Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, Slaughter cows 19.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower. Moderate offering of average 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 $220.35/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −131.28 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$220.35

15 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$9.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs SC average

−21.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	221.57	1,199	13thin
Medium and Large 3	575	212.41	1,221	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.16/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale15 hd

220.35

—

SC average6 barns · 179 hd

219.71

+0.63

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−21.53

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−131.28

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	1,560	160.85	2,509	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	128.51	1,775	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	124.80	1,437	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	117.39	1,208	10

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)	1,053	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,157	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,013	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,438	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	838	$1,293	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$1,206	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	700–750	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	182.88/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	212.41/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	225.04/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,202	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	204.83/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	234.90/cwt	227.50–250.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	223.86/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	246.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,031	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	275.18/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	271.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	921	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	305.48/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,438.00/head	1,438.00–1,438.00	1,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	905	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	815	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	875	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,125	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	1,157.00/head	1,157.00–1,157.00	1,157	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	735	827.00/head	827.00–827.00	827	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	838	1,292.79/head	1,284.00–1,300.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	225.01/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	251	268.00/cwt	267.50–270.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	233.87/cwt	228.00–240.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	220.05/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,028	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	510	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	227.74/cwt	220.00–233.00	975	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	237.75/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	255.95/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	257.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	245.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,402	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	206.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	226.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	233.91/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	498	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,584.00/head	1,584.00–1,584.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	160.85/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,509	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	130.04/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,801	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	122.52/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,355	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	109.70/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,003	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	127.78/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,494	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	117.45/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,300	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	118.56/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,610	2

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 235Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 66Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	620	170.00	170.00
7	650–700	670	170.00–190.00	182.88
1	700–750	745	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	413	200.00–210.00	205.09
2	550–600	575	207.50–217.50	212.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	230.00	230.00
3	300–350	331	240.00	240.00
6	350–400	358	228.00–240.00	233.87
9	400–450	428	220.00–233.00	227.74
13	450–500	467	217.50–227.50	220.05
9	500–550	534	223.00–230.00	225.04
3	550–600	577	222.50–227.50	225.01
6	600–650	618	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	251	267.50–270.00	268.00
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	225.00	225.00
5	500–550	545	200.00–206.00	204.83
2	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	227.50–250.00	234.90
3	400–450	428	220.00–230.00	226.54
2	450–500	470	230.00–237.50	233.91
4	500–550	521	200.00–215.00	206.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	340	270.00–280.00	271.02
3	350–400	375	270.00–282.50	275.18
9	400–450	418	240.00–250.00	246.61
1	450–500	470	247.50	247.50
6	500–550	519	217.50–230.00	223.86
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
6	300–350	328	300.00–307.50	305.48
2	350–400	363	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	218.00–220.00	219.00
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	255.00–260.00	255.95
8	450–500	484	240.00–260.00	257.60
4	500–550	528	230.00–245.00	237.75
6	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	245.06
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	202.50	202.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	1,438.00	1,438.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,157.00	1,157.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	827.00	827.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,284.00–1,300.00	1,292.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,584.00	1,584.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	156.00–170.00	160.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,385	126.00–135.00	130.04
2	—	1,358	118.00–119.00	118.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	118.00–128.00	122.52
4	—	914	106.00–115.00	109.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,169	124.00–138.00	127.78
15	—	1,107	113.00–121.00	117.45

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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