Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

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 1.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $203.67/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −147.96 against this barn's trailing median of $351.63.

Average price

$203.67

13 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$20.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.15

vs SC average

−63.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	522	211.59	1,105	8thin
Medium and Large 3	504	190.98	963	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.61/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale13 hd

203.67

—

SC average6 barns · 103 hd

217.82

−14.15

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−63.38

This barn, trailing median18 sales

351.63

−147.96

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	1,535	142.65	2,190	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	115.71	1,700	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	112.11	1,271	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	99.10	1,032	23

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)	1,039	$1,267	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$906	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	828	$838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$964	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$949	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	763	$570	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	450–500	480	181.21/cwt	180.00–182.50	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	266.27/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	533	206.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,041	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	251.51/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,066	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	236.81/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,229	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	269.16/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,144	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	220.95/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	623	184.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	201.02/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	204.21/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	238.76/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	263.16/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	263.30/cwt	250.00–277.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	243.70/cwt	240.00–247.50	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	226.68/cwt	222.50–230.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	737	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	250.07/cwt	245.00–255.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	233.74/cwt	232.50–235.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	504	190.98/cwt	175.00–200.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	249.57/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	254.03/cwt	245.00–265.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	238.06/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,117	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	237.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	262.66/cwt	255.00–270.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	231.23/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	234.28/cwt	222.50–245.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,017.00/head	1,017.00–1,017.00	1,017	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	810	964.00/head	964.00–964.00	964	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	828	837.85/head	789.00–887.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	823	850.09/head	820.00–875.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	835	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,107	1,322.85/head	1,234.00–1,400.00	1,323	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,075.75/head	1,063.00–1,088.00	1,076	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	890	695.00/head	695.00–695.00	695	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	763	569.88/head	566.00–574.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	111.57/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,235	7
Bulls	—	—	1,535	142.65/cwt	132.00–150.00	2,190	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	121.07/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,786	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,531	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	93.64/cwt	72.00–103.00	949	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	104.86/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,174	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	120.82/cwt	114.00–137.00	1,389	15

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 206Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 101Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	170.00–180.00	174.88
2	450–500	480	180.00–182.50	181.21
5	500–550	504	175.00–200.00	190.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	200.00–210.00	206.75
3	600–650	623	180.00–190.00	184.13
2	700–750	737	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	410	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
4	300–350	332	245.00–265.00	254.03
5	350–400	369	245.00–255.00	250.07
6	400–450	424	245.00–257.50	251.51
7	450–500	460	249.00–250.00	249.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	232.50–235.00	233.74
2	250–300	288	235.00–240.00	237.43
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	423	222.50–230.00	226.68
9	450–500	469	235.00–240.00	238.06
4	500–550	507	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	550	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	250.00–277.50	263.30
2	300–350	318	270.00–280.00	274.96
2	350–400	388	262.50–270.00	266.27
4	400–450	425	252.50–280.00	269.16
9	450–500	480	250.00–277.50	263.16
5	500–550	519	236.00–240.00	236.81
4	550–600	561	235.00–240.00	238.76
5	600–650	611	215.00–230.00	220.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	402	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	455	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	310	247.50	247.50
2	350–400	390	240.00–247.50	243.70
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	570	192.50–210.00	201.02
3	600–650	630	200.00–207.50	204.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	222.50–245.00	234.28
2	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	633	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	535	230.00–232.50	231.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	255.00–270.00	262.66
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	460	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	385	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,017.00	1,017.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,107	1,234.00–1,400.00	1,322.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	828	789.00–887.00	837.85
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	823	820.00–875.00	850.09
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	964.00	964.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,063.00–1,088.00	1,075.75
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	695.00	695.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	566.00–574.00	569.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,107	107.00–119.00	111.57
16	—	1,013	72.00–103.00	93.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	112.00–128.00	121.07
2	—	1,458	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,120	90.00–112.00	104.86
15	—	1,150	114.00–137.00	120.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,535	132.00–150.00	142.65

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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