Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2022-06-07

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 7
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 150▼ 137 vs year ago 371 · −36.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 78▲ 10 vs year ago 53 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 28▲ 21 vs year ago 6 · +350.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $126.41/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$126.41
75 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.50
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2457136.6762519thin
Medium and Large 2495128.4463636
Small 1-2485117.7157113thin
Medium and Large 3413104.294317thin
One grade step is worth $32.38/cwt here — about $194 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 sale75 hd
126.41
—
SC average5 barns · 527 hd
134.91
−8.50
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—Low1,352100.091,35317
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05879.1883721
CowsLean 85-90%Low92363.3858511

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)859$1,03518
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)880$5251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)775$8272thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)679$3594thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)750$3251thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210205.00/cwt205.00–205.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Steers—Small 1-2250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 3290123.00/cwt123.00–123.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 2323160.47/cwt160.00–161.005182
Steers—Small 1-2323131.34/cwt130.00–135.004244
Steers—Medium and Large 3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Steers—Medium and Large 2366154.42/cwt150.00–160.005654
Steers—Small 1-2374133.23/cwt125.00–140.004987
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378170.00/cwt170.00–170.006432
Steers—Medium and Large 3378120.00/cwt120.00–120.004542
Steers—Small 1-2420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 2425152.50/cwt152.50–152.506481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475162.39/cwt160.00–165.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506164.00/cwt164.00–164.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 2560152.00/cwt152.00–152.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568160.81/cwt155.00–162.009136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645154.00/cwt154.00–154.009931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2205125.00/cwt125.00–125.002561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218144.83/cwt140.00–150.003162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225100.00/cwt100.00–100.002251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255110.00/cwt110.00–110.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Heifers—Small 1-2315122.54/cwt120.00–125.003862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355131.20/cwt127.50–135.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Heifers—Small 1-2423118.80/cwt117.50–120.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434130.00/cwt130.00–130.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468130.08/cwt125.00–132.0060917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488103.34/cwt100.00–110.005043
Heifers—Small 1-2493122.50/cwt122.50–122.506042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512133.20/cwt133.00–134.006825
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy525117.50/cwt117.50–117.506171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529129.02/cwt127.50–130.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Heifers—Small 1-2545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570124.80/cwt120.00–130.007115
Heifers—Small 1-2570117.50/cwt117.50–117.506701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656124.00/cwt124.00–124.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665120.50/cwt120.00–121.008012
Heifers—Small 1-2728106.25/cwt105.00–107.507742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424140.88/cwt140.00–142.505974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440112.50/cwt112.50–112.504951
Bulls—Small 1-2445137.50/cwt137.50–137.506121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007052
Bulls—Small 1-2470129.00/cwt120.00–135.006067
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529134.57/cwt130.00–145.007126
Bulls—Small 1-2538126.23/cwt122.50–130.006792
Bulls—Small 1-2563124.99/cwt120.00–130.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575134.01/cwt130.00–140.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625142.51/cwt140.00–145.008913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2637128.38/cwt125.00–135.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678132.49/cwt132.00–133.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680126.73/cwt126.00–127.508622
Bulls—Small 1-2680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700124.00/cwt124.00–124.008681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725117.50/cwt117.50–117.508521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2773115.85/cwt115.00–117.508963
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01883.70/cwt80.00–87.008522
Bulls——1,396102.28/cwt89.00–113.001,42815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91861.10/cwt50.00–69.005619
Cows—Lean 85-90%94873.63/cwt71.00–76.006982
Cows—Boner 80-85%98167.37/cwt48.00–76.006617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09685.08/cwt80.00–88.0093214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3670600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2780900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2808899.77/head825.00–975.009002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28601,049.32/head950.00–1,150.001,04912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3880525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0401,367.79/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3682
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3662356.36/head304.00–387.003563
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3730365.00/head365.00–365.003651
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3750325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2775826.62/head788.00–861.008272

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.