Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2019-06-04

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 4
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 167▲ 246 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 23▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 15▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable sales to establish trends. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.48/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$103.48
72 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$439
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$116
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.81
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2247120.002963thin
Medium and Large 1-2432119.145157thin
Medium 2415106.5744244
Medium and Large 347387.0741218thin
One grade step is worth $32.93/cwt here — about −$116 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 sale72 hd
103.48
—
SC average5 barns · 529 hd
111.29
−7.81
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,27173.5493412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57558.529222thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13555.2262721

Every lot

69 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
Steers—Small 2240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Steers—Medium 2281113.26/cwt110.00–115.003184
Steers—Small 2283121.64/cwt112.50–130.003442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325133.77/cwt132.50–135.004352
Steers—Medium 2325126.72/cwt105.00–136.0041221
Steers—Small 2335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Steers—Medium 2358118.73/cwt100.00–133.004257
Steers—Small 2365132.50/cwt132.50–132.504841
Steers—Medium and Large 336894.20/cwt92.50–95.003473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376137.73/cwt132.50–149.005186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415141.64/cwt138.00–147.005883
Steers—Small 1-2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Steers—Medium 2445112.00/cwt112.00–112.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470138.55/cwt136.00–141.006512
Steers—Medium 2475110.50/cwt105.00–116.005252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Steers—Medium 2595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Steers—Medium 2615103.00/cwt103.00–103.006331
Steers—Medium 2735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2223120.00/cwt120.00–120.002682
Heifers—Medium 2274109.32/cwt107.50–112.503004
Heifers—Small 1-2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 331692.57/cwt80.00–100.002934
Heifers—Medium 2329110.28/cwt95.00–120.0036310
Heifers—Medium 2370102.19/cwt87.50–117.003787
Heifers—Medium and Large 338390.60/cwt82.50–97.503474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418119.39/cwt117.00–124.004995
Heifers—Medium 2425103.26/cwt95.00–115.004397
Heifers—Medium and Large 342884.19/cwt80.00–87.503603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468118.51/cwt117.00–120.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 347088.00/cwt88.00–88.004141
Heifers—Medium 2473104.45/cwt92.50–113.004946
Heifers—Medium 2519110.45/cwt95.00–117.005737
Heifers—Medium 2565107.00/cwt107.00–107.006051
Heifers—Medium 2610106.00/cwt106.00–106.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 364387.01/cwt85.00–89.005592
Heifers—Medium 265598.00/cwt98.00–98.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 367179.98/cwt70.00–87.505374
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423133.12/cwt130.00–140.005638
Bulls—Medium and Large 343089.40/cwt82.50–92.503844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467128.41/cwt121.00–136.006006
Bulls—Medium 2477109.60/cwt97.00–119.005233
Bulls—Medium 2519112.95/cwt95.00–119.005865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520122.33/cwt122.00–123.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 352588.00/cwt88.00–88.004621
Bulls—Medium 2564115.73/cwt112.00–118.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582120.65/cwt118.00–124.007023
Bulls—Medium 2610102.50/cwt102.50–102.506251
Bulls—Medium and Large 369090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 371882.45/cwt78.00–87.005922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16865.05/cwt60.00–67.007605
Bulls——1,34479.61/cwt73.00–90.001,0707
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12358.19/cwt53.00–64.0065316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17445.70/cwt40.00–50.005375
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57558.52/cwt58.00–59.009222
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2658526.83/cwt459.00–619.003,4673
Stock Cows—Small 3697314.87/cwt274.00–393.002,1959
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,8301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990614.31/cwt560.00–675.006,0822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030637.80/cwt625.00–650.006,5692
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,185725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,5912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2817673.62/cwt650.00–700.005,5033
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2830725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,0181
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,1901,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,5781

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.