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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

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

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Feb 25Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

279 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 158▲ 279 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 52▲ 37 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 last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Moderate 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 $122.76/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$122.76

91 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$38.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

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	447	129.07	577	60
Medium and Large 2	469	115.79	543	21
Small 1-2	401	108.56	435	5thin
Medium and Large 3	576	90.49	521	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.57/cwt here — about $55 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 sale91 hd

122.76

—

SC average5 barns · 671 hd

122.29

+0.46

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	1,734	90.95	1,577	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	65.12	777	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	52.28	432	10

Every lot

85 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	—	Small 1-2	228	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	277	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	265	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	329	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	305	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	381	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	172.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	535	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	185.63/cwt	182.50–192.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	145.76/cwt	140.00–155.00	471	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	374	130.38/cwt	125.00–137.50	488	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	169.61/cwt	163.00–175.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	155.75/cwt	152.50–157.50	587	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	184.55/cwt	180.00–192.50	707	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	164.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	700	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	164.19/cwt	160.00–171.00	752	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	147.74/cwt	145.00–151.00	693	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	150.79/cwt	145.00–156.00	793	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	128.97/cwt	123.00–135.00	700	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	124.45/cwt	119.00–130.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	141.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	814	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	980	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	809	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	274	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	139.20/cwt	137.50–141.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	367	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	135.90/cwt	130.00–142.50	439	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	333	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	372	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	133.17/cwt	130.00–142.00	503	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	129.70/cwt	125.00–139.00	543	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	130.01/cwt	125.00–139.00	624	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	123.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	638	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	115.01/cwt	113.00–116.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	118.65/cwt	117.00–120.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	106.69/cwt	105.00–108.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	112.98/cwt	111.00–116.00	707	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	637	92.49/cwt	87.50–95.00	589	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	171.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	136.21/cwt	130.00–143.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	472	120.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	133.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	133.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	518	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	113.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	127.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	736	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	717	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	445	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	276	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	460	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	313	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	573	71.45/cwt	70.00–73.00	409	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,661	89.93/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,494	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,111	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	716	41.94/cwt	38.00–45.00	300	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	59.17/cwt	53.00–68.00	533	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	65.12/cwt	62.00–68.00	777	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	700	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,150	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	745	570.94/cwt	550.00–590.00	4,254	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	665	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,824	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	835	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,801	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,045.00/cwt	1,045.00–1,045.00	12,436	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	742	515.51/cwt	475.00–550.00	3,825	3

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Moderate 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	140.00–155.00	145.76
4	—	469	145.00–151.00	147.74
3	—	377	152.50–157.50	155.75
2	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.57
2	—	575	119.00–130.00	124.45
2	—	543	123.00–135.00	128.97
2	—	423	143.00–145.00	144.03
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	135.00–145.00	141.12
5	—	376	163.00–175.00	169.61
4	—	526	145.00–156.00	150.79
4	—	458	160.00–171.00	164.19
3	—	628	130.00–132.00	130.68
3	—	427	160.00–170.00	164.03
3	—	310	170.00–175.00	172.63
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	182.50–192.00	185.63
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
6	—	383	180.00–192.50	184.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	125.00–137.50	130.38
1	—	265	124.00	124.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
2	—	305	120.00–130.00	124.92
3	—	228	120.00–125.00	121.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	111.00–116.00	112.98
3	—	585	117.00–120.00	118.65
2	—	283	137.50–141.00	139.20
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
5	—	323	130.00–142.50	135.90
10	—	419	125.00–139.00	129.70
10	—	480	125.00–139.00	130.01
11	—	378	130.00–142.00	133.17
12	—	515	120.00–130.00	123.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
1	—	375	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	127.50	127.50
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	483	117.00–120.00	118.48
3	—	302	120.00–125.00	121.66
3	—	370	120.00–125.00	123.38
3	—	618	105.00–108.00	106.69
4	—	521	113.00–116.00	115.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	92.50	92.50
1	—	570	82.50	82.50
3	—	637	87.50–95.00	92.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	103.00	103.00
3	—	333	110.00–115.00	111.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	118.00–125.00	120.99
2	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	92.50	92.50
1	—	495	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	130.00–143.00	136.21
4	—	480	130.00–140.00	133.76
2	—	570	110.00–116.00	113.11
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
1	—	655	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	125.00–135.00	127.98
3	—	513	130.00–138.00	133.67
3	—	413	170.00–175.00	171.61
2	—	465	145.00–155.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	70.00–73.00	71.45
1	—	605	60.00	60.00
1	—	460	68.00	68.00
1	—	445	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	901	53.00–68.00	59.17
4	—	716	38.00–45.00	41.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	62.00–68.00	65.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,661	85.00–95.00	89.93
1	—	2,010	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,820	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	550.00–590.00	570.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,045.00	1,045.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	575.00	575.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	742	475.00–550.00	515.51

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.