Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2021-06-22

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 22
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 156 vs last sale 274▼ 118 vs year ago 236 · −50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 26▼ 57 vs year ago 91 · −62.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 20 · −20.0%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.70/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$134.70
43 head · 391 lb average
Value per head Derived
$526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$53.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2333158.6152915thin
Medium and Large 2450134.9060713thin
Small 1-2342117.134017thin
Medium and Large 3445104.944678thin
One grade step is worth $53.67/cwt here — about $62 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 sale43 hd
134.70
—
SC average5 barns · 375 hd
134.32
+0.38
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—Low1,27088.021,1183thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21571.9287411
CowsLean 85-90%Low84663.5853813

Every lot

58 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 3275102.50/cwt102.50–102.502821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283153.02/cwt151.00–155.004332
Steers—Small 1-2325118.75/cwt115.00–120.003864
Steers—Medium and Large 3325103.52/cwt102.00–105.003362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328153.30/cwt150.00–160.005033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
Steers—Small 1-2365114.98/cwt110.00–120.004203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369156.20/cwt150.00–165.005766
Steers—Medium and Large 2379132.04/cwt125.00–137.505004
Steers—Medium and Large 3380102.50/cwt100.00–105.003902
Steers—Medium and Large 2403140.83/cwt135.00–145.005683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455151.00/cwt151.00–151.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 2463138.99/cwt138.00–140.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 2520136.26/cwt135.00–137.507092
Steers—Medium and Large 2580126.26/cwt125.00–127.507322
Steers—Medium and Large 3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 3705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270120.00/cwt120.00–120.003241
Heifers—Small 1-2275108.66/cwt107.50–110.002992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004121
Heifers—Small 1-2335107.57/cwt105.00–110.003602
Heifers—Small 1-2365107.60/cwt105.00–110.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368135.18/cwt130.00–140.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 336899.48/cwt99.00–100.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375117.43/cwt115.00–120.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 341591.45/cwt90.00–93.003802
Heifers—Small 1-2418102.43/cwt100.00–105.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438130.32/cwt129.00–132.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468111.60/cwt110.00–115.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470123.96/cwt123.00–125.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 354391.49/cwt90.00–93.004972
Heifers—Small 1-2545101.00/cwt101.00–101.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563111.36/cwt110.00–114.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423127.43/cwt125.00–130.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470124.84/cwt120.00–130.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515124.76/cwt120.00–129.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563122.49/cwt120.00–125.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 360594.00/cwt94.00–94.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613119.05/cwt115.00–123.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 373595.00/cwt95.00–95.006981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07583.00/cwt83.00–83.008921
Bulls——1,36890.53/cwt90.00–91.001,2382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79851.64/cwt50.00–55.004123
Cows—Lean 85-90%86067.16/cwt63.00–72.0057810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21571.92/cwt65.00–80.0087411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2917578.55/cwt500.00–650.005,3053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,075791.86/cwt725.00–850.008,5122
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-271090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2851951.20/cwt875.00–1,050.008,0956
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,012.07/cwt1,000.00–1,025.0010,2222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,087.68/cwt1,075.00–1,100.0011,5292

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.