Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle this week due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 5.50 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.27/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −120.36 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$231.27

22 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$34.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

vs SC average

−13.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	244.38	1,289	13thin
Medium and Large 1	510	232.50	1,186	1thin
Medium and Large 3	533	209.81	1,119	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.56/cwt here — about $170 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 sale22 hd

231.27

—

SC average6 barns · 204 hd

233.41

−2.14

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−13.14

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−120.36

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	1,857	171.19	3,179	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	149.38	1,827	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	147.57	2,025	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	132.21	1,319	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,726	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,601	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	515	$1,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,726.36/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	1,601.19/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,601	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	730	115.75/cwt	110.00–125.00	845	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	875	70.11/cwt	60.00–80.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	213.68/cwt	200.00–220.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	219.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	230.01/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,421	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	258.75/cwt	250.00–267.50	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	510	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	500–550	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	217.65/cwt	215.00–220.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	258.84/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	267.02/cwt	255.00–280.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	790	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	207.47/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	282.39/cwt	280.00–285.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	550–600	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Gaunt	350–400	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	204.53/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	805	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	306.72/cwt	295.00–320.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	275.15/cwt	260.00–285.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	219.72/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	220.42/cwt	210.00–230.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	247.06/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	289.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	240.89/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	250.19/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,293	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	212.41/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	695	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,658	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	249.59/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	309.48/cwt	302.50–313.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	310.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	509	206.82/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	211.69/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	278.12/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	470	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,415	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	515	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,857	171.19/cwt	164.00–174.00	3,179	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	147.57/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,025	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	140.15/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,486	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	117.91/cwt	96.00–126.00	1,045	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	150.33/cwt	142.00–161.00	1,843	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	138.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,653	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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 208Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 41Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 5Year ago 33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,726.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,601.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	730	110.00–125.00	115.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	60.00–80.00	70.11
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	820	172.50	172.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	515	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,750.00	1,750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	215.00–220.00	217.65
2	400–450	418	210.00–230.00	220.42
5	450–500	465	200.00–220.00	213.68
5	500–550	523	215.00–220.00	219.00
1	550–600	570	211.00	211.00
1	600–650	620	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	250.00–267.50	258.75
1	250–300	295	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	245.00	245.00
5	400–450	421	242.50–252.50	247.06
8	450–500	483	240.00–245.00	240.89
10	500–550	517	232.50–257.50	250.19
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00
10	600–650	618	220.00–232.00	230.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	663	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	280.00–300.00	289.70
2	300–350	323	255.00–280.00	267.02
9	400–450	430	255.00–261.00	258.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	620	200.00–212.50	207.47
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	790	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	280.00–285.00	282.39
5	250–300	270	260.00–285.00	275.15
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	424	272.50–280.00	278.12
1	500–550	530	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	330	212.50	212.50
2	350–400	353	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	475	210.00–230.00	219.72
4	500–550	541	200.00–206.00	204.53
2	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
4	600–650	617	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
3	800–850	805	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	290	300.00–320.00	310.17
2	300–350	320	295.00–320.00	306.72
3	350–400	388	302.50–313.00	309.48
2	400–450	403	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	509	200.00–227.50	206.82
3	550–600	573	180.00–235.00	211.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	181.50	181.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	475	205.00	205.00
4	550–600	560	200.00–230.00	212.41
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	551	260.00	260.00
6	600–650	609	247.50–250.00	249.59
24	700–750	724	229.00	229.00
1	750–800	770	217.50	217.50
2	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	405	292.50	292.50
4	450–500	461	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,857	164.00–174.00	171.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	142.00–152.00	147.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,060	131.00–147.00	140.15
5	—	886	96.00–126.00	117.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,226	142.00–161.00	150.33
3	—	1,190	135.00–141.00	138.92

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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