Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $225.21/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −126.42 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$225.21

22 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.67

vs SC average

−15.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	236.00	1,260	4thin
Medium and Large 2	550	227.37	1,250	11thin
Medium and Large 3	560	215.65	1,207	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $53 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 sale22 hd

225.21

—

SC average6 barns · 173 hd

219.54

+5.67

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−15.48

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−126.42

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	1,438	158.50	2,278	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	128.93	1,553	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	124.00	1,618	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	119.85	1,293	26

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)	1,182	$1,832	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,648	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$1,613	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	933	$1,691	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$2,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,549	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,164	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,123	19

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	350–400	371	239.60/cwt	230.00–252.50	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	255.49/cwt	247.50–260.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	219.19/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	591	212.99/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	232.81/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,332	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	250.76/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,068	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	298.53/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	230.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	316.04/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,030	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	216.23/cwt	212.50–220.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	217.35/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	238.88/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	226.73/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,263	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	216.97/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,028	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	226.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,071	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	229.09/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	247.73/cwt	240.00–262.50	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	236.57/cwt	220.00–245.00	994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	425	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	311.29/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	252.74/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	227.41/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	336.49/cwt	330.00–340.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	509	220.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,124	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	597	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,421	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	116.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,233	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,618	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	132.47/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,645	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	123.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,365	12
Bulls	—	—	1,217	149.62/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,821	3
Bulls	—	—	1,532	162.31/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,487	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,483.54/head	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,484	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	840	2,043.60/head	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,044	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	920	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	743	91.26/cwt	80.00–102.50	678	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	1,690.82/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,691	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	805	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	136.38/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,493	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	858	108.44/cwt	105.00–117.50	930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	1,753.21/head	1,475.00–1,900.00	1,753	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,858.81/head	1,550.00–2,025.00	1,859	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	1,612.73/head	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,613	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	2,409.35/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,409	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	933	1,899.51/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,925.90/head	1,875.00–1,975.00	1,926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	983	1,927.50/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,928	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	2,653.21/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,653	5

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 214Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 91Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 12Year ago 30

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	247.50–260.00	255.49
9	300–350	324	240.00–262.50	247.73
4	350–400	371	230.00–252.50	239.60
9	400–450	420	220.00–245.00	236.57
18	450–500	472	220.00–230.00	226.87
3	500–550	530	227.50–232.50	229.09
8	550–600	557	223.00–228.00	226.73
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
9	450–500	474	207.50–220.00	216.97
3	500–550	518	215.00–222.50	219.19
4	550–600	591	210.00–216.00	212.99
2	600–650	610	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	308	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	426	245.00–257.50	250.76
5	450–500	482	232.50–247.50	238.88
3	500–550	525	225.00–235.00	230.85
9	550–600	572	215.00–236.00	232.81
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	733	195.00–200.00	197.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	330.00–340.00	336.49
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
8	300–350	326	305.00–330.00	316.04
5	350–400	358	292.50–300.00	298.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	212.50	212.50
2	400–450	438	212.50–220.00	216.23
2	450–500	463	225.00–235.00	229.92
3	500–550	525	210.00–222.50	217.35
2	550–600	593	200.00–210.00	204.98
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	232.50	232.50
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	509	220.00–225.00	220.84
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	375	287.50	287.50
4	450–500	474	240.00–260.00	252.74
4	600–650	623	225.00–235.00	227.41
1	650–700	650	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	325	310.00–312.50	311.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,149	120.00–127.00	123.63
15	—	1,242	129.00–140.00	132.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,055	110.00–119.00	116.85
12	—	1,107	120.00–130.00	123.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	149.00–150.00	149.62
7	—	1,532	155.00–166.00	162.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,465	3,125.00	3,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,483.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,144	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,409.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,875.00–1,975.00	1,925.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,066	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,653.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	840	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,043.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,899.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,927.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	743	80.00–102.50	91.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	858	105.00–117.50	108.44
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	102.50	102.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	129.00	129.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	132.00–141.00	136.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,690.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,176	1,475.00–1,900.00	1,753.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,185	1,550.00–2,025.00	1,858.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,612.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle