Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.50 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $207.50/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −144.13 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$207.50

22 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs SC average

−50.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	209.53	1,115	20
Medium and Large 3	523	187.18	979	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $136 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 sale22 hd

207.50

—

SC average6 barns · 165 hd

213.34

−5.85

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−50.89

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−144.13

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	1,544	150.83	2,328	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	120.59	1,734	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	112.83	1,293	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	96.54	956	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$1,442	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$1,158	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,011	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$990	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$976	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,545	$2,394	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,101	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$967	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	660	$644	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 3	600–650	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	211.85/cwt	210.00–213.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	219.17/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,111	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	234.80/cwt	220.00–242.50	986	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	199.94/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	232.79/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,199	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	238.77/cwt	237.50–240.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	243.38/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	2,394.00/head	2,394.00–2,394.00	2,394	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	880	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	745	671.00/head	671.00–671.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	199.86/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,167	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	225.35/cwt	220.00–231.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	210.07/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,279	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	187.18/cwt	180.00–195.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	244.15/cwt	240.00–247.50	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	233.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	200.95/cwt	200.00–202.50	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	597	203.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	254.32/cwt	252.00–257.50	1,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	224.14/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	497	220.07/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,194	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	253.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,091	1,442.44/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,442	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	975.98/head	851.00–1,025.00	976	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,241.83/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,242	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,273.00/head	1,273.00–1,273.00	1,273	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	920.28/head	913.00–927.00	920	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,054.00/head	1,002.00–1,106.00	1,054	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	865	865.00/head	865.00–865.00	865	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	670	754.00/head	754.00–754.00	754	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	660	644.00/head	644.00–644.00	644	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,432.00/head	1,432.00–1,432.00	1,432	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	905	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	705.00/head	705.00–705.00	705	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	155.11/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,629	3
Bulls	—	—	1,090	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	117.85/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,402	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	108.99/cwt	93.00–112.00	1,213	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,711	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	114.47/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,229	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	124.31/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,747	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	82.59/cwt	60.00–105.00	765	9

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 289Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 90Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	255	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	423	210.00	210.00
5	450–500	476	200.00–202.50	200.95
2	500–550	523	180.00–195.00	187.18
1	600–650	605	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	210.00–213.00	211.85
4	500–550	518	195.00–202.50	199.94
1	650–700	660	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	247.50	247.50
2	250–300	273	220.00–231.00	225.35
3	300–350	318	240.00–247.50	244.15
3	350–400	353	230.00–240.00	233.30
12	400–450	420	220.00–242.50	234.80
2	450–500	463	221.00	221.00
10	500–550	507	211.00–230.00	219.17
6	550–600	584	195.00–213.00	199.86
8	600–650	609	195.00–215.00	210.07
2	650–700	655	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	433	250.00–260.00	253.27
3	450–500	458	230.00–250.00	243.38
16	500–550	515	220.00–240.00	232.79
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	237.50–240.00	238.77
1	400–450	400	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	695	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	695	187.50	187.50
1	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	410	280.00–285.00	282.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	660	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	425	207.50	207.50
7	450–500	497	190.00–225.00	220.07
4	550–600	597	200.00–205.00	203.75
9	600–650	637	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	517	220.00–225.00	224.14
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	519	252.00–257.50	254.32
2	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
12	600–650	615	230.00	230.00

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	—	1,545	2,394.00	2,394.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	671.00	671.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,091	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,442.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	910	851.00–1,025.00	975.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	960	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,241.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	705.00	705.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,273.00	1,273.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,432.00	1,432.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	913.00–927.00	920.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,002.00–1,106.00	1,054.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	865.00	865.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	754.00	754.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	644.00	644.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	151.00–158.00	155.11
1	—	1,090	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,190	114.00–127.00	117.85
17	—	1,113	93.00–112.00	108.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,405	119.00–135.00	124.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	112.00–117.00	114.47
9	—	926	60.00–105.00	82.59

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