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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Mar 17

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 290▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 41▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 4▲ 14 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. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average 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 $105.35/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$105.35

46 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

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

$35.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

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	313	132.63	416	9thin
Small 1-2	362	101.25	367	4thin
Medium and Large 2	571	99.14	567	20
Medium and Large 3	548	97.28	533	13thin

One grade step is worth $35.35/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale46 hd

105.35

—

SC average4 barns · 210 hd

104.82

+0.53

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	2,038	94.13	1,918	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	72.00	799	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	52.22	471	8thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	226	139.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	316	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	243	120.22/cwt	118.00–122.50	292	2
Steers	—	Small 3	258	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	264	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	298	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	358	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	344	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	399	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	388	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	523	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	388	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	118.97/cwt	115.00–122.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	639	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	140.85/cwt	140.00–142.50	303	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	219	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	337	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	282	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	289	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	302	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	118.27/cwt	114.00–122.50	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	102.95/cwt	101.00–105.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	98.54/cwt	95.00–102.00	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	97.81/cwt	92.50–101.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	95.83/cwt	95.00–97.50	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	97.99/cwt	95.00–100.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	634	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	91.23/cwt	90.00–92.50	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	802	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	642	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	128.62/cwt	126.00–131.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	118.05/cwt	115.00–121.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	126.08/cwt	124.00–130.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	582	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	120.54/cwt	119.00–122.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	624	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	701	104.00/cwt	101.00–106.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	756	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	902	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	704	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	448	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	215	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,038	94.13/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,918	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	41.41/cwt	37.00–46.00	351	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	58.71/cwt	56.00–63.00	550	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	799	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	821	518.15/cwt	425.00–600.00	4,254	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,034	699.23/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,230	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	688.40/cwt	650.00–725.00	7,208	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	710	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,615	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 290Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	802	80.00	80.00
1	—	707	80.00	80.00
1	—	322	120.00	120.00
5	—	626	95.00–100.00	97.99
3	—	574	92.50–101.00	97.81
2	—	669	90.00–92.50	91.23
2	—	522	101.00–105.00	102.95
2	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	487	105.00–109.00	107.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	140.00–142.50	140.85
2	—	456	114.00–122.50	118.27
2	—	413	112.00–115.00	113.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	219	152.50–155.00	153.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	634	87.50	87.50
1	—	302	105.00	105.00
1	—	282	102.50	102.50
1	—	230	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	95.00–102.00	98.54
3	—	632	95.00–97.00	96.00
3	—	585	95.00–97.50	95.83
2	—	436	100.00	100.00
1	—	458	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	902	78.00	78.00
1	—	624	102.50	102.50
1	—	582	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	701	101.00–106.00	104.00
3	—	519	115.00–121.00	118.05
2	—	678	105.00–109.00	106.97
1	—	756	103.00	103.00
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
1	—	564	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	124.00–130.00	126.08
3	—	432	126.00–131.00	128.62
2	—	665	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	617	119.00–122.00	120.54
1	—	844	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	112.50	112.50
1	—	298	120.00	120.00
2	—	243	118.00–122.50	120.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	115.00–122.00	118.97
3	—	226	135.00–145.00	139.72
1	—	528	121.00	121.00
1	—	390	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	368	142.00	142.00
1	—	210	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	258	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	120.00	120.00
1	—	344	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	48.00	48.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	936	56.00–63.00	58.71
3	—	847	37.00–46.00	41.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,038	91.00–97.00	94.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	821	425.00–600.00	518.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,034	675.00–750.00	699.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,047	650.00–725.00	688.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	650.00	650.00

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.