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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jan 18

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 367 vs last sale 437▼ 112 vs year ago 182 · −61.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 104▲ 2 vs year ago 40 · +5.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 62▼ 72 vs year ago 82 · −87.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons today due to limited comparable sales as a result of inclement weather in the state. There were very light offerings of mostly 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 $115.05/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$115.05

27 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$98.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.16

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	430	131.12	564	11thin
Medium and Large 2	465	124.06	577	8thin
Medium and Large 3	527	96.00	506	5thin
Small 3	573	79.50	455	2thin
Large 3	630	32.50	205	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.62/cwt here — about $360 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 sale27 hd

115.05

—

SC average3 barns · 185 hd

127.21

−12.16

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	—	Low	1,349	88.01	1,188	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	76.24	1,051	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	52.62	494	14

Every lot

43 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	1
Steers	—	Small 3	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	409	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	303	150.42/cwt	141.00–160.00	456	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	409	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	159.34/cwt	158.00–160.00	771	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	133.66/cwt	132.50–135.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Small 3	465	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	658	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	630	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	205	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	680	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Full	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	497	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	140.84/cwt	140.00–142.50	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Full	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	970	79.00/cwt	77.00–81.00	766	2
Bulls	—	—	1,539	92.52/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,424	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	40.61/cwt	35.00–50.00	318	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	61.63/cwt	53.00–73.00	650	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	76.24/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,051	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	540	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	338	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	693	43.22/cwt	42.00–45.00	300	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	730	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	409	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 437Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 104Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 62Year ago 82

No comparisons today due to limited comparable sales as a result of inclement weather in the state. There were very light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
3	—	508	140.00–142.50	140.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	70.00	70.00
1	—	640	80.00	80.00
1	—	265	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	89.00	89.00
1	—	680	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	132.50–135.00	133.66
1	—	425	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	32.50	32.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	117.50	117.50
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
2	—	378	132.50	132.50
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	142.50	142.50
1	—	380	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	141.00	141.00
2	—	303	141.00–160.00	150.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	158.00–160.00	159.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	783	35.00–50.00	40.61
8	—	1,055	53.00–73.00	61.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	74.00–78.00	76.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	77.00–81.00	79.00
4	—	1,539	87.00–96.00	92.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	693	42.00–45.00	43.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	56.00	56.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	540	62.50	62.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00

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.