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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Mar 23

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 266▲ 109 vs year ago 122 · +89.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 40▲ 61 vs year ago 39 · +156.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 10▲ 24 vs year ago 11 · +218.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $115.91/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$115.91

95 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$30.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

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	407	125.95	513	32
Medium and Large 2	425	114.95	488	42
Small 1-2	334	107.88	360	12thin
Medium and Large 3	628	95.40	599	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale95 hd

115.91

—

SC average4 barns · 440 hd

118.93

−3.02

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	1,329	85.08	1,131	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	58.38	675	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	854	50.54	432	35

Every lot

81 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.50	341	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	235	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	306	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	384	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	285	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	351	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	161.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	512	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	321	126.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	407	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	448	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	371	123.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	459	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	136.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	113.66/cwt	110.00–117.50	494	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	111.96/cwt	108.00–117.00	523	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	125.97/cwt	123.00–130.00	718	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	782	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	114.26/cwt	112.50–116.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.50	300	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	226	120.27/cwt	120.00–121.00	272	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	130.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	349	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	277	108.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	299	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	284	116.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	331	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	119.17/cwt	117.50–120.00	358	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	131.60/cwt	125.00–140.00	421	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	109.30/cwt	108.00–110.00	355	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	366	107.07/cwt	105.00–110.00	392	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	119.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	444	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	123.82/cwt	122.00–130.00	510	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	115.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	500	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	122.77/cwt	121.00–125.00	562	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	100.52/cwt	98.00–102.00	532	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	124.18/cwt	122.00–131.00	713	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	111.00/cwt	108.00–114.00	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	101.32/cwt	100.00–104.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	677	95.83/cwt	93.00–97.50	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	126.37/cwt	120.00–133.00	532	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	146.32/cwt	145.00–148.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	132.78/cwt	128.00–135.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	122.34/cwt	118.00–125.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	86.23/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,141	7
Bulls	—	—	1,370	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,055	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	794	40.71/cwt	35.00–45.00	323	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	54.47/cwt	50.00–61.00	478	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	412	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	58.49/cwt	50.00–66.00	675	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	988	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	885	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,859	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,194	837.51/cwt	775.00–900.00	10,000	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,218	825.48/cwt	725.00–925.00	10,054	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	690	687.26/cwt	625.00–750.00	4,742	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	861	758.96/cwt	625.00–850.00	6,535	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	885	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,602	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	900	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	938	875.93/cwt	825.00–925.00	8,216	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	1,010.22/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	11,517	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	615	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	467	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	897	81.76/cwt	75.00–86.00	733	7

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 266Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 40Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 11

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,323	81.00–93.00	86.23
1	—	1,370	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,030	40.00	40.00
25	—	1,154	50.00–66.00	58.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	794	35.00–45.00	40.71
25	—	878	50.00–61.00	54.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
2	—	205	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	125.00–130.00	126.77
6	—	371	120.00–128.00	123.85
2	—	235	125.00–135.00	130.11
3	—	285	120.00–125.00	123.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
3	—	317	155.00–165.00	161.63
2	—	218	155.00–157.50	156.35
3	—	253	150.00–155.00	151.64
2	—	578	138.00–140.00	138.98
1	—	525	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	135.00	135.00
2	—	665	112.50–116.00	114.26
2	—	628	124.00–125.00	124.51
4	—	326	135.00–140.00	137.48
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
11	—	381	135.00–140.00	136.35
3	—	570	123.00–130.00	125.97
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	108.00–117.00	111.96
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
2	—	435	110.00–117.50	113.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	105.00–110.00	108.09
6	—	366	105.00–110.00	107.07
3	—	325	108.00–110.00	109.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	121.00–125.00	122.77
2	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.42
3	—	530	118.00–120.00	119.35
2	—	225	130.00–137.50	133.50
3	—	268	125.00–135.00	130.16
9	—	412	122.00–130.00	123.82
4	—	574	122.00–131.00	124.18
5	—	320	125.00–140.00	131.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	89.00	89.00
4	—	529	98.00–102.00	100.52
3	—	677	93.00–97.50	95.83
1	—	800	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	108.00–114.00	111.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
3	—	300	117.50–120.00	119.17
2	—	570	110.00–114.00	111.98
8	—	434	110.00–118.00	115.13
4	—	284	115.00–120.00	116.52
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
3	—	663	100.00–104.00	101.32
10	—	373	115.00–120.00	119.04
3	—	508	110.00–115.00	112.34
4	—	226	120.00–121.00	120.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	462	145.00–148.00	146.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	95.00–96.00	95.50
2	—	478	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
8	—	421	120.00–133.00	126.37
3	—	513	118.00–125.00	122.34
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
3	—	473	128.00–135.00	132.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,194	775.00–900.00	837.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	725.00–925.00	825.48

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	—	885	775.00	775.00

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	6	—	1,140	875.00–1,200.00	1,010.22

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	3	—	690	625.00–750.00	687.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	825.00–925.00	875.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	861	625.00–850.00	758.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	520.00	520.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	76.00	76.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	897	75.00–86.00	81.76

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.