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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jan 4

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 342▲ 86 vs year ago 166 · +51.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 41▼ 45 vs year ago 64 · −70.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 13▼ 15 vs year ago 26 · −57.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Average offering of average

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 $132.44/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$132.44

115 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$48.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

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	524	140.27	734	81
Medium and Large 2	474	118.68	563	21
Small 1-2	413	108.38	448	11thin
Medium and Large 3	665	91.98	612	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.29/cwt here — about $123 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 sale115 hd

132.44

—

SC average3 barns · 295 hd

131.03

+1.40

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	1,810	96.00	1,738	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	66.08	814	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	57.12	461	9thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	349	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	472	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	153.54/cwt	150.00–156.00	428	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	326	127.83/cwt	120.00–135.00	417	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	170.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	571	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	194.19/cwt	186.00–202.50	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	168.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	615	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	368	126.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	184.12/cwt	180.00–188.00	797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	160.58/cwt	150.00–167.50	743	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	915	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	120.47/cwt	114.00–125.00	810	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	275	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	263	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	290	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.50	333	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	137.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	381	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	138.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	328	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	362	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	137.47/cwt	130.00–142.50	517	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	138.25/cwt	130.00–143.00	577	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	123.05/cwt	121.00–125.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	134.27/cwt	130.00–142.00	640	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	533	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	826	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	119.15/cwt	117.50–120.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	568	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	131.38/cwt	127.00–137.00	753	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	91.98/cwt	91.00–93.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	109.47/cwt	106.00–112.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	995	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	161.54/cwt	160.00–163.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	141.14/cwt	130.00–155.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	458	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	147.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	771	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	128.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	139.98/cwt	136.00–144.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	560	106.97/cwt	100.00–111.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	128.75/cwt	125.00–132.50	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	112.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	784	51.05/cwt	48.00–55.00	400	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	61.98/cwt	59.00–65.00	511	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,009	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	60.77/cwt	58.00–67.00	749	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	25,113	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	813	101.77/cwt	87.50–107.50	827	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	794	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	770	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,465	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	920	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,750	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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 342Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 41Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 26

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Average offering of average

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	150.00–156.00	153.54
1	—	545	129.00	129.00
8	—	672	114.00–125.00	120.47
1	—	305	149.00	149.00
2	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.43
2	—	225	150.00–160.00	155.11
1	—	385	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	186.00–202.50	194.19
1	—	270	187.00	187.00
2	—	433	180.00–188.00	184.12
1	—	525	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	150.00–167.50	160.58
1	—	615	143.00	143.00
1	—	590	148.00	148.00
2	—	270	170.00–180.00	174.81
5	—	364	165.00–175.00	168.90
4	—	336	165.00–175.00	170.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	120.00–135.00	127.83
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
3	—	368	120.00–130.00	126.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	165.00	165.00
20	—	583	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	130.00–142.50	137.47
7	—	417	130.00–143.00	138.25
9	—	573	127.00–137.00	131.38
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
3	—	277	130.00–145.00	137.45
6	—	477	130.00–142.00	134.27
3	—	328	130.00–145.00	138.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	110.00–111.00	110.34
2	—	533	105.00–110.00	107.56
3	—	263	110.00–111.00	110.32
3	—	568	103.00–107.00	105.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	568	145.50	145.50
13	—	721	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	106.00–112.00	109.47
2	—	418	125.00	125.00
2	—	275	120.00–122.50	121.20
3	—	568	117.50–120.00	119.15
3	—	355	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	225	120.00–125.00	122.39
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
2	—	508	120.00–123.00	121.48
2	—	468	121.00–125.00	123.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	146.00	146.00
2	—	333	150.00–153.00	151.51
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	148.00	148.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	91.00–93.00	91.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	136.00–144.00	139.98
6	—	523	140.00–150.00	147.37
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
2	—	410	160.00–163.00	161.54
1	—	475	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	100.00–111.00	106.97
2	—	458	114.00–117.00	115.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	125.00–135.00	128.69
2	—	575	125.00–132.50	128.75
3	—	672	110.00–115.00	112.04
4	—	484	140.00–145.00	142.48
4	—	433	130.00–155.00	141.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	825	59.00–65.00	61.98
4	—	784	48.00–55.00	51.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,233	58.00–67.00	60.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	813	87.50–107.50	101.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	79.00	79.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.