Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2022-06-14

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 14
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 234▼ 107 vs year ago 274 · −39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 63▲ 44 vs year ago 26 · +169.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 27▲ 20 vs year ago 6 · +333.3%
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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 moderate 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 $114.51/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$114.51
100 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$403
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$68.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.89
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536125.5367369
Medium 2523107.505633thin
Medium and Large 2490105.005151thin
Medium and Large 347795.6545711thin
Small 1-244192.0940610thin
Medium 337272.832713thin
Small 347756.652703thin
One grade step is worth $68.88/cwt here — about $403 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 sale100 hd
114.51
—
SC average5 barns · 702 hd
129.39
−14.89
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—Average1,628108.321,7637thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30286.421,12512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11983.9093922
CowsLean 85-90%Average95574.2570910

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,128$9192thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$8253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$5942thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)877$1,06416
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$5193thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Steers—Medium 3240110.00/cwt110.00–110.002641
Steers—Medium and Large 3260124.90/cwt120.00–130.003252
Steers—Small 1-2318127.70/cwt122.50–132.504062
Steers—Medium and Large 3320116.25/cwt110.00–120.003724
Steers—Small 1-2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Steers—Medium and Large 2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380147.50/cwt147.50–147.505611
Steers—Medium and Large 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Steers—Small 2405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Steers—Small 1-2427128.42/cwt125.00–130.005483
Steers—Medium and Large 3435105.00/cwt90.00–120.004572
Steers—Small 1-2475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 2500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518140.65/cwt140.00–142.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Steers—Small 1-2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268131.15/cwt120.00–140.003513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283123.58/cwt120.00–127.503502
Heifers—Small 1-2325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003411
Heifers—Medium 333577.50/cwt77.50–77.502601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340125.00/cwt120.00–130.004252
Heifers—Medium 2350122.50/cwt122.50–122.504291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full35080.00/cwt80.00–80.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374131.44/cwt130.00–135.004925
Heifers—Medium 337580.00/cwt80.00–80.003001
Heifers—Small 1-2381107.41/cwt100.00–110.004094
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed40561.00/cwt61.00–61.002471
Heifers—Small 1-241883.07/cwt70.00–100.003473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419126.35/cwt110.00–138.0052911
Heifers—Small 342540.00/cwt40.00–40.001701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full44070.00/cwt70.00–70.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475120.92/cwt107.00–128.0057410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490105.00/cwt105.00–105.005151
Heifers—Small 1-249063.00/cwt63.00–63.003091
Heifers—Small 350364.98/cwt60.00–70.003272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515127.07/cwt119.00–135.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 351889.95/cwt80.00–100.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579123.87/cwt118.00–130.007178
Heifers—Medium and Large 360595.54/cwt91.00–100.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608116.27/cwt112.50–120.007072
Heifers—Medium 2610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678132.50/cwt132.50–132.5089817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775102.17/cwt89.00–115.007924
Heifers—Medium and Large 381574.00/cwt74.00–74.006031
Heifers—Small 1-281574.00/cwt74.00–74.006031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 3Thin Fleshed35580.00/cwt80.00–80.002841
Bulls—Small 2408100.00/cwt100.00–100.004082
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005852
Bulls—Medium 2450122.50/cwt122.50–122.505511
Bulls—Small 2465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2493135.52/cwt131.00–140.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513127.46/cwt125.00–130.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575124.99/cwt120.00–130.007194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643114.98/cwt110.00–120.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Bulls—Medium 2733100.00/cwt100.00–100.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740119.00/cwt119.00–119.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 394087.50/cwt87.50–87.508231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,040100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7761
Bulls——1,648106.71/cwt95.00–110.001,7596
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84071.00/cwt71.00–71.005961
Cows—Lean 85-90%96874.61/cwt70.00–80.007229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,06080.00/cwt80.00–80.008481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06592.00/cwt92.00–92.009802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12483.09/cwt77.00–91.0093420
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29285.36/cwt82.00–89.001,1038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41091.40/cwt90.00–93.001,2893
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3530675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2753912.54/head900.00–925.009132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2800726.56/head700.00–750.007272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2940900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29441,168.30/head1,075.00–1,300.001,1685
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,331.34/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3314
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3738410.56/head382.00–436.004112
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2955735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3710475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2890712.00/head712.00–712.007121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2945725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,060824.69/head800.00–850.008253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,113.00/head1,113.00–1,113.001,1131

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.