Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparison's on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales., slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.13/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −122.50 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$229.13

17 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$9.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.28

vs SC average

−35.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	232.06	1,282	12thin
Medium and Large 3	544	222.09	1,209	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.97/cwt here — about $73 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 sale17 hd

229.13

—

SC average6 barns · 179 hd

248.41

−19.28

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−35.50

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−122.50

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	1,537	162.46	2,496	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	137.00	1,987	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	130.32	1,474	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	119.04	1,234	11

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)	1,033	$1,331	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	852	$2,149	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	992	$1,749	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	916	$1,283	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	767	$1,191	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	720	$781	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	745	$484	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 3	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	249.78/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,179	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	483	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	226.26/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	227.04/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	267.26/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	239.92/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	219.31/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	261.52/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	230.11/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	304.71/cwt	290.00–310.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	228.82/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	249.89/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	250–300	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	486	249.60/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,213	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	244.99/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	402	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	232.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,207	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	283.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	276.51/cwt	270.00–280.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	233.99/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	265.78/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,281	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	250.14/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	287.47/cwt	282.50–290.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	263.78/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	224.10/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	208	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	253.73/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	268.64/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,547	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	274.36/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,188	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	226.20/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	544	231.24/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,258	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	316.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	290.78/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	314.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,206	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	981	1,822.90/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,823	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	955	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	860	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	835	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	868	2,186.67/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	897	1,210.52/head	1,204.00–1,220.00	1,211	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	817	1,223.91/head	1,183.00–1,262.00	1,224	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	1,064.00/head	1,064.00–1,064.00	1,064	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	992	1,433.17/head	1,404.00–1,471.00	1,433	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	695	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	745	484.00/head	484.00–484.00	484	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	785	1,197.00/head	1,197.00–1,197.00	1,197	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	780	917.00/head	917.00–917.00	917	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	820	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	660	644.00/head	644.00–644.00	644	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	690	1,208.00/head	1,208.00–1,208.00	1,208	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,420.56/head	1,373.00–1,478.00	1,421	3
Bulls	—	—	1,210	136.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,761	177.75/cwt	173.00–182.00	3,130	5
Bulls	—	—	1,478	159.46/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,357	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	120.91/cwt	107.00–127.00	1,291	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	122.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,284	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	112.50/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,148	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	133.58/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,532	19

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 176Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 97Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
5	450–500	466	220.00–235.00	227.04
3	500–550	522	212.50–225.00	219.31
2	550–600	578	225.00–227.50	226.26
1	600–650	625	222.50	222.50
2	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	323	260.00	260.00
6	400–450	430	240.00–265.00	250.14
15	450–500	472	240.00–260.00	249.78
6	500–550	519	230.00–240.00	232.47
5	550–600	589	230.00–245.00	233.99
4	600–650	623	223.00–227.50	224.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	280.00–290.00	283.48
3	300–350	340	282.50–290.00	287.47
3	350–400	358	270.00–280.00	276.51
2	400–450	435	262.50–265.00	263.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	402	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	433	272.50–275.00	274.36
9	450–500	482	255.00–275.00	265.78
2	500–550	533	250.00–257.50	253.73
12	550–600	576	262.50–272.50	268.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	384	260.00–280.00	267.26
3	400–450	407	250.00–275.00	261.52
3	450–500	482	247.50–255.00	249.89
2	500–550	533	242.50–247.50	244.99
2	550–600	578	237.50–242.50	239.92
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	668	222.50–235.00	228.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	279	290.00–310.00	304.71
3	300–350	322	310.00–320.00	316.48
4	350–400	383	300.00–320.00	314.97
3	400–450	425	290.00–292.50	290.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	222.50–237.50	230.11
2	550–600	590	220.00–232.50	226.20
1	600–650	620	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
9	450–500	486	240.00–253.00	249.60
6	500–550	544	230.00–237.50	231.24
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	130.00	130.00

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	4	—	981	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,822.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,186.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	897	1,204.00–1,220.00	1,210.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	1,183.00–1,262.00	1,223.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	1,404.00–1,471.00	1,433.17
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	917.00	917.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	484.00	484.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	644.00	644.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,197.00	1,197.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,208.00	1,208.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,064.00	1,064.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,373.00–1,478.00	1,420.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	135.00–138.00	136.22
5	—	1,761	173.00–182.00	177.75
8	—	1,478	153.00–167.00	159.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	107.00–127.00	120.91
1	—	1,405	153.00	153.00
19	—	1,147	129.00–141.00	133.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,046	120.00–129.00	122.77
4	—	1,020	103.00–115.00	112.50

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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