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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 9

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 204▲ 31 vs year ago 188 · +16.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 42▼ 30 vs year ago 58 · −51.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 25▼ 3 vs year ago 12 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower, slaughter 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.60/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −74.29 against this barn's trailing median of $194.89.

Average price

$120.60

64 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$43.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

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	527	132.03	696	34
Medium and Large 2	555	116.87	649	19thin
Small 1-2	515	107.50	554	2thin
Medium and Large 3	749	88.22	661	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.81/cwt here — about $35 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 sale64 hd

120.60

—

SC average5 barns · 468 hd

122.02

−1.42

This barn, trailing median6 sales

194.89

−74.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $202.41, low $186.01, median $194.89 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,554	97.84	1,521	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	63.78	709	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	864	57.96	501	12

Every lot

66 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	233	147.74/cwt	140.00–155.00	344	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	275	126.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	348	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.00	392	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	143.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	473	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	138.13/cwt	127.00–145.00	524	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	699	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	135.31/cwt	134.00–137.00	760	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	126.04/cwt	122.50–130.00	334	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	138.78/cwt	135.00–143.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	434	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	499	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	129.65/cwt	128.00–132.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	127.90/cwt	125.00–133.00	599	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	116.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	118.96/cwt	115.00–123.00	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	106.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	111.01/cwt	109.00–114.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	129.15/cwt	125.00–132.50	533	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	143.13/cwt	140.00–147.00	605	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	131.10/cwt	128.00–137.00	687	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	108.06/cwt	104.00–112.50	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	91.33/cwt	84.00–95.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	770	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	827	83.33/cwt	82.00–85.00	689	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	99.61/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,506	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,571	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	49.83/cwt	46.00–52.00	406	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	62.03/cwt	59.00–68.00	551	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	67.63/cwt	64.00–72.00	749	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	50.30/cwt	46.00–55.00	566	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,219	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	690	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,163	873.93/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,164	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	785	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,103	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	790	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,358	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 Jun 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 204Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 42Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 25Year ago 12

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower, slaughter 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
3	—	562	134.00–137.00	135.31
2	—	510	134.00–140.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
3	—	275	120.00–130.00	126.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	127.00–145.00	138.13
3	—	330	140.00–145.00	143.28
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
1	—	560	127.50	127.50
2	—	283	137.50–140.00	138.69
2	—	233	140.00–155.00	147.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	434	128.00–132.00	129.65
10	—	468	125.00–133.00	127.90
5	—	520	115.00–123.00	118.96
2	—	318	135.00–143.00	138.78
3	—	628	109.00–114.00	111.01
2	—	570	114.00–118.00	116.02
1	—	285	148.00	148.00
5	—	377	130.00–135.00	132.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	615	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	122.50–130.00	126.04
2	—	617	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	408	115.00–119.00	116.96
3	—	362	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
2	—	343	120.00–122.50	121.24
4	—	470	112.00–120.00	116.01
2	—	560	105.00–109.00	106.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	121.00–125.00	123.00
3	—	478	135.00–140.00	138.34
7	—	423	140.00–147.00	143.13
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
8	—	574	125.00–130.00	127.99
11	—	524	128.00–137.00	131.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
3	—	725	84.00–95.00	91.33
1	—	635	92.00	92.00
3	—	827	82.00–85.00	83.33
1	—	770	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	125.00–132.50	129.15
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
5	—	616	104.00–112.50	108.06
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
2	—	468	125.00–128.00	126.44
6	—	518	120.00–125.00	121.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,163	825.00–925.00	873.93

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	—	785	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00

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	—	790	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,108	64.00–72.00	67.63
2	—	1,125	46.00–55.00	50.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	815	46.00–52.00	49.83
8	—	888	59.00–68.00	62.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	96.00–105.00	99.61
1	—	1,765	89.00	89.00

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.