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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 20

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 297▼ 76 vs year ago 305 · −24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 95▲ 32 vs year ago 40 · +80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 16▼ 12 vs year ago 15 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. . 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 $135.84/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$135.84

77 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$21.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

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	518	141.32	731	47
Medium and Large 2	528	128.07	676	27
Small 1-2	290	120.00	348	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $383 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 sale77 hd

135.84

—

SC average5 barns · 780 hd

139.90

−4.06

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	1,507	110.85	1,671	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	85.11	1,447	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	79.53	945	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	69.93	626	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$925	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	421	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	268	133.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	172.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	171.20/cwt	170.00–175.00	640	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	159.73/cwt	155.00–165.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	174.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	826	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	166.65/cwt	165.00–167.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	147.01/cwt	140.00–153.00	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	148.65/cwt	145.00–152.50	840	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	918	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	147.34/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,068	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	146.46/cwt	140.00–160.00	561	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	674	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	141.17/cwt	138.00–142.00	785	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	132.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	763	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	123.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	756	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	134.15/cwt	132.00–145.00	915	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	864	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	916	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	467	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	149.96/cwt	145.00–158.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	425	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	161.80/cwt	160.00–167.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	473	123.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	140.28/cwt	135.00–146.00	683	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	155.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	791	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	135.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	834	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	127.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,507	110.85/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,671	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	66.19/cwt	55.00–72.00	580	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	76.88/cwt	75.00–78.00	714	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	73.61/cwt	64.00–76.00	817	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	81.79/cwt	78.00–87.00	996	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	85.11/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,447	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	898	93.72/cwt	89.00–100.00	842	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 Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 297Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 95Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 16Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
8	—	480	140.00–142.00	140.48
5	—	556	138.00–142.00	141.17
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
12	—	682	132.00–145.00	134.15
5	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
12	—	383	140.00–160.00	146.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	130.00–138.00	132.01
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.40
2	—	320	127.50–130.00	128.75
5	—	474	130.00–135.00	131.62
1	—	770	119.00	119.00
2	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.56
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
3	—	370	125.00–135.00	130.02
2	—	720	118.00–122.00	119.96
5	—	614	120.00–130.00	123.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	200	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	145.00–152.50	148.65
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
5	—	525	140.00–153.00	147.01
2	—	375	155.00–165.00	159.73
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	152.50	152.50
2	—	720	125.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	263	160.00	160.00
1	—	315	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	130.00–135.00	133.42
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	133.00	133.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	129.00	129.00
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
2	—	283	170.00–175.00	172.61
6	—	474	170.00–180.00	174.31
3	—	725	146.00–150.00	147.34
2	—	320	175.00	175.00
1	—	770	136.00	136.00
6	—	511	165.00–167.00	166.65
4	—	374	170.00–175.00	171.20
1	—	650	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	585	140.00–145.00	142.48
10	—	509	150.00–157.00	155.40
4	—	463	160.00–167.00	161.80
1	—	645	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–130.00	123.38
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	120.00–135.00	127.62
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
3	—	487	135.00–146.00	140.28
3	—	517	130.00–145.00	135.03
3	—	418	145.00–158.00	149.96
1	—	780	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	89.00–100.00	93.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,110	64.00–76.00	73.61
21	—	1,218	78.00–87.00	81.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	84.00–86.00	85.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	929	75.00–78.00	76.88
13	—	876	55.00–72.00	66.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	104.00–115.00	110.85

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.