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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Dec 17

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 397▲ 217 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 48▲ 15 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 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.18/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$112.18

52 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$29.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.12

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	427	119.83	512	20
Medium and Large 2	362	117.12	424	16thin
Small 1-2	334	110.44	369	6thin
Medium and Large 3	476	90.02	428	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.81/cwt here — about $83 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 sale52 hd

112.18

—

SC average5 barns · 457 hd

109.06

+3.12

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	1,578	76.03	1,200	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	44.75	493	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	37.31	343	3thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	171.47/cwt	165.00–175.00	403	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	171.43/cwt	165.00–176.00	463	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	583	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	510	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	447	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	161.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	141.69/cwt	135.00–148.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	133.21/cwt	127.00–141.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	134.95/cwt	130.00–141.00	717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	127.90/cwt	122.00–134.00	793	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	126.96/cwt	122.00–132.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	271	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	239	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	125.36/cwt	124.00–128.00	342	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	117.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	327	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	411	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	320	109.38/cwt	105.00–113.00	350	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	120.16/cwt	115.00–122.50	392	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	363	112.55/cwt	111.00–114.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	93.12/cwt	90.00–96.00	349	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	373	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	115.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	87.48/cwt	85.00–90.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	850	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	410	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	149.55/cwt	145.00–154.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	121.74/cwt	121.00–122.50	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	131.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	717	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,551	80.54/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,249	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	977	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	35.47/cwt	35.00–36.00	319	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	396	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	323	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	47.94/cwt	40.00–59.00	539	4

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 397Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 48Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	131.00	131.00
2	—	365	135.00–145.00	139.86
1	—	285	128.00	128.00
2	—	245	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	122.00–134.00	127.90
2	—	390	160.00–163.00	161.48
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
3	—	477	127.00–141.00	133.21
2	—	670	122.00–132.00	126.96
3	—	235	165.00–175.00	171.47
3	—	437	135.00–148.00	141.69
3	—	570	135.00–137.00	135.99
4	—	270	165.00–176.00	171.43
1	—	345	169.00	169.00
5	—	531	130.00–141.00	134.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	159.00	159.00
1	—	360	179.00	179.00
1	—	305	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	116.00–120.00	118.01
4	—	528	114.00–117.00	115.49
6	—	273	124.00–128.00	125.36
2	—	580	112.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	613	111.00–115.00	112.96
1	—	215	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	114.00	114.00
1	—	510	106.00	106.00
3	—	278	115.00–120.00	117.62
4	—	371	116.00–120.00	118.01
6	—	326	115.00–122.50	120.16
1	—	570	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
1	—	850	87.00	87.00
1	—	460	90.00	90.00
2	—	375	90.00–96.00	93.12
2	—	410	90.00–92.00	90.98
2	—	635	85.00–90.00	87.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	111.00–114.00	112.55
4	—	320	105.00–113.00	109.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
2	—	455	121.00–122.50	121.74
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
1	—	425	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
2	—	518	130.00	130.00
2	—	618	115.00–117.00	115.97
3	—	410	145.00–154.00	149.55
5	—	479	130.00–135.00	131.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	41.00	41.00
2	—	898	35.00–36.00	35.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	40.00–59.00	47.94
1	—	1,010	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	58.00	58.00
4	—	1,551	79.00–85.00	80.54

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.