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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 25

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

353 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 303▲ 163 vs year ago 190 · +85.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 132▲ 69 vs year ago 36 · +191.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 15 vs year ago 8 · +187.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.42/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$144.42

105 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$43.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

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	460	162.28	747	17thin
Medium and Large 2	409	149.84	613	42
Small 1-2	369	137.41	507	35
Medium and Large 3	307	118.49	364	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.79/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 sale105 hd

144.42

—

SC average5 barns · 380 hd

147.49

−3.07

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	—	High	1,190	85.56	1,018	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	69.48	970	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	67.28	773	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	56.40	568	7thin

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)	1,130	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$691	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$479	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$438	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	635	$318	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$669	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	778	$533	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$455	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	788	$332	2thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	235	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	323	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	153.78/cwt	152.50–155.00	420	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	152.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	483	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	322	136.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	342	116.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	399	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	116.10/cwt	110.00–122.50	427	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	155.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	376	142.91/cwt	130.00–145.00	537	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	148.79/cwt	145.00–153.00	629	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	167.53/cwt	160.00–173.00	737	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	147.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	699	21
Steers	—	Small 1-2	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	130.67/cwt	127.50–135.00	301	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	133.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	365	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	410	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	128.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	128.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	374	119.36/cwt	117.50–120.00	446	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	136.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	573	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	127.03/cwt	120.00–132.50	535	15
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	442	113.32/cwt	112.50–115.00	501	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	124.94/cwt	122.50–130.00	573	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	137.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	485	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	513	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	740	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	782	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	153.21/cwt	151.00–154.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	426	120.81/cwt	120.00–127.50	515	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	139.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	600	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	686	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	467	126.28/cwt	120.00–133.00	590	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	520	122.75/cwt	122.50–123.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	134.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	563	118.24/cwt	117.50–119.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	752	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	706	112.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	796	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	915	74.41/cwt	69.00–80.00	681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	91.84/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,300	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	65.05/cwt	64.00–66.00	644	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	52.94/cwt	45.00–59.00	537	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	62.98/cwt	52.00–69.00	720	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	76.41/cwt	74.00–84.00	886	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	86.98/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,025	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	63.64/cwt	63.00–64.00	848	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	73.38/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,054	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,748	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	700	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	780	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	635	318.00/head	318.00–318.00	318	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	840	479.00/head	479.00–479.00	479	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	860	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	438.43/head	424.00–450.00	438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	878	651.50/head	625.00–675.00	652	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	980	465.00/head	465.00–465.00	465	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	843.38/head	825.00–861.00	843	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	705	324.00/head	324.00–324.00	324	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	735	441.00/head	441.00–441.00	441	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	778	532.54/head	519.00–546.00	533	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	810	462.00/head	446.00–478.00	462	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	340.00/head	340.00–340.00	340	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	669.00/head	669.00–669.00	669	1

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 303Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 132Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
11	—	322	130.00–140.00	136.17
2	—	470	125.00	125.00
2	—	235	135.00–140.00	137.45
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
16	—	376	130.00–145.00	142.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	250	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
3	—	368	110.00–122.50	116.10
3	—	342	110.00–120.00	116.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	150.00–160.00	152.44
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
6	—	371	150.00–160.00	155.92
2	—	423	145.00–153.00	148.79
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
21	—	475	140.00–150.00	147.17
2	—	273	152.50–155.00	153.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
9	—	458	160.00	160.00
7	—	440	160.00–173.00	167.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	135.00–140.00	136.22
4	—	288	140.00–145.00	142.43
4	—	570	129.00	129.00
5	—	467	135.00–140.00	137.01
2	—	313	140.00	140.00
7	—	522	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	125.00–135.00	128.22
15	—	421	120.00–132.50	127.03
2	—	623	115.00–122.50	118.70
3	—	230	127.50–135.00	130.67
2	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.49
3	—	711	110.00	110.00
3	—	318	125.00–130.00	128.40
9	—	459	122.50–130.00	124.94
1	—	540	123.00	123.00
3	—	273	130.00–136.00	133.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	114.00–115.00	114.49
4	—	374	117.50–120.00	119.36
2	—	485	116.00–118.00	117.01
1	—	585	112.50	112.50
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
3	—	442	112.50–115.00	113.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	107.50	107.50
2	—	520	105.00–107.50	106.24
1	—	240	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
4	—	418	151.00–154.00	153.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	140.00–145.00	143.37
3	—	535	130.00–140.00	134.10
4	—	706	112.00–115.00	112.75
5	—	430	135.00–145.00	139.51
5	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.03
5	—	627	115.00–125.00	119.98
2	—	683	115.00–120.00	117.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	120.00–133.00	126.28
2	—	563	117.50–119.00	118.24
2	—	520	122.50–123.00	122.75
9	—	426	120.00–127.50	120.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,575	111.00	111.00

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	—	700	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,100	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	318.00	318.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	479.00	479.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	424.00–450.00	438.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	465.00	465.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	825.00–861.00	843.38

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)	2	—	878	625.00–675.00	651.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	340.00	340.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	669.00	669.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	446.00–478.00	462.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	519.00–546.00	532.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	324.00	324.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	441.00	441.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	105.00	105.00
4	—	915	69.00–80.00	74.41
4	—	1,415	90.00–94.00	91.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	86.00–88.00	86.98
24	—	1,144	52.00–69.00	62.98
7	—	1,159	74.00–84.00	76.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	63.00–64.00	63.64
3	—	1,437	68.00–78.00	73.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,015	45.00–59.00	52.94
2	—	990	64.00–66.00	65.05

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.