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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 23

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 264▲ 305 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 74▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 7▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder bulls were steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers were unevenly steady, and feeder steers too few to compare. Slaughter cows were steady and bulls were too few to compare. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle plain to average with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.57/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$118.57

73 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

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	424	124.17	526	41
Medium 2	461	114.55	527	18thin
Small 1-2	411	107.69	442	12thin
Medium and Large 3	383	105.00	402	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $125 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 sale73 hd

118.57

—

SC average5 barns · 415 hd

114.57

+3.99

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	—	Low	1,282	79.50	1,019	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	63.00	816	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	61.83	691	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	49.99	485	5thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	337	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	435	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	146.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	471	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	333	118.83/cwt	115.00–122.50	396	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	145.73/cwt	143.00–149.00	529	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	116.09/cwt	110.00–122.50	441	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	383	131.03/cwt	129.00–134.00	502	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	138.67/cwt	135.00–143.00	564	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	438	125.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	134.69/cwt	131.00–140.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	490	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	132.42/cwt	129.00–136.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	132.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	359	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	275	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	305	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	313	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	126.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	396	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	362	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	381	119.05/cwt	116.00–122.50	454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	420	107.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	117.38/cwt	113.00–121.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	123.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	534	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	453	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	122.16/cwt	118.00–126.00	583	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	606	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	523	111.79/cwt	110.00–113.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	578	110.86/cwt	108.00–112.50	641	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	133.41/cwt	129.00–137.00	559	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	428	123.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	130.56/cwt	127.00–135.00	623	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	479	121.55/cwt	118.00–125.00	582	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	518	120.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	126.60/cwt	121.00–132.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	566	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	580	109.82/cwt	108.00–112.50	637	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	625	103.78/cwt	100.00–107.50	649	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	380	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	209	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,274	77.15/cwt	74.00–79.00	983	7
Bulls	—	—	1,300	84.99/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,105	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	45.41/cwt	45.00–46.00	436	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	53.05/cwt	50.00–55.00	518	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	60.36/cwt	55.00–65.00	663	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	68.68/cwt	67.00–70.00	832	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	816	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	840	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,188.84/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	11,116	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	1,242.72/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	12,477	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,095	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,855	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,480	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	845	688.09/cwt	684.00–692.00	5,814	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

Tue Jul 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 264Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	103.00	103.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
3	—	362	110.00	110.00
3	—	420	105.00–110.00	107.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	118.00–126.00	122.16
9	—	431	120.00–126.00	123.79
6	—	518	115.00–119.00	117.01
6	—	270	130.00–136.00	132.90
4	—	314	125.00–128.00	126.25
2	—	553	115.00–119.00	117.01
2	—	393	131.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	245	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	110.00–113.00	111.79
4	—	381	116.00–122.50	119.05
3	—	578	108.00–112.50	110.86
3	—	425	113.00–121.00	117.38
2	—	453	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	235	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
2	—	438	120.00–131.00	125.41
2	—	490	120.00–125.00	122.53
6	—	383	129.00–134.00	131.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
2	—	228	145.00–150.00	147.64
2	—	293	147.00–150.00	148.49
2	—	533	129.00–136.00	132.42
3	—	407	135.00–143.00	138.67
3	—	473	131.00–140.00	134.69
4	—	321	145.00–150.00	146.69
4	—	363	143.00–149.00	145.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	115.00–122.50	118.83
5	—	380	110.00–122.50	116.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	55.00	55.00
2	—	575	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
3	—	580	108.00–112.50	109.82
2	—	625	100.00–107.50	103.78
1	—	760	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	129.00–137.00	133.41
5	—	477	127.00–135.00	130.56
2	—	565	121.00–132.00	126.60
1	—	530	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	115.00–120.00	117.61
5	—	479	118.00–125.00	121.55
3	—	518	117.00–123.00	120.95
3	—	428	120.00–128.00	123.65
1	—	625	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,188.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,004	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,242.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	450.00	450.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	684.00–692.00	688.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	50.00–55.00	53.05
2	—	960	45.00–46.00	45.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,098	55.00–65.00	60.36
3	—	1,212	67.00–70.00	68.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,274	74.00–79.00	77.15
3	—	1,300	83.00–86.00	84.99

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.