Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to 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 $222.87/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −128.75 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$222.87

37 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$12.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs SC average

−15.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	224.21	1,193	33
Medium and Large 3	530	211.81	1,123	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.40/cwt here — about $70 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 sale37 hd

222.87

—

SC average5 barns · 189 hd

217.68

+5.19

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−15.74

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−128.75

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	1,468	149.57	2,196	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	122.47	1,417	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	122.43	1,669	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	99.52	911	12

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)	1,060	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,362	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,365	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	710	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	620	$620	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	231.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,085	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	232.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	210.75/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	536	220.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,184	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,090	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	533	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	216.38/cwt	216.00–217.50	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	228.78/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,185	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	269.51/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	236.63/cwt	230.00–250.00	897	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	632	204.82/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	582	212.23/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	297.45/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	666	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	252.60/cwt	242.50–260.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,401	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	263.23/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	230.55/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,476	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	230.37/cwt	222.50–240.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	239.34/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,345	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	268.67/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	247.38/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	451	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,173	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	537	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,289	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	253.67/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	263.26/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	215.04/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	99.52/cwt	78.00–118.00	911	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	112.48/cwt	80.00–121.00	1,264	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	129.61/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,529	14
Bulls	—	—	1,621	158.11/cwt	145.00–164.00	2,563	8
Bulls	—	—	1,021	125.64/cwt	113.00–140.00	1,283	4
Bulls	—	—	2,035	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,602	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	620	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,452	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	710	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	132.53/cwt	120.00–147.50	1,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,361.55/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,362	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,365	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	217.44/cwt	207.50–227.50	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	299.76/cwt	290.00–310.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	236.09/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,223	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	228.93/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,094	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 215Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 96Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 88Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	315	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	418	207.50–227.50	217.44
19	450–500	478	220.00–235.00	228.93
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	392	258.00–280.00	263.26
1	400–450	410	262.50	262.50
4	450–500	455	240.00–265.00	253.67
4	500–550	518	222.50–242.50	236.09
2	550–600	563	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	628	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	290.00–310.00	299.76
2	350–400	353	290.00–305.00	297.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	212.50–217.50	215.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	242.50–260.00	252.60
4	300–350	316	230.00–240.00	232.69
10	350–400	379	230.00–250.00	236.63
7	400–450	421	222.50–240.00	230.37
11	450–500	468	220.00–235.00	231.89
23	500–550	518	220.00–230.00	228.78
2	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	372	260.00–272.50	269.51
11	450–500	460	237.00	237.00
7	600–650	634	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	197.50	197.50
4	400–450	440	216.00–217.50	216.38
3	450–500	482	217.50	217.50
3	500–550	520	207.50–212.50	210.75
1	550–600	560	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	673	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	210.00	210.00
3	500–550	533	212.00	212.00
5	550–600	582	205.00–217.50	212.23
10	600–650	632	202.50–212.50	204.82
5	650–700	666	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	536	220.00–230.00	220.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	408	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	268.00–270.00	268.67
11	400–450	409	250.00–267.50	263.23
2	450–500	473	240.00–255.00	247.38
2	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
9	550–600	562	239.00–241.00	239.34
15	600–650	640	225.00–232.50	230.55
2	650–700	668	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	370	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	475	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	257.00	257.00
12	500–550	537	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	451	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	915	78.00–118.00	99.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	120.00–125.00	122.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,124	80.00–121.00	112.48
14	—	1,180	124.00–140.00	129.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,621	145.00–164.00	158.11
4	—	1,021	113.00–140.00	125.64
1	—	2,035	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	620.00	620.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	153.00–155.00	154.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	120.00–147.50	132.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,361.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	2,175.00	2,175.00

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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