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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Nov 5

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 338▲ 296 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 60▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 4▲ 16 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 steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Average offerings 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 $126.78/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$126.78

92 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$56.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.57

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	361	137.34	495	53
Medium and Large 2	344	118.12	407	24
Small 1-2	408	106.80	436	13thin
Medium and Large 3	527	80.50	424	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.84/cwt here — about $71 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 sale92 hd

126.78

—

SC average5 barns · 707 hd

131.35

−4.57

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	1,728	68.96	1,192	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	51.44	695	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,003	49.62	498	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	795	34.53	275	19

Every lot

97 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	—	Medium and Large 1-2	174	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	231	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	186	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	229	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	232	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	255	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	129.24/cwt	127.50–130.00	301	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	233	120.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	282	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	266	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	213	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	332	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	131.74/cwt	127.50–138.00	361	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	285	105.22/cwt	100.00–115.00	300	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	324	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	138.88/cwt	130.00–150.00	450	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	123.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	400	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	326	102.24/cwt	90.00–115.00	333	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	337	104.86/cwt	100.00–115.00	353	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	567	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	374	104.32/cwt	94.00–114.00	390	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	142.44/cwt	135.00–149.00	537	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	141.02/cwt	136.00–145.00	577	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	136.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	648	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	478	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	526	111.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	664	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	788	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	638	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	838	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	913	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	180	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	198	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	236	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	242	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	272	98.03/cwt	80.00–110.00	267	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	393	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	309	83.36/cwt	80.00–85.00	258	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	316	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	110.74/cwt	109.00–112.50	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	126.61/cwt	124.00–128.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	116.87/cwt	112.50–121.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	388	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	123.88/cwt	122.50–125.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	113.67/cwt	112.00–116.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	431	95.84/cwt	95.00–97.50	413	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	461	100.25/cwt	96.00–105.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	120.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	115.35/cwt	114.00–116.00	599	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	113.53/cwt	108.00–118.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	531	104.32/cwt	100.00–108.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	113.00/cwt	110.00–117.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	107.60/cwt	103.00–112.00	606	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	587	92.20/cwt	80.00–112.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	636	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	677	78.36/cwt	75.00–80.00	530	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	355	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	138.23/cwt	133.00–143.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	462	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	136.24/cwt	120.00–147.50	636	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	508	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	516	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	413	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	629	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	109.57/cwt	100.00–115.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	554	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	617	101.57/cwt	95.00–107.50	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	662	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	782	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	802	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	650	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	798	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	447	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	70.70/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,176	8
Bulls	—	—	1,988	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,233	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	37.62/cwt	33.00–41.00	292	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	839	27.82/cwt	25.00–31.00	233	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	930	42.77/cwt	38.00–44.00	398	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,009	51.15/cwt	45.00–58.00	516	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	712	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,289	51.34/cwt	49.00–54.00	662	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	789	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	44.57/cwt	43.00–46.00	660	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	699	632.40/cwt	625.00–650.00	4,420	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,489	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	8,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	624	236.70/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,477	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	638	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,914	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	648	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,917	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	746	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,238	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	661.35/cwt	575.00–725.00	7,123	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,608	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	956	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,346	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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 338Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,009	45.00–58.00	51.15
2	—	1,206	59.00	59.00
7	—	930	38.00–44.00	42.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	58.00–59.00	58.50
2	—	1,480	43.00–46.00	44.57
4	—	1,289	49.00–54.00	51.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	839	25.00–31.00	27.82
13	—	775	33.00–41.00	37.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,988	62.00	62.00
8	—	1,663	65.00–76.00	70.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	232	110.00	110.00
1	—	664	103.00	103.00
1	—	838	109.00	109.00
2	—	374	94.00–114.00	104.32
2	—	478	112.50–115.00	113.73
3	—	285	100.00–115.00	105.22
3	—	337	100.00–115.00	104.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	324	153.00	153.00
1	—	368	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	174	132.50	132.50
2	—	564	128.00	128.00
3	—	233	127.50–130.00	129.24
4	—	500	137.00	137.00
5	—	475	132.00–139.00	136.36
6	—	409	136.00–145.00	141.02
7	—	377	135.00–149.00	142.44
10	—	274	127.50–138.00	131.74
13	—	324	130.00–150.00	138.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	186	123.00	123.00
1	—	364	123.00	123.00
5	—	325	120.00–127.50	123.13
5	—	272	120.00–125.00	122.03
3	—	233	120.00–122.50	120.86
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	788	81.00	81.00
1	—	266	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	326	90.00–115.00	102.24
2	—	526	110.00–114.00	111.93
1	—	390	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	798	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	120.00–123.00	121.51
4	—	467	120.00–147.50	136.24
6	—	432	133.00–143.00	138.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
1	—	662	111.00	111.00
2	—	554	114.00	114.00
3	—	531	100.00–115.00	109.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	82.50	82.50
2	—	516	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	112.00	112.00
1	—	462	92.50	92.50
1	—	782	95.00	95.00
1	—	802	81.00	81.00
3	—	617	95.00–107.50	101.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	132.00	132.00
2	—	484	119.00–123.00	120.98
3	—	365	124.00–128.00	126.61
3	—	561	110.00–117.00	113.00
4	—	406	122.50–125.00	123.88
7	—	519	114.00–116.00	115.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	272	80.00–110.00	98.03
4	—	587	80.00–112.00	92.20
4	—	461	96.00–105.00	100.25
3	—	677	75.00–80.00	78.36
3	—	531	100.00–108.00	104.32
3	—	431	95.00–97.50	95.84
3	—	309	80.00–85.00	83.36
1	—	636	87.50	87.50
1	—	388	90.00	90.00
1	—	236	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	316	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	108.00–118.00	113.53
3	—	431	112.00–116.00	113.67
2	—	563	103.00–112.00	107.60
2	—	381	112.50–121.00	116.87
2	—	332	109.00–112.50	110.74
1	—	656	106.00	106.00
1	—	636	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	180	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,450	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	475.00	475.00

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	—	699	625.00–650.00	632.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	746	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	638	300.00	300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	746	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,077	575.00–725.00	661.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	624	225.00–250.00	236.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	648	250.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	956	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	768	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.