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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 19

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 309▼ 170 vs year ago 328 · −51.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 82▲ 6 vs year ago 47 · +12.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 6▲ 36 vs year ago 3 · +1,200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers too few to trend, feeder bulls 2.00 higher, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $128.21/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$128.21

49 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$31.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

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	472	138.90	655	12thin
Medium and Large 2	516	128.26	661	25
Small 1-2	421	119.39	503	10thin
Medium and Large 3	435	107.50	468	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.40/cwt here — about $187 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 sale49 hd

128.21

—

SC average5 barns · 575 hd

132.10

−3.89

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,497	102.41	1,533	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	76.03	1,165	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	75.29	867	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	71.06	751	17

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$925	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$869	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$737	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	808	$727	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$525	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,875	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	977	$1,198	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$713	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	772	$852	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	716	$377	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	651	$373	4thin

Every lot

83 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 1-2Fancy	215	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	419	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	350	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	501	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	144.04/cwt	140.00–153.00	540	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	149.31/cwt	147.00–153.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	510	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	144.05/cwt	142.00–146.00	886	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	213	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	256	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	138.26/cwt	137.50–139.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	310	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	365	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	443	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.50	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	137.75/cwt	137.00–138.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	131.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	139.44/cwt	138.00–141.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	132.70/cwt	130.00–136.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	129.00/cwt	125.00–134.00	688	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	119.20/cwt	117.50–121.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	121.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	745	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	119.49/cwt	116.00–123.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	141.33/cwt	139.00–145.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	440	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	132.84/cwt	130.00–137.50	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	154.10/cwt	150.00–159.00	724	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	146.67/cwt	142.00–152.00	758	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	142.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	132.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	816	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	65.14/cwt	61.00–69.00	236	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,497	102.41/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,533	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	63.62/cwt	60.00–66.00	576	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	72.66/cwt	69.00–76.00	791	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	69.93/cwt	65.00–72.00	762	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	77.44/cwt	74.00–83.00	911	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	76.03/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,165	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,875	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	775	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	780	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	974	1,197.78/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,198	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	985	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,245.02/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,245	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	845	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	960.54/head	800.00–1,175.00	961	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	869.00/head	869.00–869.00	869	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	720	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	808	726.82/head	702.00–750.00	727	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	736.50/head	650.00–825.00	737	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	651	373.39/head	300.00–408.00	373	4
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	716	376.65/head	304.00–429.00	377	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	772	852.30/head	765.00–948.00	852	3

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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 309Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 82Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	161.00	161.00
2	—	615	142.00–146.00	144.05
1	—	705	143.00	143.00
1	—	495	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	130.00–135.00	132.43
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
1	—	510	122.50	122.50
1	—	425	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	147.00–153.00	149.31
3	—	375	140.00–153.00	144.04
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
2	—	340	145.00–150.00	147.46
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	111.00	111.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	137.50–139.00	138.26
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	663	116.00–123.00	119.49
4	—	430	125.00–135.00	131.21
2	—	613	118.00–125.00	121.46
4	—	476	130.00–136.00	132.70
2	—	368	135.00–137.50	136.21
5	—	533	125.00–134.00	129.00
3	—	715	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	121.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	213	120.00	120.00
2	—	658	115.00	115.00
2	—	570	117.50–121.00	119.20
1	—	310	122.50	122.50
1	—	290	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	138.00–141.00	139.44
1	—	360	142.00	142.00
2	—	585	135.00	135.00
4	—	413	137.00–138.00	137.75
3	—	510	140.00–145.00	141.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	280	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	133.00	133.00
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
2	—	680	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
3	—	458	130.00–137.50	132.84
3	—	427	139.00–145.00	141.33
1	—	555	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	125.00–127.50	126.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	140.00–145.00	142.14
6	—	614	130.00–139.00	132.97
6	—	517	142.00–152.00	146.67
4	—	470	150.00–159.00	154.10
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
1	—	435	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	61.00–69.00	65.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,875	2,225.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,245.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	974	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,197.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,053	800.00–1,175.00	960.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	869.00	869.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	650.00–825.00	736.50
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	808	702.00–750.00	726.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	772	765.00–948.00	852.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	716	304.00–429.00	376.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	651	300.00–408.00	373.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	95.00–109.00	102.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,089	69.00–76.00	72.66
3	—	905	60.00–66.00	63.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,177	74.00–83.00	77.44
4	—	1,089	65.00–72.00	69.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	74.00–78.00	76.03

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.