Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.46/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −107.79 against this barn's trailing median of $374.25.

Average price

$266.46

21 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$30.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	269.36	1,442	19thin
Medium and Large 3	520	238.87	1,242	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.49/cwt here — about $200 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 sale21 hd

266.46

—

SC average6 barns · 129 hd

264.22

+2.23

This barn, trailing median19 sales

374.25

−107.79

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	1,491	123.31	1,839	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,310	114.97	1,505	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	113.07	1,255	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	100.83	1,009	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)	1,145	$1,849	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,820	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,276	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$1,389	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,845	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,838	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	605	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	550–600	575	203.59/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	246.83/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	229.98/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	283.45/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	303.35/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	532	198.26/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	202.15/cwt	192.50–212.50	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	285.49/cwt	272.50–300.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	367.43/cwt	350.00–380.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	360.21/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	342.58/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	275.37/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,448	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	286.69/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	252	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	238.87/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	400–450	419	342.41/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	216.27/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	219.06/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	260.81/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	273.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	203	417.47/cwt	415.00–420.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	259.32/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	608	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	200.12/cwt	195.00–210.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	200.28/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	250.95/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,179	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	232	224.42/cwt	220.00–235.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	224.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	205.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	211.64/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	212.90/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	280.96/cwt	260.00–285.00	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	238.76/cwt	235.00–240.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	237.54/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	270.10/cwt	250.00–275.00	962	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	367.25/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,407	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	222	417.44/cwt	400.00–455.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	314	394.10/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,237	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	394.69/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	387.46/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,511	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	434	352.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	960	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,925.10/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,069	111.76/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,195	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	845	106.96/cwt	103.00–111.00	904	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	1,548.36/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	1,974.62/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,975	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	1,389.15/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,389	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	120.94/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,155	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,134	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	905	86.98/cwt	81.00–96.00	787	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,275.84/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,276	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	2,100.37/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,814.69/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,815	3
Heifer Pairs	Small 2	—	605	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	935	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,398	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,465	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	114.91/cwt	99.00–120.00	1,643	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	109.84/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,101	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	96.74/cwt	70.00–105.00	967	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	109.09/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,216	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	116.74/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,291	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	117.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,617	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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 238Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 60Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 55Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	220.00–235.00	224.42
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	365	200.00–210.00	205.21
1	400–450	425	202.50	202.50
4	450–500	475	195.00–210.00	200.12
2	500–550	530	190.00–210.00	200.28
2	550–600	575	197.50–210.00	203.59
2	600–650	633	190.00–200.00	195.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	229	270.00–280.00	273.62
7	250–300	291	260.00–285.00	280.96
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00
16	350–400	356	250.00–275.00	270.10
4	400–450	425	252.50–265.00	259.32
17	450–500	470	240.00–265.00	250.95
1	500–550	515	232.50	232.50
3	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
5	600–650	625	220.00–235.00	229.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	195.00–202.50	198.26
2	550–600	570	192.50–212.50	202.15
2	600–650	608	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	415.00–420.00	417.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
4	300–350	339	235.00–240.00	238.76
2	350–400	353	230.00–240.00	234.96
6	400–450	421	230.00–240.00	234.91
2	450–500	478	230.00–245.00	237.54
2	500–550	518	220.00–230.00	224.88
3	550–600	568	200.00–220.00	211.64
5	600–650	620	205.00–220.00	212.90
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
4	250–300	252	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	383	340.00–345.00	342.58
3	400–450	440	285.00–290.00	286.69
6	450–500	471	270.00–290.00	283.45
15	500–550	526	260.00–280.00	275.37
4	550–600	571	240.00–252.50	246.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	350.00–380.00	367.43
5	250–300	280	350.00–370.00	360.21
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
9	350–400	383	350.00–375.00	367.25
3	400–450	445	300.00–305.00	303.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	272.50–300.00	285.49
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	433	260.00–270.00	265.03
3	450–500	480	257.50–265.00	260.81
2	500–550	520	232.50–245.00	238.87
3	600–650	622	212.50–225.00	219.06
2	650–700	665	215.00–217.50	216.27
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	330.00–355.00	342.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	222	400.00–455.00	417.44
4	250–300	275	390.00–400.00	394.69
6	300–350	314	390.00–400.00	394.10
13	350–400	390	385.00–392.50	387.46
7	400–450	434	350.00–370.00	352.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	532	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	143.00	143.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	139.00	139.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	785	165.00	165.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,814.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,069	105.00–119.00	111.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	955	120.00–122.00	120.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	845	103.00–111.00	106.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	81.00–96.00	86.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,548.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	107.00	107.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,275.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,174	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,974.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,086	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,100.37
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	919	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,389.15
Heifer Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,371	115.00–125.00	117.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,002	107.00–113.00	109.84
11	—	1,000	70.00–105.00	96.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,115	105.00–112.00	109.09
13	—	1,106	114.00–120.00	116.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,560	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,430	99.00–120.00	114.91

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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

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Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

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