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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Dec 1

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 382▼ 28 vs year ago 281 · −10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 60▼ 4 vs year ago 48 · −8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 7▲ 7 vs year ago 9 · +77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. Average offering

of 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 $115.77/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$115.77

103 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$41.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	454	122.84	558	58
Medium and Large 2	411	112.00	461	26
Small 1-2	376	105.87	398	14thin
Medium and Large 3	670	81.19	544	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.65/cwt here — about $14 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 sale103 hd

115.77

—

SC average3 barns · 664 hd

113.85

+1.92

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	1,639	79.70	1,306	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	54.69	638	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	48.19	432	14

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	237	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	288	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	280	116.36/cwt	113.00–120.00	326	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	309	135.91/cwt	130.00–145.00	420	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	155.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	511	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	136.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	522	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	156.91/cwt	150.00–167.00	603	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	146.66/cwt	143.00–151.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	478	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	138.54/cwt	136.00–141.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	123.24/cwt	118.00–129.00	699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	205	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	228	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	116.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	325	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	126.67/cwt	125.00–131.00	389	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	115.77/cwt	114.00–120.00	368	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	330	106.79/cwt	102.00–112.00	352	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	126.42/cwt	123.00–132.00	473	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	376	108.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	409	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	124.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	531	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	445	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	121.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	571	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	120.04/cwt	116.00–125.00	622	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	120.35/cwt	116.00–124.00	674	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	114.48/cwt	112.00–116.00	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	77.97/cwt	73.00–83.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	815	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	713	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	151.06/cwt	145.00–153.00	627	10
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	466	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	134.43/cwt	126.00–140.00	585	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	144.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	666	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	127.12/cwt	122.00–135.00	613	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	483	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	123.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	630	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	558	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	120.44/cwt	117.00–124.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	783	83.97/cwt	81.00–87.00	657	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	810	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	486	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	81.60/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,409	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	38.75/cwt	35.00–42.00	339	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	53.43/cwt	48.00–62.00	486	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	43.51/cwt	42.00–45.00	448	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	56.01/cwt	50.00–63.00	663	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	735	473.02/cwt	450.00–500.00	3,477	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,271	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	913	609.07/cwt	550.00–660.00	5,561	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	772	72.37/cwt	69.00–77.00	559	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	851	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	690	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	6,279	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	702	656.53/cwt	575.00–700.00	4,609	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	933	622.72/cwt	575.00–675.00	5,810	2

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 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 382Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 60Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 9

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. Average offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	107.00–110.00	108.49
2	—	558	106.00–110.00	107.99
3	—	415	110.00–115.00	112.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	142.00–147.00	144.72
10	—	415	145.00–153.00	151.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
2	—	783	81.00–87.00	83.97
2	—	560	90.00–95.00	92.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	126.00–140.00	134.43
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
5	—	482	122.00–135.00	127.12
4	—	510	120.00–130.00	123.47
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	580	117.00–124.00	120.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	102.00	102.00
5	—	330	102.00–112.00	106.79
4	—	376	105.00–110.00	108.79
2	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	205	111.00	111.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	116.00–124.00	120.35
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
11	—	426	122.00–130.00	124.72
7	—	307	125.00–131.00	126.67
8	—	518	116.00–125.00	120.04
11	—	470	118.00–125.00	121.46
7	—	374	123.00–132.00	126.42
4	—	614	112.00–116.00	114.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
6	—	318	114.00–120.00	115.77
7	—	280	114.00–120.00	116.05
4	—	465	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	215	124.00	124.00
2	—	535	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
1	—	820	87.00	87.00
2	—	368	115.00–120.00	117.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	66.00	66.00
1	—	650	94.00	94.00
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
2	—	725	73.00–83.00	77.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
3	—	237	120.00–125.00	121.69
3	—	280	113.00–120.00	116.36
2	—	478	106.00–110.00	108.05
1	—	365	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	136.00–141.00	138.54
6	—	328	150.00–165.00	155.73
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
3	—	417	143.00–151.00	146.66
4	—	384	150.00–167.00	156.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
6	—	383	130.00–140.00	136.34
5	—	309	130.00–145.00	135.91
3	—	567	118.00–129.00	123.24
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	735	450.00–500.00	473.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	550.00–660.00	609.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	772	69.00–77.00	72.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	81.00	81.00

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	2	—	933	575.00–675.00	622.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	702	575.00–700.00	656.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	909	48.00–62.00	53.43
5	—	875	35.00–42.00	38.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,183	50.00–63.00	56.01
2	—	1,030	42.00–45.00	43.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	79.00–86.00	81.60
1	—	1,375	74.00	74.00

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.