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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jan 24

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 239▲ 18 vs year ago 188 · +9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 58▲ 11 vs year ago 34 · +32.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 10 vs year ago 8 · +125.0%

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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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.07/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$128.07

82 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$34.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.54

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	463	143.90	666	25
Medium and Large 2	360	131.40	473	23
Small 1-2	411	119.19	489	16thin
Medium and Large 3	334	109.72	366	18thin

One grade step is worth $34.17/cwt here — about $300 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 sale82 hd

128.07

—

SC average5 barns · 404 hd

138.61

−10.54

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	1,446	103.73	1,500	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	73.79	836	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	67.02	651	3thin

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)	884	$771	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$737	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$538	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,035	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	835	$500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	570	$925	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	495	$700	1thin

Every lot

77 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	—	Small 1-2	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	268	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	393	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	337	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	313	146.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	459	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	419	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	164.50/cwt	157.50–170.00	536	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	363	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	699	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	176.88/cwt	171.00–182.50	996	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	954	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	134.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	363	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	280	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	341	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	294	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	323	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	148.76/cwt	147.50–150.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	132.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	426	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	330	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	352	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	387	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	149.35/cwt	143.00–155.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	393	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	149.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	630	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	433	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	528	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	774	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	889	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	178.23/cwt	170.00–182.50	740	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	194.21/cwt	192.50–197.50	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	576	130.78/cwt	130.00–133.00	753	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	102.66/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,432	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,782	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	67.02/cwt	64.00–69.00	651	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	77.61/cwt	74.00–83.00	874	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	68.34/cwt	55.00–72.00	782	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	820	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	845	537.57/head	525.00–550.00	538	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	884	771.36/head	700.00–925.00	771	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	993	737.03/head	725.00–750.00	737	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small 1-2	495	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Small 1-2	570	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,033	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	685	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	835	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,127.32/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,127	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 Jan 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 239Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 58Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year 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
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	120.00–125.00	122.61
2	—	528	115.00	115.00
2	—	393	117.50–120.00	118.76
3	—	280	120.00–125.00	121.64
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	433	120.00–122.50	121.21
1	—	625	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
2	—	303	147.50–150.00	148.76
4	—	711	125.00	125.00
2	—	608	127.00–127.50	127.25
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	142.50	142.50
3	—	382	143.00–155.00	149.35
8	—	423	140.00–155.00	149.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	127.50–130.00	128.75
8	—	271	130.00–140.00	134.01
5	—	323	130.00–140.00	132.04
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
4	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.35
3	—	562	120.00–125.00	121.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	110.00	110.00
5	—	352	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
2	—	423	110.00	110.00
7	—	294	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	140.00–150.00	144.90
3	—	268	140.00–150.00	146.77
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
3	—	313	140.00–150.00	146.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	147.00	147.00
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
1	—	720	132.50	132.50
5	—	326	157.50–170.00	164.50
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
1	—	760	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	120.00–130.00	124.96
9	—	322	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	270	120.00–130.00	124.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
2	—	378	185.00	185.00
2	—	563	171.00–182.50	176.88
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
1	—	420	187.50	187.50
1	—	340	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	172.50	172.50
4	—	415	170.00–182.50	178.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
8	—	576	130.00–133.00	130.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
3	—	423	192.50–197.50	194.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,126	74.00–83.00	77.61
7	—	1,144	55.00–72.00	68.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	64.00–69.00	67.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,395	102.00–103.00	102.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	820	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	525.00–550.00	537.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	884	700.00–925.00	771.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	725.00–750.00	737.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	495	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	91.00	91.00

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	1	—	960	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	500.00	500.00

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	2	—	970	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,127.32

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	—	685	850.00	850.00

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.