Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no market report last week. Heavy offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.05/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −130.58 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$221.05

40 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$11.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs SC average

−31.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	221.33	1,223	39
Medium and Large 3	510	210.00	1,071	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.33/cwt here — about $152 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 sale40 hd

221.05

—

SC average4 barns · 94 hd

217.10

+3.94

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−31.64

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−130.58

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	—	High	1,271	146.70	1,865	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	125.81	2,042	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	116.76	1,332	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	94.28	926	7thin

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)	1,152	$1,590	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,326	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,148	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$1,459	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,336	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$1,204	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	854	$969	6

Every lot, as filed

84 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	650–700	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	246.65/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,532	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	236.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	203.62/cwt	195.00–212.50	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	463	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	231.85/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,002	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	235.31/cwt	220.00–245.00	765	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	213.77/cwt	212.50–215.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	232.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,203	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	252.46/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,078	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	249.32/cwt	240.00–262.50	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	206.47/cwt	200.00–220.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	274.95/cwt	270.00–290.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	216.73/cwt	207.50–230.00	798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	222.52/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	231.84/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,094	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	217.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	226.68/cwt	220.00–232.50	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	224.27/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,527	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	228.05/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,218	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	224.08/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,069	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	217.75/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,372	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	235.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,291	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	253.90/cwt	251.00–256.00	800	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,237	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	218.73/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	253.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,351	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	260.57/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,032	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	238.49/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,114	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	219.14/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	684	183.73/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	218.66/cwt	210.00–232.50	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	208.14/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	533	208.98/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	1,148.25/head	800.00–1,475.00	1,148	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,425.80/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	645	464.00/head	464.00–464.00	464	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	855	727.00/head	727.00–727.00	727	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	820	984.00/head	984.00–984.00	984	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	914	1,091.23/head	1,058.00–1,116.00	1,091	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,243.60/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,244	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	1,637.54/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	1,336.20/head	1,238.00–1,375.00	1,336	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,011	1,283.71/head	1,154.00–1,463.00	1,284	6
Bulls	—	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Bulls	—	—	1,134	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,502	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	118.24/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,373	32
Bulls	—	—	1,372	149.75/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,055	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	83.32/cwt	60.00–96.00	700	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	108.84/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,124	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	125.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,042	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	108.90/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,276	3

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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 318Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 63Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 18Year ago 21

No comparisons made this week due to no market report last week. Heavy offerings of average to good 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	300–350	306	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	360	212.50–215.00	213.77
4	400–450	419	195.00–212.50	203.62
2	450–500	460	210.00–215.00	212.50
1	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
7	650–700	655	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	230.00–240.00	236.73
16	300–350	325	220.00–245.00	235.31
3	350–400	372	230.00–240.00	235.13
18	400–450	432	220.00–235.00	231.85
32	450–500	477	220.00–235.00	224.08
26	500–550	534	220.00–232.00	228.05
12	550–600	589	210.00	210.00
8	600–650	630	212.50–220.00	217.75
24	650–700	681	216.00–225.00	224.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	590	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
17	300–350	315	251.00–256.00	253.90
1	350–400	395	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	534	250.00–255.00	253.00
6	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
12	600–650	621	240.00–248.00	246.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	321	245.00	245.00
10	350–400	396	242.50–265.00	260.57
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
33	450–500	467	235.00–251.00	238.49
10	500–550	538	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	574	219.00–220.00	219.14
6	600–650	633	222.50	222.50
3	650–700	679	215.00	215.00
8	700–750	732	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	320	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	420	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	488	217.50–220.00	218.73
1	500–550	540	212.50	212.50
3	550–600	550	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	270.00–290.00	274.95
2	300–350	319	252.50	252.50
11	350–400	372	240.00–262.50	249.32
14	400–450	427	247.50–262.50	252.46
11	450–500	472	230.00–235.00	231.84
12	500–550	517	220.00–240.00	232.66
5	550–600	555	217.50–225.00	222.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	220.00–232.50	226.68
3	300–350	335	200.00–220.00	206.47
8	350–400	368	207.50–230.00	216.73
6	400–450	421	210.00–232.50	218.66
5	450–500	484	210.00–220.00	217.10
2	500–550	543	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	684	180.00–195.00	183.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	470	215.00	215.00
2	500–550	533	205.00–213.00	208.98
4	550–600	570	205.00–210.00	208.14
4	650–700	660	190.00	190.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	785	800.00–1,475.00	1,148.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	464.00	464.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	727.00	727.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	984.00	984.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	914	1,058.00–1,116.00	1,091.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,011	1,154.00–1,463.00	1,283.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	795	1,238.00–1,375.00	1,336.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,189	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,637.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,055	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,243.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,134	130.00–135.00	132.47
11	—	1,372	142.00–157.00	149.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,161	114.00–124.00	118.24
6	—	1,033	98.00–112.00	108.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	60.00–96.00	83.32
3	—	1,172	100.00–116.00	108.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,623	120.00–130.00	125.81

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle