Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for fleshy cattle, and cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.38/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −120.25 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$231.38

16 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$17.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs SC average

−20.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	232.47	1,289	15thin
Medium and Large 3	560	215.00	1,204	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.47/cwt here — about $85 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 sale16 hd

231.38

—

SC average5 barns · 110 hd

230.04

+1.35

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−20.56

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−120.25

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	—	High	1,646	167.42	2,756	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	159.65	2,557	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	147.61	1,870	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	119.14	1,184	14

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,075	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,200	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2Fleshy	650–700	678	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	248.66/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	237.41/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	211.50/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	245.07/cwt	235.00–255.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	239.16/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	256.87/cwt	247.50–262.50	717	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	587	215.03/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	304.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	303.08/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	224.95/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	233.95/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	279.86/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	736	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	286	242.51/cwt	230.00–250.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	613	215.67/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	755	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	200–250	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	268.50/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	286.69/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	299.11/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	268.67/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	523	238.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	323.30/cwt	315.00–330.00	915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	489	243.36/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	700	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	775	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	930	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	165.66/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,622	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	111.71/cwt	84.00–126.00	1,048	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,180	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	162.97/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,754	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	137.72/cwt	129.00–148.00	1,562	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	149.23/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,901	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,596	1

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 Aug 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 89Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 28Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	495	222.50	222.50
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	587	210.00–217.50	215.03
3	600–650	613	215.00–216.00	215.67
2	650–700	678	190.00–200.00	194.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	247.50–262.50	256.87
3	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	380	235.00–255.00	245.07
7	400–450	424	240.00–258.00	248.66
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
6	500–550	544	230.00–241.00	239.16
5	550–600	557	235.00–238.00	237.41
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	430	220.00–230.00	225.00
1	450–500	450	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	637	211.00–212.50	211.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	324	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	230.00–250.00	242.51
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
5	550–600	590	222.50	222.50
5	700–750	736	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	315.00–330.00	323.30
3	300–350	330	295.00–315.00	303.08
4	350–400	369	300.00–320.00	304.88
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	250.00–255.00	252.53
5	450–500	489	235.00–250.00	243.36
3	500–550	523	235.00–240.00	238.31
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	369	265.00–290.00	279.86
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	460	270.00–275.00	272.47
3	550–600	585	231.00–240.00	233.95
5	600–650	625	221.00–240.00	224.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	383	292.50–302.50	299.11
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	488	285.00–287.50	286.69
7	550–600	579	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	755	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	411	265.00–272.50	268.50
3	500–550	530	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	555	260.00–277.50	268.67
2	650–700	660	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	178.00	178.00
6	—	1,583	159.00–171.00	165.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	938	84.00–126.00	111.71
4	—	1,134	129.00–148.00	137.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,690	161.00–165.00	162.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,274	140.00–163.00	149.23
1	—	1,200	133.00	133.00

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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