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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

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

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 410▲ 281 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.70/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$121.70

74 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$40.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.05

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	550	133.08	731	39
Medium and Large 2	561	117.36	659	9thin
Small 1-2	429	109.38	470	21
Medium and Large 3	820	92.59	759	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.48/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale74 hd

121.70

—

SC average3 barns · 345 hd

128.75

−7.05

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	49.75	567	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,253	49.61	622	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	47.44	409	23

Every lot

70 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	146.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	496	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	367	112.47/cwt	110.00–117.50	413	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	145.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	544	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	132.43/cwt	128.00–135.00	501	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	618	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	455	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	139.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	575	104.27/cwt	101.00–108.00	600	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	130.36/cwt	117.00–132.50	819	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	121.89/cwt	114.00–123.00	864	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	886	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	873	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	955	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	831	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	333	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	283	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	318	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	120.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	381	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	420	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	382	104.56/cwt	100.00–107.00	399	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	108.11/cwt	105.00–113.00	444	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	437	92.29/cwt	90.00–95.00	403	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	116.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	553	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	108.30/cwt	105.00–111.00	516	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	495	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	105.53/cwt	104.00–107.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	109.78/cwt	107.00–114.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	109.46/cwt	105.00–114.00	690	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	118.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	495	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	133.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	571	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	131.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	596	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	114.19/cwt	107.00–122.00	546	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	562	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	112.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	641	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	763	87.52/cwt	80.00–95.00	668	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	821	36.41/cwt	34.00–42.00	299	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	50.51/cwt	44.00–61.00	441	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	34.70/cwt	30.00–40.00	365	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	53.86/cwt	47.00–61.00	626	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,253	49.61/cwt	48.00–51.00	622	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	792	76.12/cwt	71.00–79.00	603	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	788	393.98/cwt	350.00–435.00	3,105	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	835	489.75/cwt	450.00–525.00	4,089	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,000	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,165	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,029	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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 410Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	124.00	124.00
6	—	473	115.00–120.00	116.81
5	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.58
5	—	432	115.00–120.00	117.76
4	—	571	107.00–114.00	109.78
3	—	317	118.00–124.00	120.15
2	—	630	105.00–114.00	109.46
2	—	383	118.00–120.00	118.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	100.00–107.00	104.56
2	—	320	110.00	110.00
2	—	283	110.00–115.00	112.43
1	—	495	102.00	102.00
1	—	400	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	90.00–95.00	92.29
1	—	555	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	105.00–111.00	108.30
7	—	376	110.00–115.00	111.69
4	—	411	105.00–113.00	108.11
2	—	515	104.00–107.00	105.53
1	—	280	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	80.00–95.00	87.52
1	—	562	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	107.00–122.00	114.19
4	—	419	115.00–125.00	118.18
3	—	567	111.00–114.00	112.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	130.00–138.00	133.42
6	—	455	125.00–135.00	131.01
2	—	560	115.00–118.00	116.50
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	110.00–116.00	113.03
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
10	—	628	117.00–132.50	130.36
8	—	709	114.00–123.00	121.89
5	—	375	140.00–155.00	145.01
4	—	471	138.00–140.00	139.51
4	—	339	140.00–150.00	146.31
3	—	430	140.00–147.00	143.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	367	110.00–117.50	112.47
3	—	575	101.00–108.00	104.27
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	109.00	109.00
1	—	415	108.00	108.00
1	—	335	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	90.00–92.00	90.98
1	—	955	87.00	87.00
1	—	715	99.00	99.00
1	—	685	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	106.00	106.00
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
1	—	465	117.00	117.00
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
3	—	378	128.00–135.00	132.43
2	—	873	100.00–103.00	101.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	873	44.00–61.00	50.51
5	—	821	34.00–42.00	36.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	48.00–51.00	49.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,163	47.00–61.00	53.86
3	—	1,053	30.00–40.00	34.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	792	71.00–79.00	76.12

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	450.00–525.00	489.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	788	350.00–435.00	393.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	550.00	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.