.009934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,143117.87/cwt111.00–127.001,3473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0801,478.90/head1,350.00–1,675.001,4796
Bred CowsSmall 18701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2301,783.28/head1,750.00–1,825.001,7834
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0161,454.99/head1,125.00–1,650.001,4557
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 39221,532.37/head1,450.00–1,675.001,5323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,1301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,0001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29251,875.59/head1,800.00–1,925.001,8763
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29851,807.17/head1,725.00–1,900.001,8072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29791,476.50/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4774
Bulls1,685164.76/cwt159.00–169.002,7764
Bulls1,690171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,8901

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.