Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

*Correction to replacement cattle* 10-23-24

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $222.52/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −151.72 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$222.52

18 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$45.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.44

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	254.79	1,317	3thin
Medium and Large 2	527	229.50	1,209	5thin
Medium and Large 3	543	209.35	1,136	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.44/cwt here — about $182 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.45, low $307.05, median $374.25 across 19 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

222.52

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

229.97

−7.44

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−151.72

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	1,527	146.46	2,237	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	123.79	1,440	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	120.76	2,017	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	116.15	1,211	8thin

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)	1,235	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,820	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	615	$984	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	289.87/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	302.19/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,100	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	254.79/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	234.38/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	212.55/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	537	197.48/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	581	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	256.70/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	267.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	608	187.59/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	208.39/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	270.07/cwt	260.00–280.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	206.15/cwt	192.50–235.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,820	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,047	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,791	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	241.76/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,003	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	247.92/cwt	242.50–250.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	217.11/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	220.56/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	281.22/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	708	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	615	984.00/head	984.00–984.00	984	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	780	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	839	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,183	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	128.16/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,612	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	120.76/cwt	115.00–128.00	2,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	149.08/cwt	142.50–156.00	2,248	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	110.04/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,130	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	119.82/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,261	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	951	113.97/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,084	4

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 146Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 46Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 22

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

*Correction to replacement cattle* 10-23-24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	280.00–300.00	289.87
4	400–450	421	277.50–287.50	281.22
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	560	182.50	182.50
1	650–700	655	177.50	177.50
4	700–750	708	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	608	180.00–195.00	187.59
1	650–700	685	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	295.00–310.00	302.50
11	350–400	364	295.00–307.50	302.19
3	500–550	517	252.50–256.00	254.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	368	260.00–280.00	270.07
4	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	459	247.50–267.50	256.70
4	500–550	531	230.00–245.00	234.38
3	600–650	610	195.00–215.00	208.39
1	650–700	665	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
5	500–550	513	200.00–217.50	212.55
5	550–600	572	192.50–235.00	206.15
2	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
3	500–550	537	192.50–200.00	197.48
3	550–600	581	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	260.00–280.00	267.50
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	365	257.50	257.50
4	400–450	408	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	325	232.50	232.50
5	350–400	374	242.50–250.00	247.92
10	400–450	415	232.50–247.50	241.76
3	450–500	475	215.00–229.00	220.56
2	500–550	512	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	569	210.00–224.00	217.11
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00

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	—	1,820	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	735	142.50	142.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	145.00	145.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	150.00	150.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	984.00	984.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	107.50	107.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,508	142.50–156.00	149.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,258	124.00–135.00	128.16
4	—	951	110.00–117.50	113.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	115.00–128.00	120.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	104.00–116.00	110.04
5	—	1,052	110.00–130.00	119.82

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

Bulls · 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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