Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2019-06-25

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 25
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▲ 425 vs last sale 0▲ 425 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 0▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 0▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*NOTICE: No sale next week in observance of Independence Day.

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Slaughter cows an bulls mostly steady.

Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for

cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $125.12/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$125.12
109 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$298
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$7.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.43
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545127.2769361
Medium 2423123.3852235
Small 1-2330119.6939613thin
One grade step is worth $7.58/cwt here — about $298 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 sale109 hd
125.12
—
SC average5 barns · 358 hd
125.55
−0.43
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—Average1,52081.721,2425thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61355.268912thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21654.7766613
CowsLean 85-90%Average86048.754194thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2272126.69/cwt125.00–130.003453
Steers—Medium 2283140.65/cwt135.00–146.003982
Steers—Medium 2321134.26/cwt130.00–140.004317
Steers—Small 1-2326117.66/cwt110.00–125.003846
Steers—Medium 2376129.83/cwt125.00–135.0048810
Steers—Small 1-2381117.49/cwt115.00–120.004484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408133.06/cwt128.00–134.505439
Steers—Medium 2431116.72/cwt113.00–122.505034
Steers—Medium 2466115.00/cwt110.00–120.005364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467127.51/cwt125.00–129.0059511
Steers—Medium 2513115.24/cwt110.00–120.005915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523126.50/cwt124.00–131.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578129.57/cwt123.00–133.0074927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627117.48/cwt115.00–122.007376
Steers—Medium 2645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713112.98/cwt112.00–114.008062
Steers—Medium 272095.38/cwt91.00–100.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762114.00/cwt114.00–114.008692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2218134.94/cwt130.00–140.002942
Heifers—Medium 2284130.00/cwt125.00–135.003694
Heifers—Medium 2328126.24/cwt124.00–130.004144
Heifers—Medium 2367121.80/cwt120.00–130.0044710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418102.49/cwt100.00–105.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424117.64/cwt115.00–121.004995
Heifers—Medium 2425111.01/cwt110.00–112.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462118.01/cwt114.00–120.0054515
Heifers—Medium 2468110.33/cwt110.00–111.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468104.17/cwt100.00–108.004885
Heifers—Medium 2515109.33/cwt108.00–110.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519103.40/cwt100.00–105.0053710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540115.32/cwt112.00–116.0062316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3561102.38/cwt100.00–105.005745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570114.00/cwt114.00–114.006501
Heifers—Medium 262198.30/cwt94.00–101.006109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630110.66/cwt109.00–111.006976
Heifers—Medium 268084.00/cwt84.00–84.005711
Heifers—Medium 276878.98/cwt78.00–80.006072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418127.94/cwt125.00–135.005355
Bulls—Medium 2418118.25/cwt117.00–120.004944
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432108.66/cwt106.00–110.004693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2454127.98/cwt125.00–130.005815
Bulls—Medium 2517117.32/cwt116.00–118.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 356598.60/cwt95.00–101.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590116.03/cwt112.00–120.006852
Bulls—Medium 2628104.94/cwt100.00–110.006592
Bulls—Medium 267387.01/cwt85.00–91.005865
Bulls—Medium and Large 368872.47/cwt70.00–75.004992
Bulls—Medium 272584.96/cwt83.00–87.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 373172.55/cwt70.00–77.505305
Bulls—Medium 282381.99/cwt80.00–84.006752
Bulls—Medium 288381.99/cwt81.00–83.007242
Bulls—Medium 299585.00/cwt85.00–85.008461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31872.83/cwt71.00–75.009602
Bulls——1,65587.65/cwt85.00–89.001,4513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81546.67/cwt42.00–49.003803
Cows—Lean 85-90%99555.00/cwt55.00–55.005471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21257.53/cwt54.00–61.0069710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23045.57/cwt40.00–48.005613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61355.26/cwt50.00–59.008912
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2745503.36/cwt425.00–665.003,75013
Stock Cows—Small 3790376.42/cwt350.00–400.002,9742
Stock Cows—Small 1-2830475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,9431
Stock Cows—Small 1-2840500.48/cwt450.00–525.004,2044
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2687774.13/cwt675.00–875.005,3185
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2741890.97/cwt675.00–975.006,60212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28131,050.00/cwt900.00–1,100.008,5373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,017791.76/cwt775.00–800.008,0523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,125725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,1561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,1201

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.