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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Wed, May 8

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← earliestMay 8May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 0▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 0▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.89/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$134.89

67 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$42.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	433	155.86	674	19thin
Small 1-2	250	137.69	345	12thin
Medium 2	407	126.64	516	26
Medium and Large 3	459	113.11	519	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.75/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale67 hd

134.89

—

SC average5 barns · 387 hd

138.61

−3.73

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	1,396	73.50	1,026	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	59.61	739	13

Every lot

61 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	215	132.47/cwt	125.00–145.00	285	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	268	140.30/cwt	122.50–160.00	376	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	308	172.99/cwt	172.00–174.00	533	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	118.80/cwt	117.50–120.00	390	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	329	139.59/cwt	129.00–150.00	459	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	162.81/cwt	157.50–168.00	544	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	364	122.24/cwt	115.00–137.50	445	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	157.71/cwt	150.00–165.00	604	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	438	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	532	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	146.50/cwt	144.00–148.00	844	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	580	114.53/cwt	113.00–116.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	825	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	138.83/cwt	137.50–140.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	127.51/cwt	123.00–130.00	668	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	711	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	422	106.48/cwt	100.00–112.50	449	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	154.57/cwt	147.50–162.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	150.15/cwt	145.00–158.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	118.60/cwt	108.00–128.00	629	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	667	103.96/cwt	100.00–112.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	59.17/cwt	58.00–61.00	801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,406	76.69/cwt	62.00–88.00	1,078	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	435	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	60.74/cwt	52.00–65.00	768	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	805	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,220	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	825	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	870	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,743	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	9,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	643	323.27/cwt	272.00–395.00	2,079	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	712	491.30/cwt	448.00–600.00	3,498	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	1,030	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	4,666	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	8,904	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	738	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,428	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	815	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,113	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	801.35/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,174	2

This sale against other markets

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

Wed May 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	580	113.00–116.00	114.53
9	—	329	129.00–150.00	139.59
9	—	364	115.00–137.50	122.24
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
2	—	438	120.00–123.00	121.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
2	—	468	150.00–160.00	154.81
4	—	334	157.50–168.00	162.81
4	—	576	144.00–148.00	146.50
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
5	—	383	150.00–165.00	157.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
2	—	270	120.00	120.00
2	—	328	117.50–120.00	118.80
1	—	825	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	215	125.00–145.00	132.47
8	—	268	122.50–160.00	140.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	172.00–174.00	172.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	125.00–127.50	126.23
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
2	—	320	137.50–140.00	138.83
4	—	524	123.00–130.00	127.51
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	138.00–140.00	139.00
2	—	465	125.00–127.50	126.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	145.00–158.00	150.15
6	—	426	147.50–162.00	154.57
2	—	530	132.00–135.00	133.46
2	—	568	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	618	127.00–128.00	127.50
1	—	350	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
3	—	530	108.00–128.00	118.60
3	—	667	100.00–112.00	103.96
6	—	422	100.00–112.50	106.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,406	62.00–88.00	76.69
2	—	1,353	58.00–61.00	59.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	46.00	46.00
12	—	1,265	52.00–65.00	60.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	350.00	350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	325.00	325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	995.00	995.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	870	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	453.00	453.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	795.00	795.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	712	448.00–600.00	491.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	643	272.00–395.00	323.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	738	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	775.00–825.00	801.35

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.