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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 1

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

608 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 358▲ 608 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 10▲ 21 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 2.00 lower . Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Average offering of average to plain 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $118.69/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$118.69

211 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$29.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

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	544	123.61	673	125
Medium and Large 2	433	117.19	507	56
Small 1-2	354	107.32	380	16thin
Medium and Large 3	446	93.79	419	14thin

One grade step is worth $29.81/cwt here — about $254 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 sale211 hd

118.69

—

SC average5 barns · 735 hd

119.52

−0.83

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	1,519	76.22	1,158	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	46.86	531	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	44.83	383	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,240	41.16	510	2thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	385	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	289	124.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	359	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	317	107.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	340	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	124.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	407	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	131.37/cwt	128.00–135.00	437	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	118.00/cwt	115.00–122.00	434	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	127.77/cwt	120.00–134.00	477	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	108.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	411	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	92.00/cwt	90.00–96.00	359	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	126.94/cwt	126.00–129.00	538	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	94.03/cwt	90.00–97.00	406	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	534	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	114.87/cwt	114.00–115.00	533	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	473	103.83/cwt	102.50–105.00	491	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	127.82/cwt	125.00–128.00	631	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	108.98/cwt	108.00–111.00	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	124.68/cwt	117.00–129.00	642	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	513	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	119.15/cwt	119.00–121.00	680	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	109.36/cwt	105.00–112.50	630	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	120.74/cwt	118.00–121.00	743	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	119.66/cwt	114.50–123.25	852	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	243	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	255	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	278	103.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	286	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	324	101.14/cwt	100.00–105.00	328	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	366	101.04/cwt	100.00–103.00	370	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	114.65/cwt	114.00–115.00	430	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	110.18/cwt	108.00–114.00	413	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	114.78/cwt	114.00–117.00	473	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	94.81/cwt	92.50–97.00	391	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	417	103.34/cwt	102.00–104.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	106.89/cwt	105.00–112.00	465	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	107.45/cwt	104.00–112.00	515	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	577	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	109.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	107.87/cwt	104.00–110.00	617	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	671	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	823	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	413	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	413	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	115.26/cwt	113.00–115.50	479	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	92.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	407	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	113.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	537	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	528	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	94.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	647	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	73.54/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	78.00/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,258	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	50.04/cwt	49.00–51.00	378	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	41.35/cwt	40.00–42.00	381	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	50.79/cwt	48.00–53.00	570	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	43.50/cwt	36.00–46.00	496	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	41.16/cwt	40.00–42.00	510	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,725	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	29,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	735	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,491	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	895	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	959	634.97/cwt	560.00–680.00	6,089	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,919	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,618	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	5,273	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	876.44/cwt	800.00–950.00	11,394	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	895	698.04/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,247	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	943	729.24/cwt	675.00–825.00	6,877	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 2	970	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	974.00/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,305	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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 358Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 lower . Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Average offering of average to plain 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
1	—	690	85.00	85.00
2	—	290	100.00	100.00
2	—	540	90.00–100.00	95.00
2	—	563	90.00	90.00
3	—	390	90.00–96.00	92.00
3	—	432	90.00–97.00	94.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	443	120.50	120.50
9	—	576	105.00–112.50	109.36
9	—	328	120.00–130.00	124.12
8	—	464	114.00–115.00	114.87
7	—	368	115.00–122.00	118.00
6	—	289	120.00–130.00	124.19
3	—	510	108.00–111.00	108.98
1	—	775	96.00	96.00
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
1	—	235	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	515	117.00–129.00	124.68
29	—	615	118.00–121.00	120.74
17	—	494	125.00–128.00	127.82
13	—	712	114.50–123.25	119.66
13	—	571	119.00–121.00	119.15
10	—	424	126.00–129.00	126.94
3	—	373	120.00–134.00	127.77
2	—	333	128.00–135.00	131.37
2	—	287	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
3	—	473	102.50–105.00	103.83
4	—	378	105.00–110.00	108.69
7	—	317	105.00–110.00	107.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	324	100.00–105.00	101.14
5	—	366	100.00–103.00	101.04
5	—	278	100.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	417	102.00–104.00	103.34
2	—	243	100.00–110.00	105.05
1	—	555	102.00	102.00
1	—	545	102.00	102.00
1	—	465	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	92.50–97.00	94.81
2	—	330	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
1	—	655	89.00	89.00
1	—	565	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
1	—	450	94.00	94.00
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
1	—	285	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	479	104.00–112.00	107.45
22	—	572	104.00–110.00	107.87
14	—	375	108.00–114.00	110.18
12	—	435	105.00–112.00	106.89
3	—	615	100.00–104.00	101.30
2	—	508	108.00–111.00	109.49
1	—	760	79.00	79.00
1	—	715	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	412	114.00–117.00	114.78
10	—	493	117.00	117.00
8	—	586	114.50	114.50
6	—	803	102.50	102.50
3	—	375	114.00–115.00	114.65
1	—	305	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	102.00–103.00	102.49
2	—	413	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	90.00–100.00	94.04
2	—	438	90.00–96.00	92.98
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	416	113.00–115.50	115.26
4	—	474	110.00–115.00	113.21
2	—	620	95.00–97.00	95.99
2	—	530	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	660	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	40.00–42.00	41.35
2	—	755	49.00–51.00	50.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	40.00–42.00	41.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,140	36.00–46.00	43.50
6	—	1,123	48.00–53.00	50.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	77.00–79.00	78.00
2	—	1,378	73.00–74.00	73.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	475.00	475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	959	560.00–680.00	634.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	475.00	475.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	800.00–950.00	876.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	650.00–750.00	698.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	943	675.00–825.00	729.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	650.00	650.00

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	—	1,058	950.00–1,000.00	974.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,725	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.