Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2023-01-10

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jan 10
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
284 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 159▼ 153 vs year ago 437 · −35.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 59▼ 24 vs year ago 104 · −23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 4▼ 25 vs year ago 62 · −40.3%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.21/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$140.21
90 head · 403 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$41.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.46
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2383152.3058348
Medium and Large 2412136.5056220
Small 1-2474121.0457314thin
Medium and Large 3376110.444158thin
One grade step is worth $41.87/cwt here — about $168 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 sale90 hd
140.21
—
SC average5 barns · 873 hd
138.74
+1.46
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,30195.711,24512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40377.291,0856thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15174.8586235
CowsLean 85-90%Average95563.696088thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$7583thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,2272thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)898$1,2242thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)812$6763thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,1382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)786$9584thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$8582thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)813$6902thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$6613thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)888$6057
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)883$4882thin

Every lot

101 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Steers—Medium and Large 3232128.38/cwt120.00–135.002983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Steers—Small 1-2280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 3287127.72/cwt120.00–132.503673
Steers—Small 1-2314146.03/cwt142.50–150.004595
Steers—Medium and Large 2320166.50/cwt157.50–175.005336
Steers—Medium and Large 3333130.89/cwt120.00–137.504363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335212.69/cwt200.00–225.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 3356131.21/cwt125.00–135.004674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 2372168.76/cwt160.00–170.006288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373180.70/cwt177.50–185.006744
Steers—Small 1-2380148.70/cwt145.00–152.505652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422183.80/cwt180.00–185.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 2425163.33/cwt160.00–165.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 2460165.33/cwt163.00–170.007614
Steers—Medium and Large 3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Steers—Small 1-2573141.20/cwt140.00–142.508092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612149.00/cwt149.00–149.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725137.50/cwt137.50–137.509971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3218110.00/cwt110.00–110.002403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230140.00/cwt140.00–140.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260140.00/cwt140.00–140.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2294154.31/cwt150.00–155.004547
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315116.00/cwt116.00–116.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328154.30/cwt150.00–160.005067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330141.74/cwt140.00–145.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372152.51/cwt150.00–165.0056718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375137.56/cwt135.00–140.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Small 1-2395126.25/cwt125.00–127.504992
Heifers—Small 1-2405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408135.05/cwt132.50–137.505512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418153.71/cwt150.00–155.006436
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469148.74/cwt145.00–150.006988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471133.23/cwt127.50–142.506286
Heifers—Small 1-2471120.77/cwt115.00–125.005696
Heifers—Small 1-2522119.49/cwt117.50–120.006245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530146.50/cwt143.00–150.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537135.02/cwt132.50–140.007253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655107.50/cwt107.50–107.507041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400195.00/cwt195.00–195.007801
Bulls—Small 1-2408139.13/cwt137.50–142.505683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413175.38/cwt175.00–177.507247
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419155.58/cwt150.00–162.506524
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438122.51/cwt120.00–125.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465155.11/cwt150.00–160.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467174.04/cwt172.50–175.008139
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490127.50/cwt127.50–127.506251
Bulls—Small 1-2495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Bulls—Small 1-2535130.60/cwt120.00–133.006998
Bulls—Small 1-2550122.50/cwt122.50–122.506741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3577102.43/cwt100.00–110.005914
Bulls—Small 1-2610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3672110.81/cwt110.00–112.507453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2691141.00/cwt141.00–141.009743
Bulls—Small 1-2720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 374060.00/cwt60.00–60.004441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09983.88/cwt82.00–87.009224
Bulls——1,341100.42/cwt94.00–105.001,3477
Bulls——1,825110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94560.56/cwt56.00–64.005725
Cows—Lean 85-90%97268.90/cwt68.00–70.006703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09866.03/cwt63.00–69.007259
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16576.91/cwt70.00–83.0089624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22389.75/cwt87.00–92.001,0982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37375.95/cwt73.00–78.001,0435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3061
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 29751,137.82/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2828927.01/head825.00–1,050.009273
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2953857.61/head750.00–950.008582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2745650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 285593.00/cwt93.00–93.007951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2920750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2965975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,005875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 2715447.00/head447.00–447.004471
Stock Cows—Small 3728460.42/head370.00–554.004602
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2805805.00/head805.00–805.008051
Stock Cows—Small 1-2820575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Stock Cows—Small 1-2848590.26/head504.00–675.005902
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3883487.56/head433.00–540.004882
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2950608.00/head608.00–608.006081
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 296065.00/cwt65.00–65.006241
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,043661.44/head621.00–734.006613
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,078.00/head1,078.00–1,078.001,0781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2812676.13/head650.00–700.006763
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28981,223.54/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2242
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,227.24/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2272

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.