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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Mar 10

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

290 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 279▲ 290 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 37▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $115.85/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$115.85

99 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$29.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

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	465	122.19	568	54
Medium and Large 2	386	115.07	445	26
Small 1-2	316	110.00	348	7thin
Medium and Large 3	668	92.42	617	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale99 hd

115.85

—

SC average5 barns · 333 hd

117.45

−1.60

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	1,456	87.94	1,280	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	65.00	827	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	57.73	681	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	52.29	446	14

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	233	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	332	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	440	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	332	121.66/cwt	117.50–125.00	404	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	502	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	148.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	376	120.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	453	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	139.70/cwt	137.00–141.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	119.36/cwt	118.00–120.00	286	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	263	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	289	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	325	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	117.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	374	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	421	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	333	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	366	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	118.92/cwt	115.00–121.00	446	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	129.38/cwt	125.00–133.00	486	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	122.54/cwt	120.00–126.00	517	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	114.57/cwt	112.50–116.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	122.72/cwt	115.00–127.00	580	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	119.74/cwt	115.00–121.00	606	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	676	92.18/cwt	92.00–93.00	623	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	128.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	540	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	141.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	129.06/cwt	124.00–135.00	600	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	141.11/cwt	139.00–145.00	658	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	115.98/cwt	111.00–123.00	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.36/cwt	129.00–132.00	743	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	109.29/cwt	105.00–114.00	677	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	103.26/cwt	101.00–105.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	703	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	480	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	283	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	79.54/cwt	78.00–81.00	911	2
Bulls	—	—	1,559	90.74/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,415	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	778	45.73/cwt	38.00–49.00	356	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	58.85/cwt	54.00–66.00	546	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	46.86/cwt	45.00–49.00	515	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	61.35/cwt	54.00–68.00	740	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	827	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	658	450.86/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,967	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	805	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,220	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	610	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,660	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 Mar 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 279Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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
9	—	376	125.00–133.00	129.38
7	—	422	120.00–126.00	122.54
2	—	555	114.00–116.00	114.99
2	—	333	125.00–128.00	126.44
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
23	—	506	115.00–121.00	119.74
10	—	473	115.00–127.00	122.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	110.00	110.00
2	—	263	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	240	118.00–120.00	119.36
3	—	430	112.50–116.00	114.57
4	—	375	115.00–121.00	118.92
4	—	463	110.00–112.00	110.98
6	—	318	115.00–120.00	117.71
2	—	580	104.00–108.00	106.00
2	—	525	110.00–112.00	111.03
2	—	283	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	95.00	95.00
11	—	676	92.00–93.00	92.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	80.00	80.00
1	—	650	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	465	124.00–135.00	129.06
7	—	421	125.00–135.00	128.17
5	—	703	100.00	100.00
4	—	668	101.00–105.00	103.26
4	—	619	105.00–114.00	109.29
4	—	565	111.00–123.00	115.98
1	—	770	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	129.00–132.00	130.36
7	—	466	139.00–145.00	141.11
6	—	424	140.00–145.00	141.43
4	—	520	130.00–135.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
2	—	380	140.00	140.00
2	—	320	135.00–140.00	137.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	145.00–155.00	148.89
3	—	575	137.00–141.00	139.70
2	—	443	146.00–150.00	148.01
2	—	340	145.00–150.00	147.50
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	200	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	376	115.00–125.00	120.38
3	—	332	117.50–125.00	121.66
2	—	290	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	928	54.00–66.00	58.85
7	—	778	38.00–49.00	45.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,206	54.00–68.00	61.35
2	—	1,100	45.00–49.00	46.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,559	86.00–96.00	90.74
2	—	1,145	78.00–81.00	79.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	658	425.00–475.00	450.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	400.00	400.00

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	1	—	610	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.