Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2019-08-20

Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Aug 20

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

184 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 365▲ 184 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 73▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction with removal of feeder heifer with incorrect price and low weight slaughter hog *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering of average quality cattle 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 $112.96/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$112.96

50 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$19.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

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	471	120.48	568	17thin
Small 1-2	319	111.60	355	11thin
Medium 2	455	111.12	505	15thin
Medium and Large 3	477	100.76	481	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about $87 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 sale50 hd

112.96

—

SC average5 barns · 335 hd

110.89

+2.06

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	1,780	88.00	1,566	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	62.98	736	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	48.73	452	9thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	285	131.39/cwt	125.00–138.00	374	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	313	114.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	359	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	143.92/cwt	141.00–147.50	465	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	436	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	370	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	139.74/cwt	137.50–143.00	525	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	116.88/cwt	114.00–120.00	444	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	580	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	464	120.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	133.41/cwt	133.00–136.00	642	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	121.44/cwt	119.00–124.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	260	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	289	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	324	112.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	363	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	358	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	128.66/cwt	126.00–131.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	421	110.38/cwt	109.00–112.00	465	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	123.64/cwt	118.00–128.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	101.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	118.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	483	110.73/cwt	108.00–112.00	535	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	516	100.13/cwt	98.00–102.50	517	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	520	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	685	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	634	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	410	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	482	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	130.12/cwt	127.00–134.00	565	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	127.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	563	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	58.14/cwt	52.00–67.00	516	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	41.21/cwt	36.00–48.00	395	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	62.98/cwt	56.00–70.00	736	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	17,748	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	825	864.60/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	7,133	3

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 Aug 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 365Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 0

*Correction with removal of feeder heifer with incorrect price and low weight slaughter hog *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering of average quality cattle with active

buyer participation. light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
2	—	410	115.00–120.00	117.50
2	—	563	105.00–110.00	107.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
2	—	535	126.00	126.00
4	—	480	125.00–130.00	127.28
6	—	434	127.00–134.00	130.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	138.00	138.00
1	—	520	107.50	107.50
1	—	640	96.00	96.00
1	—	685	92.50	92.50
2	—	370	115.00–123.00	119.00
4	—	483	108.00–112.00	110.73
5	—	421	109.00–112.00	110.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	115.00	115.00
3	—	368	126.00–131.00	128.66
4	—	423	118.00–128.00	123.64
4	—	478	115.00–122.00	118.41
4	—	564	114.00–118.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	110.00–120.00	112.16
2	—	358	110.00	110.00
2	—	260	110.00–112.50	111.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	98.00–102.50	100.13
3	—	425	100.00–105.00	101.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	114.00–120.00	116.88
2	—	313	110.00–120.00	114.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	137.50–143.00	139.74
7	—	481	133.00–136.00	133.41
4	—	423	134.00–140.00	137.00
3	—	323	141.00–147.50	143.92
2	—	625	119.00–124.00	121.44
2	—	583	129.00	129.00
1	—	650	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	115.00–125.00	120.84
2	—	370	130.00–133.00	131.46
2	—	285	125.00–138.00	131.39
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
1	—	435	127.00	127.00
1	—	330	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	36.00–48.00	41.21
4	—	888	52.00–67.00	58.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,168	56.00–70.00	62.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	825	725.00–1,000.00	864.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.