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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, May 4

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 185▲ 24 vs year ago 153 · +15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 46▼ 32 vs year ago 74 · −43.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 33▼ 18 vs year ago 40 · −45.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.96/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$112.96

61 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$29.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

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	393	127.61	502	10thin
Medium and Large 2	490	114.77	562	33
Small 1-2	372	109.97	409	5thin
Medium and Large 3	610	98.23	599	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.37/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale61 hd

112.96

—

SC average5 barns · 469 hd

117.15

−4.19

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	1,652	93.81	1,550	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	63.57	773	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	56.83	491	11

Every lot

65 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	215	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	166.51/cwt	160.00–172.50	386	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	245	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	300	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	273	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	334	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	310	124.92/cwt	122.50–127.50	387	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	471	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	161.82/cwt	155.00–170.00	532	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	142.90/cwt	140.00–147.00	533	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	118.17/cwt	112.50–125.00	443	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	158.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	740	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	817	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	135.68/cwt	130.00–142.50	298	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	121.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	390	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	372	109.97/cwt	105.00–112.50	409	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	121.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	102.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	423	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	114.50/cwt	113.00–117.00	491	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	113.10/cwt	110.00–117.00	528	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	115.04/cwt	112.50–117.50	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	113.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	100.66/cwt	97.50–104.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	100.36/cwt	98.00–102.50	630	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	110.28/cwt	106.00–114.00	694	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	760	91.76/cwt	90.00–94.00	697	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	148.46/cwt	145.00–155.00	609	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	420	116.23/cwt	114.00–120.00	488	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	130.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	564	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	138.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	641	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	111.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	524	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	606	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	116.31/cwt	114.00–120.00	593	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	122.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	93.47/cwt	92.00–95.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	880	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	713	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	293	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,343	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	90.21/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,636	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	826	49.97/cwt	40.00–55.00	413	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	62.55/cwt	60.00–65.00	559	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	52.36/cwt	51.00–54.00	578	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	65.67/cwt	60.00–70.00	813	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	725	83.75/cwt	80.00–90.00	607	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	917	71.67/cwt	69.00–75.00	657	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	955	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,253	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,919	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	1,374.92/cwt	925.00–1,625.00	14,863	13

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 185Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 46Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 40

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

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
5	—	420	114.00–120.00	116.23
4	—	470	110.00–115.00	111.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
3	—	462	138.00–140.00	138.68
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
5	—	410	145.00–155.00	148.46
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
4	—	626	120.00–125.00	122.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
4	—	485	120.00–130.00	124.99
3	—	510	114.00–120.00	116.31
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
5	—	431	125.00–135.00	130.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	81.00	81.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
2	—	530	101.00–105.00	102.96
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
2	—	725	92.00–95.00	93.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
5	—	329	155.00–170.00	161.82
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
4	—	378	155.00–165.00	158.77
3	—	232	160.00–172.50	166.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	112.50–125.00	118.17
2	—	245	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	310	122.50–127.50	124.92
2	—	273	120.00–125.00	122.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	140.00–150.00	144.77
2	—	483	127.00–132.00	129.46
5	—	373	140.00–147.00	142.90
2	—	675	120.00–122.00	121.03
2	—	580	125.00–130.00	127.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	121.00	121.00
2	—	513	123.00	123.00
2	—	220	130.00–142.50	135.68
2	—	408	123.00–125.00	123.98
2	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	105.00–112.50	109.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	120.00–125.00	121.86
4	—	378	120.00–125.00	121.86
3	—	568	110.00–118.00	113.34
3	—	527	112.50–117.50	115.04
7	—	467	110.00–117.00	113.10
4	—	429	113.00–117.00	114.50
2	—	668	107.00–109.00	108.00
6	—	629	106.00–114.00	110.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	90.00–94.00	91.76
2	—	570	97.50–104.00	100.66
4	—	628	98.00–102.50	100.36
3	—	413	100.00–105.00	102.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	85.00–94.00	90.21
1	—	1,330	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	51.00–54.00	52.36
16	—	1,238	60.00–70.00	65.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	894	60.00–65.00	62.55
5	—	826	40.00–55.00	49.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	917	69.00–75.00	71.67

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	3	—	725	80.00–90.00	83.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	540	275.00	275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	550.00	550.00

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	—	1,025	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,081	925.00–1,625.00	1,374.92

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.