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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 8

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

371 head

▲ 216 vs last sale 155▲ 152 vs year ago 219 · +69.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 106▲ 25 vs year ago 28 · +89.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 45▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower based on a light trend. Slaughter cows and

bulls were steady. 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 $120.83/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$120.83

165 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$29.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

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	476	125.93	600	114
Medium and Large 2	495	112.07	554	36
Small 1-2	396	107.23	425	9thin
Medium and Large 3	508	96.93	492	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $107 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 sale165 hd

120.83

—

SC average5 barns · 669 hd

121.31

−0.48

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	1,664	93.70	1,560	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	68.04	779	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	896	58.99	529	15

Every lot

75 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	246	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	344	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	273	114.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	311	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	277	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	383	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	477	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	332	101.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	337	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	161.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	598	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	372	117.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	436	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	104.30/cwt	100.00–107.50	391	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	126.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	475	113.44/cwt	112.00–115.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	140.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	680	21
Steers	—	Small 1-2	513	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	136.88/cwt	133.00–141.00	715	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	136.41/cwt	135.50–137.00	772	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	130.14/cwt	130.10–130.50	813	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	111.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	810	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	130.27/cwt	127.50–135.00	287	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	263	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	291	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	129.48/cwt	125.00–138.00	413	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	323	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	355	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	389	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	103.76/cwt	102.50–105.00	366	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	118.78/cwt	117.50–120.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	129.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	493	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	126.19/cwt	122.00–130.00	534	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	113.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	482	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	127.65/cwt	121.00–130.00	591	31
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	541	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	111.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	657	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	125.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	697	22
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	560	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	709	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	109.40/cwt	105.00–112.00	671	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	826	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	752	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	469	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	122.83/cwt	122.00–125.00	518	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.50	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	119.82/cwt	115.00–124.00	558	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	103.73/cwt	102.50–105.00	485	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	119.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	698	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	86.49/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,722	93.43/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,609	7
Bulls	—	—	1,930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,123	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	861	50.12/cwt	45.00–55.00	432	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	63.43/cwt	60.00–67.00	580	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	51.31/cwt	48.00–54.00	572	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	68.59/cwt	62.00–76.00	784	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	79.51/cwt	79.00–80.00	950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,074	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	645	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,064	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	720	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,780	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	665	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,826	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	805	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,818	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	935	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,779	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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 155Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 106Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 45Year ago 9

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower based on a light trend. Slaughter cows and

bulls were steady. Average offering of 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	—	1,722	90.00–96.00	93.43
2	—	1,330	85.00–88.00	86.49
1	—	1,930	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	914	60.00–67.00	63.43
5	—	861	45.00–55.00	50.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,143	62.00–76.00	68.59
2	—	1,115	48.00–54.00	51.31
2	—	1,195	79.00–80.00	79.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	475.00	475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	525.00	525.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	425.00	425.00

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	—	805	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	99.00	99.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
5	—	415	110.00–115.00	113.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	135.00–142.50	138.46
2	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.46
1	—	580	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	122.00–125.00	122.83
10	—	466	115.00–124.00	119.82
2	—	640	108.00–110.00	109.01
4	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.55
5	—	569	115.00–120.00	119.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	102.50–105.00	103.73
2	—	525	100.00–102.00	101.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	112.00–115.00	113.44
7	—	372	110.00–120.00	117.22
3	—	273	110.00–120.00	114.02
2	—	513	110.00–115.00	112.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	625	130.10–130.50	130.14
2	—	308	150.00–160.00	154.88
21	—	485	135.00–145.00	140.13
26	—	566	135.50–137.00	136.41
8	—	369	160.00–170.00	161.93
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
6	—	522	133.00–141.00	136.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	135.00–140.00	138.28
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
3	—	470	120.00–130.00	126.52
3	—	380	135.00–140.00	136.73
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
5	—	246	140.00	140.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
3	—	727	110.00–114.00	111.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	100.00–107.50	104.30
3	—	332	100.00–105.00	101.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	100.00–105.00	102.52
2	—	263	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	475	104.00–105.00	104.52
3	—	323	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
4	—	659	115.00	115.00
31	—	463	121.00–130.00	127.65
6	—	601	118.00	118.00
22	—	556	120.00–126.00	125.42
15	—	380	125.00–135.00	129.70
4	—	220	127.50–135.00	130.27
4	—	423	122.00–130.00	126.19
7	—	319	125.00–138.00	129.48
20	—	534	120.00–126.00	122.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
4	—	425	110.00–116.00	113.49
3	—	270	120.00	120.00
5	—	519	110.00–115.00	111.59
5	—	613	105.00–112.00	109.40
6	—	324	120.00	120.00
5	—	479	110.00–115.00	112.98
4	—	826	91.00	91.00
2	—	360	117.50–120.00	118.78
1	—	680	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	93.00–95.00	94.01
2	—	353	102.50–105.00	103.76
1	—	630	92.00	92.00

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.