Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 8.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering 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 $218.85/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −132.78 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$218.85

42 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$62.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs SC average

−21.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	228.76	1,199	28
Medium and Large 2	545	208.07	1,133	11thin
Medium and Large 3	533	165.91	885	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.84/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd

218.85

—

SC average6 barns · 192 hd

215.85

+2.99

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−21.24

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−132.78

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	1,424	153.12	2,180	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	118.96	1,396	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	113.90	1,605	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	86.11	844	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$1,707	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,408	$1,654	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,304	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,242	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$746	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	550–600	564	212.75/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,431	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	243.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	230.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	976	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	228.66/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,187	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	222.32/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	204.65/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,281	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	203.66/cwt	190.00–210.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	250.34/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,059	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	166.37/cwt	160.00–172.50	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	413	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	209.83/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	185.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	653	191.25/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	307.50–312.50	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	273.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	225.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	239.65/cwt	230.00–250.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	205.52/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	253.79/cwt	252.50–255.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,263	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	252.50/cwt	247.50–257.50	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	256.87/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	214.72/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	296.16/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	234.68/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	215.12/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	293.10/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	300.17/cwt	285.00–317.50	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,303.91/head	1,186.00–1,392.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	903	1,241.86/head	1,165.00–1,320.00	1,242	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	1,707.00/head	1,707.00–1,707.00	1,707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	1,530.37/head	1,484.00–1,575.00	1,530	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	710	746.00/head	746.00–746.00	746	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	765	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	159.19/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,471	7
Bulls	—	—	1,199	142.50/cwt	137.50–146.00	1,709	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	116.16/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,681	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	109.39/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,458	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	82.48/cwt	50.00–109.00	800	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	120.86/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,443	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	109.82/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,182	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 249Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 30Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	240.00–250.00	243.15
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
3	300–350	330	230.00–250.00	239.65
2	350–400	388	237.50–240.00	238.73
11	400–450	424	220.00–240.00	230.15
3	450–500	459	215.00–226.00	222.32
5	500–550	519	202.50–210.00	205.52
4	550–600	564	212.50–213.00	212.75
10	600–650	626	200.00–217.50	204.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	345	252.50	252.50
4	350–400	371	252.50–255.00	253.79
7	400–450	414	247.00	247.00
4	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
26	500–550	519	225.00–230.00	228.66
2	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
9	600–650	636	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
2	350–400	383	202.50	202.50
6	400–450	434	190.00–210.00	203.66
2	450–500	463	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	515	160.00–172.50	166.37
1	550–600	570	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	413	190.00–195.00	192.48
1	450–500	475	177.50	177.50
2	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	205.09
2	600–650	635	180.00–190.00	185.08
2	650–700	653	190.00–192.50	191.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	270.00–280.00	273.35
19	400–450	423	240.00–260.00	250.34
3	450–500	475	230.00–235.00	233.35
9	500–550	528	220.00–230.00	225.49
3	550–600	585	210.00–218.00	215.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	482	200.00–220.00	209.83
2	500–550	530	200.00–210.00	204.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	307.50–312.50	310.00
5	300–350	318	285.00–317.50	300.17
4	350–400	356	290.00–297.50	293.10
3	450–500	455	267.00	267.00
3	600–650	600	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	290.00–302.50	296.16
9	450–500	466	271.00	271.00
2	550–600	598	240.00	240.00
8	600–650	634	225.00–236.00	234.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	247.50–257.50	252.50
4	400–450	434	252.50–260.00	256.87
3	450–500	450	247.50	247.50
6	500–550	511	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
4	650–700	663	213.00–220.00	214.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	203.00	203.00
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	760	1,186.00–1,392.00	1,303.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	903	1,165.00–1,320.00	1,241.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,707.00	1,707.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,484.00–1,575.00	1,530.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	746.00	746.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,552	151.00–165.00	159.19
4	—	1,199	137.50–146.00	142.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,447	114.00–119.00	116.16
3	—	1,333	107.00–112.00	109.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	111.00–112.00	111.50
14	—	970	50.00–109.00	82.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,194	116.00–139.00	120.86
5	—	1,076	105.00–114.00	109.82

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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