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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Mar 22

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

224 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 294▼ 7 vs year ago 231 · −3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 45▼ 57 vs year ago 100 · −57.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 15▼ 14 vs year ago 35 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls

were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $131.05/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$131.05

80 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$49.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

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	385	151.33	582	20
Medium and Large 2	395	128.94	509	43
Small 1-2	320	116.77	374	12thin
Medium and Large 3	573	102.30	586	5thin

One grade step is worth $49.03/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale80 hd

131.05

—

SC average5 barns · 393 hd

135.73

−4.68

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	—	High	1,566	122.12	1,912	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	100.94	1,180	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	86.92	791	18

Every lot

67 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 3	230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	269	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	243	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	334	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	120.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	331	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	380	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	336	133.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	449	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	545	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	365	141.00/cwt	137.50–145.00	515	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.50	448	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	180.41/cwt	175.00–185.00	669	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	155.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	648	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	468	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	168.93/cwt	168.00–169.00	813	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	782	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	151.94/cwt	145.00–157.50	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	898	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	913	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	238	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	315	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	190.20/cwt	180.00–200.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	271	118.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	320	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	131.66/cwt	125.00–140.00	370	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	131.84/cwt	125.00–140.00	432	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	118.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	396	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	136.47/cwt	125.00–141.00	498	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	145.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	540	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	371	114.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	423	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	145.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	126.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	535	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	144.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	586	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	120.98/cwt	117.50–125.00	617	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.50	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	669	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	424	136.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	581	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	155.43/cwt	150.00–165.00	715	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	463	136.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	136.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	930	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	119.90/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,781	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,476	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	74.39/cwt	68.00–84.00	644	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	94.90/cwt	86.00–103.00	890	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	76.08/cwt	70.00–80.00	827	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	105.33/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,247	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	575	439.13/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,525	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	822	91.56/cwt	83.00–97.50	753	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	685	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	700	373.57/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,615	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	883	777.60/cwt	725.00–875.00	6,866	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,553	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,030	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	850	707.06/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,010	2

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 Mar 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 294Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 45Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 35

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls

were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	140.00–150.00	144.28
1	—	205	167.50	167.50
6	—	423	140.00–150.00	145.75
1	—	280	162.50	162.50
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
6	—	370	145.00–150.00	145.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	110.00–120.00	118.04
3	—	335	115.00–120.00	118.28
4	—	371	110.00–120.00	114.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	120.00–135.00	126.20
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	238	130.00–135.00	132.53
5	—	510	117.50–125.00	120.98
4	—	281	125.00–140.00	131.66
9	—	328	125.00–140.00	131.84
5	—	469	120.00–130.00	124.99
8	—	365	125.00–141.00	136.47
1	—	660	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	97.00	97.00
2	—	473	105.00–107.00	106.02
2	—	615	100.00–102.50	101.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	180.00–200.00	190.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	135.00–140.00	136.71
14	—	481	168.00–169.00	168.93
7	—	371	175.00–185.00	180.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	155.00–165.00	160.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
4	—	379	150.00–160.00	155.67
13	—	597	150.50	150.50
3	—	510	145.00–157.50	151.94
3	—	337	160.00–165.00	161.71
2	—	483	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	115.00–125.00	119.97
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	117.00	117.00
2	—	370	120.00–122.50	121.20
5	—	275	115.00–125.00	120.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	137.00–138.00	137.49
2	—	468	125.00–130.00	127.51
3	—	365	137.50–145.00	141.00
5	—	336	130.00–140.00	133.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	130.00–140.00	136.50
3	—	558	130.00–140.00	135.03
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
4	—	424	150.00–160.00	154.93
4	—	460	150.00–165.00	155.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	156.00	156.00
2	—	778	119.00–120.00	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	110.00–112.50	111.24
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	130.00–140.00	136.26
4	—	424	130.00–140.00	136.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	938	86.00–103.00	94.90
7	—	866	68.00–84.00	74.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	70.00–80.00	76.08
17	—	1,184	95.00–114.00	105.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,485	110.00–128.00	119.90

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	6	—	822	83.00–97.50	91.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	575	400.00–475.00	439.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	700	350.00–400.00	373.57

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	—	685	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	883	725.00–875.00	777.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	2	—	850	650.00–750.00	707.06

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.