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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Nov 19

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 278▲ 410 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 34▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 10 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 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were

mostly steady. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $111.54/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$111.54

103 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$23.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.10

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	496	116.42	578	57
Medium and Large 2	473	110.27	521	25
Small 1-2	394	105.65	417	11thin
Medium and Large 3	437	93.42	408	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about $169 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 sale103 hd

111.54

—

SC average5 barns · 547 hd

106.44

+5.10

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	1,568	82.37	1,291	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	55.44	641	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	876	47.30	414	16

Every lot

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	303	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	349	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	152.72/cwt	150.00–157.50	481	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	149.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	547	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	117.75/cwt	115.00–123.00	445	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	136.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	519	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	425	109.27/cwt	100.00–115.00	464	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	140.30/cwt	135.00–145.00	600	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	122.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	135.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	646	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	131.32/cwt	125.00–138.00	688	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	127.97/cwt	125.00–134.00	720	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	93.39/cwt	90.00–97.00	304	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	333	110.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	366	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	119.74/cwt	117.00–122.00	435	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	125.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	458	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	378	107.21/cwt	105.00–111.00	405	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	350	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	122.54/cwt	119.00–127.00	506	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	93.66/cwt	90.00–97.50	389	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	418	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	108.40/cwt	105.00–112.00	513	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	473	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	116.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	115.80/cwt	114.00–119.00	587	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	106.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	112.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	636	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	105.75/cwt	102.00–107.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	106.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	662	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	476	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	418	106.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	446	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	92.34/cwt	90.00–96.00	393	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	463	103.46/cwt	102.00–105.00	479	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	130.11/cwt	127.50–133.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	500	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	122.75/cwt	122.50–123.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	111.31/cwt	110.00–114.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	117.35/cwt	116.00–118.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	112.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	688	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	109.49/cwt	107.00–112.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	773	82.94/cwt	81.00–85.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	810	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	575	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	265	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	172	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	370	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	244	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	59.23/cwt	55.00–63.00	278	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	309	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	578	61.51/cwt	60.00–63.00	356	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	947	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	84.04/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,366	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	829	39.10/cwt	35.00–45.00	324	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	52.22/cwt	47.00–58.00	472	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	58.34/cwt	50.00–65.00	673	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	43.11/cwt	35.00–48.00	504	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,015	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	785	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,103	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,027	785.51/cwt	575.00–875.00	8,067	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	927	525.67/cwt	425.00–650.00	4,873	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,155	621.01/cwt	550.00–685.00	7,173	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 Nov 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 278Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 0

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

mostly steady. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	115.00–123.00	117.75
2	—	303	110.00–120.00	115.04
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
4	—	425	100.00–115.00	109.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	120.00–125.00	122.69
7	—	379	130.00–140.00	136.81
6	—	425	120.00–130.00	124.96
3	—	570	110.00–115.00	113.33
2	—	545	110.00–116.00	113.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	478	130.00–140.00	135.25
11	—	365	145.00–155.00	149.97
9	—	524	125.00–138.00	131.32
6	—	563	125.00–134.00	127.97
4	—	428	135.00–145.00	140.30
4	—	315	150.00–157.50	152.72
1	—	280	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	413	119.00–127.00	122.54
7	—	475	114.00–120.00	116.02
6	—	366	120.00–128.00	125.26
5	—	621	105.00–110.00	106.62
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
10	—	565	110.00–116.00	112.58
19	—	507	114.00–119.00	115.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	105.00–111.00	107.21
2	—	333	105.00–115.00	110.04
2	—	418	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	473	100.00–101.00	100.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	118.00	118.00
2	—	443	110.00–115.00	112.49
4	—	363	117.00–122.00	119.74
4	—	536	105.00–108.00	106.98
4	—	566	102.00–107.00	105.75
10	—	473	105.00–112.00	108.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
2	—	325	90.00–97.00	93.39
2	—	378	90.00–95.00	92.52
2	—	415	90.00–97.50	93.66
2	—	478	90.00–95.00	92.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	100.00–110.00	106.73
2	—	500	100.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	463	102.00–105.00	103.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	90.00–96.00	92.34
2	—	773	81.00–85.00	82.94
1	—	810	71.00	71.00
1	—	700	80.00	80.00
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
1	—	625	92.00	92.00
1	—	580	87.50	87.50
1	—	480	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	110.00–114.00	111.31
2	—	410	115.00–117.00	116.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	110.00–115.00	112.19
4	—	464	127.50–133.00	130.11
4	—	419	135.00–140.00	137.54
3	—	573	116.00–118.00	117.35
2	—	658	107.00–112.00	109.49
2	—	530	122.50–123.00	122.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	65.00	65.00
1	—	370	66.00	66.00
1	—	515	60.00	60.00
2	—	578	60.00–63.00	61.51
3	—	470	55.00–63.00	59.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	904	47.00–58.00	52.22
6	—	829	35.00–45.00	39.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,154	50.00–65.00	58.34
4	—	1,169	35.00–48.00	43.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	80.00–94.00	84.04
1	—	1,280	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,015	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	575.00–875.00	785.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	550.00–685.00	621.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	927	425.00–650.00	525.67

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.