Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2022-02-22

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Feb 22
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
356 head
▲ 173 vs last sale 183▲ 276 vs year ago 80 · +345.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 67▲ 64 vs year ago 42 · +152.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 5▲ 15 vs year ago 2 · +750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and

bulls were 2.00 lower. There was and average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.93/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$140.93
154 head · 427 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$34.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.38
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2442145.44642108
Medium and Large 2393132.1251942
Small 1-2394111.444394thin
One grade step is worth $34.01/cwt here — about $203 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 sale154 hd
140.93
—
SC average5 barns · 752 hd
138.54
+2.38
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—Low1,41194.681,3368thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19673.4387842
CowsLean 85-90%Average90063.3457021

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205203.59/cwt200.00–207.004172
Steers—Medium and Large 2263152.38/cwt150.00–155.004012
Steers—Small 1-2273139.95/cwt130.00–145.003826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285175.18/cwt170.00–180.004992
Steers—Small 1-2314137.68/cwt130.00–145.004324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324177.02/cwt170.00–185.005748
Steers—Medium and Large 2334153.01/cwt150.00–160.005115
Steers—Medium and Large 2368158.73/cwt151.00–165.005844
Steers—Medium and Large 3370120.49/cwt120.00–121.004462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372178.51/cwt170.00–187.006646
Steers—Small 1-2374136.39/cwt130.00–140.005104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405204.00/cwt204.00–204.008261
Steers—Small 1-2413134.97/cwt130.00–140.005572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423177.19/cwt170.00–185.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477166.71/cwt165.00–170.007953
Steers—Medium and Large 2483152.54/cwt150.00–155.007372
Steers—Small 1-2488131.48/cwt128.00–135.006422
Steers—Small 1-2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 2515151.00/cwt151.00–151.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 2668129.36/cwt121.00–135.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 2720126.00/cwt126.00–126.009071
Steers—Medium and Large 2795121.00/cwt121.00–121.009621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210185.00/cwt185.00–185.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2217156.35/cwt150.00–165.003393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260137.55/cwt130.00–140.003584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2269152.65/cwt150.00–156.004115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320161.00/cwt161.00–161.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322134.91/cwt130.00–140.004349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328148.86/cwt145.00–152.004888
Heifers—Small 1-2370112.36/cwt110.00–115.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375132.44/cwt125.00–140.0049712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380149.07/cwt145.00–151.0056611
Heifers—Small 1-2418110.51/cwt110.00–111.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424147.58/cwt145.00–155.0062630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425158.00/cwt158.00–158.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426132.17/cwt125.00–140.005638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467129.32/cwt125.00–134.006046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470144.14/cwt139.00–150.0067719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516138.57/cwt135.00–145.0071512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562138.79/cwt132.00–141.007809
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565124.02/cwt123.00–125.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626133.97/cwt129.00–139.008397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405191.00/cwt191.00–191.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413181.05/cwt177.00–185.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421150.15/cwt140.00–160.006329
Bulls—Small 1-2438132.54/cwt130.00–135.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465112.45/cwt110.00–115.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468166.22/cwt160.00–171.0077811
Bulls—Small 1-2470132.04/cwt130.00–134.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478149.94/cwt145.00–155.0071720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518152.44/cwt150.00–155.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527139.40/cwt138.00–141.007355
Bulls—Small 1-2530121.70/cwt118.00–125.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558132.67/cwt130.00–145.0074014
Bulls—Small 1-2568118.91/cwt115.00–123.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623124.77/cwt115.00–130.007774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628138.45/cwt136.00–141.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2666121.89/cwt115.00–130.008125
Bulls—Small 1-2695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32886.19/cwt75.00–94.001,1454
Bulls——1,494103.17/cwt96.00–108.001,5414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87556.58/cwt51.00–61.0049510
Cows—Lean 85-90%92269.49/cwt65.00–77.0064111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10759.41/cwt56.00–62.006585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19974.41/cwt65.00–83.0089234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30885.69/cwt85.00–87.001,1213
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2790775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,1231
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,3201,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3910450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,0951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,153857.46/cwt800.00–925.009,8874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,160700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,1201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-24241,154.42/cwt900.00–1,575.004,8954
Stock Cows—Small 1-28181,169.79/cwt1,110.00–1,225.009,5692
Stock Cows—Small 298086.00/cwt86.00–86.008431
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,03389.97/cwt89.00–91.009292

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.