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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 7

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 205▲ 43 vs year ago 146 · +29.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 31▼ 11 vs year ago 41 · −26.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 3 vs year ago 7 · −42.9%

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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.28/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$145.28

82 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$25.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

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	456	154.30	704	46
Medium and Large 2	342	138.58	473	18thin
Small 1-2	313	128.91	404	18thin

One grade step is worth $25.39/cwt here — about $300 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 sale82 hd

145.28

—

SC average5 barns · 448 hd

142.49

+2.79

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	1,578	91.67	1,447	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	62.74	699	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	854	58.04	496	7thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	203	190.12/cwt	180.00–200.00	386	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	220	128.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	283	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	233	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	315	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	263	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	329	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	143.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	391	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	164.57/cwt	155.00–170.00	458	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	159.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	504	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	323	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	412	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	369	130.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	482	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	142.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	531	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	159.76/cwt	155.00–170.00	604	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	156.87/cwt	150.00–165.00	742	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	147.29/cwt	146.00–150.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	146.48/cwt	145.00–147.00	835	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	958	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	140.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	382	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	347	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	118.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	385	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	141.30/cwt	140.00–143.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	119.46/cwt	115.00–125.00	437	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	117.85/cwt	115.00–121.00	494	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	134.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	583	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	133.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	130.91/cwt	127.00–138.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	115.21/cwt	112.00–120.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	131.77/cwt	125.00–134.00	768	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	119.95/cwt	117.00–124.00	757	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	148.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	610	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	462	119.24/cwt	117.00–120.00	551	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	119.52/cwt	117.00–121.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	91.67/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,447	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	47.63/cwt	43.00–54.00	398	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	65.84/cwt	60.00–72.00	571	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,028	50.50/cwt	49.00–52.00	519	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	65.46/cwt	60.00–77.00	742	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	720	477.52/cwt	475.00–480.00	3,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,664	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	600	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,000	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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 205Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 31Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 7

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	115.00–125.00	119.46
7	—	419	115.00–121.00	117.85
5	—	325	115.00–125.00	118.37
2	—	283	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	520	112.00–120.00	115.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	117.00–124.00	119.95
4	—	480	131.00–135.00	133.98
2	—	378	130.00–133.00	131.53
3	—	327	140.00–143.00	141.30
7	—	272	135.00–145.00	140.35
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
6	—	518	127.00–138.00	130.91
7	—	583	125.00–134.00	131.77
6	—	434	130.00–138.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	117.00–120.00	119.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	117.00–120.00	118.48
4	—	531	117.00–121.00	119.52
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
6	—	417	130.00–140.00	135.27
1	—	485	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	140.00–145.00	142.51
5	—	412	145.00–155.00	148.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	233	135.00	135.00
3	—	273	140.00–150.00	143.29
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
4	—	373	140.00–150.00	142.38
2	—	415	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	513	130.00–140.00	135.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	734	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
2	—	203	180.00–200.00	190.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	155.00–165.00	159.14
4	—	570	145.00–147.00	146.48
3	—	537	146.00–150.00	147.29
3	—	378	155.00–170.00	159.76
5	—	473	150.00–165.00	156.87
2	—	425	160.00–170.00	165.06
11	—	278	155.00–170.00	164.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	125.00–130.00	127.40
3	—	263	120.00–130.00	124.94
9	—	369	130.00–135.00	130.59
4	—	220	125.00–130.00	128.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	49.00–52.00	50.50
9	—	1,134	60.00–77.00	65.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	60.00–72.00	65.84
3	—	835	43.00–54.00	47.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	89.00–94.00	91.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	720	475.00–480.00	477.52

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	—	1,195	725.00	725.00

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	—	600	500.00	500.00

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.