Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 1.50 lower. 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 $235.38/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −116.24 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$235.38

28 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$15.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

vs SC average

−23.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	243.32	1,323	14thin
Medium and Large 3	527	227.45	1,198	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.87/cwt here — about $125 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 sale28 hd

235.38

—

SC average5 barns · 147 hd

240.24

−4.85

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−23.08

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−116.24

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	1,345	158.05	2,126	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	134.64	2,049	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	131.98	1,625	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	118.45	1,403	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,032	$1,637	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,365	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,318	6

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	297.38/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	227.99/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	234.33/cwt	227.50–245.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	227.36/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,178	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,458	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	245.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	249.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,221	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	273.17/cwt	260.00–285.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	650–700	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	261.07/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	282.67/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	670	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	308.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	249.44/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	732	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	281.21/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	288.85/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	318.77/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	229.28/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	276.02/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	492	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	501	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	213.13/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	217.57/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	243.84/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	247.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,170	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	111.41/cwt	73.00–123.00	1,342	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	127.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	249.84/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	303.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	895	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	995	138.54/cwt	121.00–160.00	1,378	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	997	2,511.37/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,511	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,359.82/head	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	943	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	127.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,131	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,476	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	117.43/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,198	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,340	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,317	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	730	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,842	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	1,636.51/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,637	3
Bulls	—	—	1,345	158.05/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,126	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	127.73/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,597	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	136.23/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,652	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	134.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,049	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 261Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 89Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 34Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	388	315.00–322.50	318.77
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	461	297.00–300.00	297.38
5	550–600	560	272.50–280.00	276.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	732	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	430	265.00–290.00	281.21
2	450–500	473	285.00–292.50	288.85
1	500–550	505	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	590	257.50	257.50
4	600–650	618	255.00	255.00
4	650–700	683	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	292.50	292.50
5	500–550	501	285.00	285.00
8	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	312	227.50–245.00	234.33
6	450–500	486	215.00–235.00	229.28
12	500–550	518	200.00–245.00	227.36
2	550–600	578	225.00–231.00	227.99
4	600–650	636	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	260.00–285.00	273.17
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	403	257.50	257.50
18	450–500	489	245.00–255.00	249.74
5	500–550	519	240.00–250.00	245.59
12	600–650	631	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	595	232.50	232.50
2	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	550	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	335	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	418	270.00–290.00	282.67
2	450–500	475	252.50–270.00	261.07
5	500–550	532	247.50–252.50	249.44
6	550–600	570	249.00–254.00	249.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	275	307.50	307.50
4	350–400	370	300.00–315.00	308.85
4	400–450	424	300.00–310.00	303.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	480	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	528	240.00–247.50	243.84
4	600–650	613	210.00–217.50	213.13
2	650–700	680	207.50–227.50	217.57
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	245.00–250.00	247.38
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	73.00–123.00	111.41
4	—	1,159	125.00–132.00	127.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	123.00–132.00	127.73
6	—	1,213	133.00–143.00	136.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	130.00–138.00	134.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,345	152.00–163.00	158.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	995	121.00–160.00	138.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	997	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,511.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,359.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	125.00–129.00	127.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	114.00–121.00	117.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	136.00	136.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	114.00	114.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	122.50	122.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	132.00	132.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,032	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,636.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	138.00	138.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,525.00	1,525.00

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

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