Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2021-06-01

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 1
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 226▼ 49 vs year ago 204 · −24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 51▲ 64 vs year ago 42 · +152.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 10▲ 20 vs year ago 25 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.51/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$135.51
48 head · 392 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.89
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2388154.5060020
Medium and Large 2416136.085669thin
Small 1-2388121.4747110thin
Medium and Large 3382108.364149thin
One grade step is worth $46.13/cwt here — about $185 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 sale48 hd
135.51
—
SC average4 barns · 231 hd
130.62
+4.89
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,44888.951,28811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21167.1381351
CowsLean 85-90%Low82456.5946636

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy207185.04/cwt180.00–190.003833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003752
Steers—Small 1-2277128.25/cwt125.00–130.003553
Steers—Medium and Large 2285142.41/cwt140.00–145.004062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319158.15/cwt151.00–170.005044
Steers—Medium and Large 3324108.75/cwt105.00–110.003524
Steers—Medium and Large 3365108.82/cwt105.00–115.003974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373165.17/cwt160.00–170.006162
Steers—Small 1-2389123.68/cwt120.00–130.004814
Steers—Medium and Large 2390137.47/cwt135.00–140.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 2435137.44/cwt135.00–140.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006602
Steers—Small 1-2475112.61/cwt110.00–115.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483143.03/cwt141.00–145.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 2483132.54/cwt130.00–135.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520141.40/cwt139.00–144.007352
Steers—Small 1-2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555136.51/cwt135.00–138.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 2555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 3685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223130.00/cwt130.00–130.002901
Heifers—Small 1-2272108.28/cwt105.00–110.002953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278134.86/cwt130.00–140.003752
Heifers—Small 1-2323107.60/cwt105.00–110.003482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323100.47/cwt100.00–101.003252
Heifers—Small 1-2365107.43/cwt105.00–110.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416111.34/cwt110.00–115.004634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418124.92/cwt123.00–127.005222
Heifers—Small 1-2425102.38/cwt100.00–105.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465109.58/cwt106.00–113.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 347092.26/cwt90.00–97.004343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478123.99/cwt123.00–125.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508111.97/cwt110.00–114.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 351392.05/cwt90.00–94.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518121.93/cwt120.00–124.006322
Heifers—Small 1-2523102.54/cwt100.00–105.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 355591.49/cwt90.00–93.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558122.49/cwt120.00–125.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573110.69/cwt108.00–113.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2408111.69/cwt105.00–115.004563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415127.50/cwt125.00–130.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425136.00/cwt135.00–138.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465135.51/cwt135.00–136.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465126.34/cwt124.00–130.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515122.27/cwt120.00–125.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570120.95/cwt119.00–123.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07881.90/cwt74.00–85.008833
Bulls——1,58791.59/cwt89.00–94.001,4548
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80149.59/cwt45.00–55.0039717
Cows—Lean 85-90%84462.85/cwt60.00–67.0053019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09553.35/cwt50.00–56.005843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21867.99/cwt62.00–77.0082848
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1701,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,1631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2765552.61/cwt500.00–600.004,2272
Bred Cows—Small 2773511.97/cwt500.00–525.003,9582
Bred Cows—Small 1-2895588.41/cwt550.00–650.005,2664
Bred Cows—Small 1-2933600.87/cwt575.00–625.005,6062
Bred Cows—Small 2975475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,6311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,065639.44/cwt600.00–675.006,8102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,125758.64/cwt700.00–800.008,5354
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 270570.00/cwt70.00–70.004941
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 284090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2680500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2795925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,3541
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28581,041.26/cwt1,000.00–1,125.008,9343
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2884692.26/cwt625.00–725.006,1204
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,205.02/cwt1,000.00–1,375.0013,9905
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,494.84/cwt1,250.00–1,725.0017,89311

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.