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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Feb 16

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 184 vs last sale 223▼ 280 vs year ago 319 · −87.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 33▼ 74 vs year ago 85 · −87.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average 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 $108.70/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −86.19 against this barn's trailing median of $194.89.

Average price

$108.70

10 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$23.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	492	118.35	582	3thin
Medium and Large 2	580	109.25	634	4thin
Small 2	515	105.00	541	1thin
Medium and Large 3	538	95.00	511	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.35/cwt here — about $72 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 sale10 hd

108.70

—

SC average5 barns · 151 hd

112.27

−3.57

This barn, trailing median6 sales

194.89

−86.19

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	—	Low	1,395	82.18	1,146	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	76.00	825	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	69.62	731	4thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	205	148.78/cwt	147.50–150.00	305	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	356	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	528	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	770	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	840	70.03/cwt	65.00–75.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	945	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	624	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	503	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Small 2	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	452	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	73.05/cwt	70.00–74.00	891	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	91.31/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,434	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	69.62/cwt	62.00–76.00	731	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	680	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	5,780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	790	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	878	790.88/cwt	725.00–850.00	6,944	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	543	310.94/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,688	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	665	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,474	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 Feb 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 223Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 33Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 11

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	675.00	675.00

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	2	—	878	725.00–850.00	790.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	543	275.00–350.00	310.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	372.00	372.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	70.00–74.00	73.05
3	—	1,570	87.00–94.00	91.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	62.00–76.00	69.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	123.00–125.00	123.99
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	110.00–120.00	115.02
1	—	470	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	70.00	70.00
1	—	450	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	65.00–75.00	70.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	142.50	142.50
2	—	205	147.50–150.00	148.78
1	—	455	140.00	140.00

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.