Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2019-09-03

Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 3

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

360 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 197▲ 360 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 57▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were mostly steady based on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of mostly plain to average 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 $126.33/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$126.33

177 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$14.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

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	822	128.38	1,055	124
Medium 2	555	123.19	684	41
Small 1-2	346	116.34	402	10thin
Medium and Large 3	490	113.50	556	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.88/cwt here — about $499 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 sale177 hd

126.33

—

SC average4 barns · 437 hd

125.68

+0.65

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	1,499	83.89	1,258	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	930	51.00	474	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	46.33	432	18

Every lot

71 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	233	135.03/cwt	132.50–137.50	315	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	145.11/cwt	142.50–147.50	403	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	280	115.66/cwt	110.00–122.50	324	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	333	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	398	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Full	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	376	129.87/cwt	120.00–135.00	488	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	449	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	427	129.68/cwt	129.00–130.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	475	126.25/cwt	119.00–130.00	600	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	531	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	683	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	626	118.63/cwt	112.50–125.00	743	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	672	118.06/cwt	105.00–124.00	793	14
Steers	—	Medium 2	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	860	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,081	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	225	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	242	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	260	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	306	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	333	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	400	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	368	118.16/cwt	112.50–126.00	435	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	422	116.19/cwt	107.50–118.50	490	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	105.44/cwt	100.00–111.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	579	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	111.70/cwt	108.00–115.00	586	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	641	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	568	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	113.31/cwt	112.50–114.00	701	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	640	95.75/cwt	87.50–104.00	613	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	675	93.50/cwt	82.50–105.00	631	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	423	113.74/cwt	112.50–115.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	455	114.27/cwt	112.50–116.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Small 3	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	515	113.50/cwt	108.00–119.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	694	4
Bulls	—	Small 2	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	585	113.31/cwt	111.00–116.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	627	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	260	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	353	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	437	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	874	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	85.07/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,340	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	37.81/cwt	30.00–46.00	310	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	930	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	474	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	56.99/cwt	53.00–61.00	612	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	640	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	790	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,622	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	880	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,280	1

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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 197Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
2	—	278	142.50–147.50	145.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	672	105.00–124.00	118.06
5	—	626	112.50–125.00	118.63
5	—	531	125.00–132.00	128.62
4	—	475	119.00–130.00	126.25
4	—	376	120.00–135.00	129.87
3	—	427	129.00–130.00	129.68
2	—	233	132.50–137.50	135.03
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
1	—	565	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	860	125.75	125.75
60	—	820	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	114.00	114.00
1	—	550	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	380	115.00–121.00	118.04
5	—	280	110.00–122.50	115.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	100.00–111.00	105.44
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
1	—	415	109.00	109.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	112.50–114.00	113.31
6	—	555	115.50	115.50
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	107.50–118.50	116.19
8	—	368	112.50–126.00	118.16
4	—	525	108.00–115.00	111.70
2	—	675	82.50–105.00	93.50
2	—	640	87.50–104.00	95.75
2	—	568	105.00	105.00
2	—	333	120.00	120.00
2	—	260	115.00–120.00	117.60
1	—	495	117.00	117.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	108.00–119.00	113.50
2	—	455	112.50–116.00	114.27
2	—	423	112.50–115.00	113.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	45.00	45.00
1	—	650	40.00	40.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	131.50	131.50
1	—	550	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	100.00–110.00	104.97
3	—	585	111.00–116.00	113.31
1	—	750	88.00	88.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	820	30.00–46.00	37.81
8	—	1,073	53.00–61.00	56.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,575	80.00–92.00	85.07
1	—	1,120	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	790	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	600.00	600.00

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.