Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2021-09-14

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 14
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
360 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 189▲ 60 vs year ago 300 · +20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 30▲ 49 vs year ago 70 · +70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 4▲ 3 vs year ago 21 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls had too few comparable sales. There were moderate offerings of mostly plain to average 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 $145.20/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$145.20
101 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$42.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.18
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2440158.8569940
Medium and Large 2463144.0066736
Medium and Large 3344128.8144314thin
Small 1-2348123.854306thin
Small 3323116.063755thin
One grade step is worth $42.79/cwt here — about $324 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 sale101 hd
145.20
—
SC average5 barns · 646 hd
145.02
+0.18
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—Low1,27082.671,0509thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18467.5780013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50165.329806thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12456.0863076

Every lot

113 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 3230112.50/cwt112.50–112.502591
Steers—Medium and Large 3245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Steers—Medium and Large 2269146.60/cwt140.00–150.003945
Steers—Medium and Large 3280127.47/cwt123.00–132.503573
Steers—Small 1-2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300186.25/cwt182.50–190.005592
Steers—Small 1-2310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Steers—Medium and Large 2315146.25/cwt142.50–150.004612
Steers—Medium and Large 3325123.77/cwt122.50–125.004022
Steers—Small 3328116.32/cwt115.00–117.503822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333161.60/cwt155.00–172.5053810
Steers—Small 3365117.57/cwt115.00–120.004292
Steers—Medium and Large 3368128.89/cwt117.50–140.004746
Steers—Small 1-2370125.77/cwt112.50–140.004654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378167.60/cwt155.00–177.506349
Steers—Medium and Large 2385143.50/cwt142.50–145.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added393145.00/cwt145.00–145.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415167.05/cwt160.00–170.006937
Steers—Medium and Large 3438135.04/cwt132.50–137.505912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455153.00/cwt153.00–153.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2473142.03/cwt140.00–145.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added493145.00/cwt145.00–145.007155
Steers—Medium and Large 2510135.00/cwt130.00–140.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530143.00/cwt143.00–143.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562152.75/cwt148.00–160.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added591147.00/cwt147.00–147.008699
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613138.87/cwt135.00–145.008514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660134.00/cwt134.00–134.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2700117.00/cwt117.00–117.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815122.00/cwt122.00–122.009941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230138.83/cwt137.50–140.003192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263131.24/cwt130.00–132.503452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295117.50/cwt117.50–117.503471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320143.00/cwt143.00–143.004581
Heifers—Small 3320112.50/cwt112.50–112.503601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327123.88/cwt120.00–130.004055
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328117.50/cwt117.50–117.503852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358118.50/cwt117.50–120.004243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363133.35/cwt125.00–140.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363121.67/cwt120.00–125.004423
Heifers—Small 1-2365117.50/cwt117.50–117.504291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428132.07/cwt125.00–143.005658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added453138.00/cwt138.00–138.006258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461131.76/cwt126.00–137.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480123.91/cwt120.00–130.005957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514123.16/cwt120.00–125.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515111.00/cwt111.00–111.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517129.69/cwt126.00–135.006708
Heifers—Small 1-2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536139.00/cwt139.00–139.007456
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560130.89/cwt127.00–134.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618138.46/cwt130.00–142.508563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628112.51/cwt112.00–113.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417148.17/cwt142.50–151.006185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418130.21/cwt125.00–136.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420120.95/cwt120.00–122.005082
Bulls—Small 1-2430117.41/cwt112.50–120.005053
Bulls—Small 1-2455121.24/cwt120.00–122.505522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468144.63/cwt141.00–149.006776
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476130.99/cwt123.00–138.006247
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518141.13/cwt135.00–146.007316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518130.42/cwt128.00–132.006765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523137.00/cwt137.00–137.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Small 1-2530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560128.73/cwt127.50–130.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573133.60/cwt130.00–137.007666
Bulls—Small 1-2595113.00/cwt113.00–113.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615129.50/cwt125.00–132.507965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655127.98/cwt126.00–130.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673118.04/cwt116.00–120.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710117.33/cwt117.00–118.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735132.50/cwt132.50–132.5097410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12676.20/cwt72.00–80.008585
Bulls——1,44393.35/cwt89.00–99.001,3473
Bulls——1,47083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%98578.00/cwt78.00–78.007681
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04848.71/cwt30.00–56.0051025
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16159.70/cwt55.00–66.0069351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20166.70/cwt61.00–75.0080112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50165.32/cwt64.00–67.009806
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 270077.50/cwt77.50–77.505431
Stock Cows—Small 371039.00/cwt39.00–39.002771
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284067.50/cwt67.50–67.505671
Stock Cows—Small 1-290050.00/cwt50.00–50.004501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,45066.00/cwt66.00–66.009571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3817518.57/cwt450.00–600.004,2373
Bred Cows—Small 3885568.27/cwt525.00–625.005,0293
Bred Cows—Small 389557.50/cwt57.50–57.505151
Bred Cows—Large 393554.00/cwt54.00–54.005051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,025575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,8941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08066.00/cwt66.00–66.007131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,2501
Bred Cows—Large 31,115604.93/cwt500.00–700.006,7452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,180700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,2601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3595750.00/cwt750.00–750.004,4631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2830850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,0551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2853997.58/cwt975.00–1,025.008,5092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,3281

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.