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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 18

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

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Feeder Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 346▲ 112 vs year ago 191 · +58.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 64▲ 70 vs year ago 62 · +112.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 8▲ 8 vs year ago 18 · +44.4%

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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 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 $126.07/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$126.07

83 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.86

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	437	134.69	589	37
Medium and Large 2	406	121.85	495	34
Small 1-2	406	111.46	452	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $136 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 sale83 hd

126.07

—

SC average5 barns · 503 hd

124.21

+1.86

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	1,648	90.56	1,493	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	70.58	1,064	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	66.75	778	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	899	59.96	539	30

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)	1,092	$901	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$814	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	743	$488	2thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	116.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	262	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	147.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	408	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	293	112.44/cwt	110.00–125.00	329	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	504	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	311	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	415	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	147.77/cwt	140.00–152.50	482	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	360	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	477	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	148.44/cwt	145.00–152.50	540	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	424	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	145.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	624	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	145.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	664	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	151.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	764	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	520	123.86/cwt	120.00–127.50	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	908	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	860	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	905	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	821	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	993	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	214	121.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	259	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	225	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	253	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	136.86/cwt	135.00–140.00	376	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	123.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	344	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	449	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.50	398	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	337	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	127.10/cwt	120.00–132.00	470	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	372	113.38/cwt	110.00–118.00	422	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	139.63/cwt	137.50–140.00	532	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	137.93/cwt	135.00–142.50	579	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.50	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	127.55/cwt	122.50–130.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	672	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	724	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	150.84/cwt	150.00–152.50	615	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	140.04/cwt	132.50–145.00	598	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	141.23/cwt	132.50–145.00	654	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	140.20/cwt	138.00–142.50	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	128.86/cwt	125.00–132.50	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	747	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	680	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	80.57/cwt	60.00–93.00	1,279	9
Bulls	—	—	1,646	97.70/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,608	8
Bulls	—	—	1,928	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,063	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	54.36/cwt	47.00–64.00	488	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	69.62/cwt	67.00–72.00	628	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	61.11/cwt	54.00–65.00	704	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	71.07/cwt	68.00–78.00	835	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	70.58/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,064	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	635	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	850	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	900	733.68/head	600.00–875.00	734	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,108	914.62/head	850.00–975.00	915	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,137	940.87/head	775.00–1,050.00	941	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,140	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	753	95.22/cwt	90.00–100.00	717	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	916	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,038	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	872	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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 346Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 64Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 18

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	110.00–118.00	113.38
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	430	115.00–117.50	116.22
2	—	337	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	225	110.00–115.00	112.44
1	—	650	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	121.00	121.00
3	—	438	122.50–130.00	127.55
3	—	473	120.00–122.50	120.85
4	—	370	120.00–132.00	127.10
5	—	526	120.00–125.00	121.98
7	—	214	120.00–125.00	121.22
4	—	278	120.00–125.00	123.83
2	—	328	120.00–122.50	121.30
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.71
10	—	420	135.00–142.50	137.93
4	—	519	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	318	140.00–142.50	141.22
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
7	—	381	137.50–140.00	139.63
4	—	275	135.00–140.00	136.86
3	—	557	130.00	130.00
2	—	670	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	125.00–132.50	128.86
8	—	427	132.50–145.00	140.04
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
10	—	463	132.50–145.00	141.23
2	—	580	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	618	120.00–122.50	121.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
3	—	680	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	150.00	150.00
4	—	564	130.00–135.00	132.51
3	—	408	150.00–152.50	150.84
2	—	513	138.00–142.50	140.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	110.00–120.00	116.42
3	—	368	110.00–120.00	115.14
6	—	293	110.00–125.00	112.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.44
4	—	456	140.00–150.00	145.62
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
3	—	428	140.00–150.00	145.72
2	—	723	118.00–120.00	118.99
6	—	326	140.00–152.50	147.77
2	—	770	115.00–120.00	117.56
2	—	605	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	821	121.00	121.00
5	—	276	140.00–155.00	147.83
9	—	364	145.00–152.50	148.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	311	130.00–135.00	133.32
2	—	360	130.00–135.00	132.57
2	—	520	120.00–127.50	123.86
1	—	725	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	160.00–165.00	162.58
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
4	—	663	137.00	137.00
6	—	506	150.00–156.00	151.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	600.00	600.00

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	—	635	375.00	375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	865	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	600.00–875.00	733.68

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	850.00–975.00	914.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,137	775.00–1,050.00	940.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	90.00–100.00	95.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	93.00	93.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,646	96.00–102.00	97.70
2	—	1,928	107.00	107.00
9	—	1,588	60.00–93.00	80.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,175	68.00–78.00	71.07
23	—	1,152	54.00–65.00	61.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	902	67.00–72.00	69.62
19	—	897	47.00–64.00	54.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,507	69.00–73.00	70.58

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.