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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jan 3

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Dec 13Jan 3Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 203▼ 93 vs year ago 252 · −36.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 55▲ 40 vs year ago 19 · +210.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 13▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for Holidays. Moderate offering of average 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 $134.24/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$134.24

57 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$44.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

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	374	146.17	547	31
Medium and Large 2	458	124.83	572	19thin
Small 1-2	510	110.63	564	4thin
Medium and Large 3	560	101.99	571	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.18/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale57 hd

134.24

—

SC average3 barns · 266 hd

140.84

−6.60

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	1,726	96.86	1,672	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	75.80	1,152	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	70.27	837	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	862	61.88	533	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$588	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	725	$750	1thin

Every lot

60 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	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	509	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	190.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	162.66/cwt	160.00–165.00	521	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	569	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	174.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	724	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	159.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	146.72/cwt	142.50–151.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	352	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	148.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	395	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	125.21/cwt	120.00–135.00	348	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	148.71/cwt	142.50–152.50	460	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	125.43/cwt	122.50–130.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	145.44/cwt	140.00–149.00	601	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	128.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	143.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	601	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	124.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	699	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	784	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	172.68/cwt	169.00–180.00	749	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	169.29/cwt	169.00–170.00	818	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	560	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	835	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,746	97.83/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,708	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	70.70/cwt	67.00–72.00	554	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	879	59.99/cwt	50.00–66.00	527	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	62.89/cwt	55.00–68.00	743	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	75.19/cwt	70.00–82.00	900	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	75.80/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,152	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	888	588.03/head	550.00–625.00	588	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	725	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 203Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 55Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 11

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed for Holidays. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
4	—	379	122.50–130.00	125.43
5	—	561	120.00–130.00	124.51
5	—	474	120.00–135.00	128.28
3	—	278	120.00–135.00	125.21
1	—	765	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	266	145.00–155.00	148.59
2	—	243	145.00	145.00
14	—	413	140.00–149.00	145.44
4	—	309	142.50–152.50	148.71
4	—	476	141.00–145.00	143.99
2	—	383	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	540	110.00–112.50	111.26
1	—	410	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
2	—	470	100.00–101.00	100.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	132.50	132.50
1	—	430	162.50	162.50
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
2	—	530	150.00–155.00	152.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	434	169.00–180.00	172.68
7	—	483	169.00–170.00	169.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
2	—	560	125.00–130.00	127.46
1	—	400	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
2	—	533	155.00–165.00	159.98
3	—	367	150.00–160.00	154.98
2	—	555	155.00	155.00
2	—	320	160.00–165.00	162.66
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
1	—	365	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	142.50	142.50
1	—	295	172.50	172.50
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
2	—	408	175.00–180.00	177.55
2	—	315	185.00–195.00	190.08
4	—	378	170.00–180.00	174.90
2	—	615	142.50–151.00	146.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	137.50	137.50
1	—	275	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,197	70.00–82.00	75.19
8	—	1,181	55.00–68.00	62.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	879	50.00–66.00	59.99
3	—	783	67.00–72.00	70.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,520	73.00–78.00	75.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	96.00–101.00	97.83
1	—	1,645	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	86.00	86.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	550.00–625.00	588.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	750.00	750.00

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.