Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle 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 $235.43/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −116.20 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$235.43

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.79

vs SC average

−1.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	238.39	1,308	14thin
Medium and Large 2	538	225.04	1,210	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $98 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 sale18 hd

235.43

—

SC average6 barns · 184 hd

215.64

+19.79

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−1.58

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−116.20

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	1,482	144.04	2,135	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	117.62	1,475	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	117.00	1,509	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	115.06	1,214	11

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)	1,075	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,438	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,929	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,729	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 3	250–300	287	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	241.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	276.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	400–450	435	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	186.31/cwt	170.00–202.50	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	221.40/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	214.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	247.42/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	297.53/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	224.22/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	229.64/cwt	220.00–236.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	234.87/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	549	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	216.35/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,437	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	618	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	712	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,460	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	251.18/cwt	240.00–262.50	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	211.56/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	307.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500–550	516	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,077	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	760	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,768.10/head	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	763	108.33/cwt	89.00–120.00	827	5
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	630	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	772	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	109.60/cwt	98.00–120.00	1,008	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	685	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	736	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	798	1,448.35/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	825	103.07/cwt	92.50–110.00	850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	1,501.29/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,374.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,374	2
Bulls	—	—	1,619	149.42/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,419	4
Bulls	—	—	935	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,145	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	120.05/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,517	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	109.89/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,023	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	109.12/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,329	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	119.37/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,382	6

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 362Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 107Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 10Year ago 16

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	370	192.50	192.50
1	400–450	400	202.50	202.50
1	450–500	475	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	677	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00
4	350–400	365	230.00–245.00	241.20
6	400–450	426	220.00–236.00	229.64
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	527	220.00–227.50	224.22
1	550–600	570	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	618	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	765	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	270.00–280.00	276.33
1	500–550	515	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	549	235.00	235.00
5	550–600	552	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	455	240.00–255.00	247.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	255	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	320	207.50	207.50
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
4	400–450	426	210.00–220.00	214.42
3	450–500	475	205.00–230.00	221.40
2	500–550	537	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	633	170.00–202.50	186.31
1	650–700	660	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	210.00–213.00	211.56
1	650–700	685	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	313	300.00–315.00	307.44
2	350–400	378	292.50–302.50	297.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	585	197.50	197.50
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	240.00–262.50	251.18
3	500–550	527	225.00–240.00	234.87
3	550–600	551	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
12	650–700	664	214.00–218.00	216.35
1	750–800	765	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	195.00	195.00
3	650–700	663	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
4	700–750	712	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	172.50	172.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	840	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	730	147.50	147.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,448.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,768.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,375.00	2,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	763	89.00–120.00	108.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	107.50	107.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	92.50–110.00	103.07
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	122.50	122.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	85.00	85.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	98.00–120.00	109.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	110.00	110.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,374.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,501.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	143.00–155.00	149.42
1	—	935	122.50	122.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	118.00–122.00	120.05
2	—	1,218	108.00–110.00	109.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	100.00–114.00	109.89
6	—	1,158	115.00–124.00	119.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	117.00	117.00

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How this sale compares

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