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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Feb 28

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 323▼ 13 vs year ago 254 · −5.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 81▲ 10 vs year ago 47 · +21.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 23▼ 9 vs year ago 22 · −40.9%

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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.66/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$187.66

94 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$52.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

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	482	197.41	951	72
Medium and Large 2	488	168.87	824	10thin
Small 1-2	373	144.78	540	12thin

One grade step is worth $52.64/cwt here — about $412 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 sale94 hd

187.66

—

SC average5 barns · 430 hd

189.23

−1.57

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	1,600	107.15	1,714	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	86.92	1,018	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	848	74.69	633	12

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)	1,395	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$1,128	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,276	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	899	$966	5

Every lot

90 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	401	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	263	217.95/cwt	215.00–220.00	573	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	268	145.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	321	213.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	214.60/cwt	212.50–215.00	790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	198.29/cwt	190.00–205.00	740	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	373	143.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	211.01/cwt	209.00–213.00	975	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	175.54/cwt	170.00–177.00	827	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	192.38/cwt	190.00–197.50	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	190.84/cwt	187.50–195.00	973	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,065	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,087	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	680	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,221	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,259	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	235	136.09/cwt	132.50–140.00	320	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	176.22/cwt	172.50–180.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	162.51/cwt	155.00–167.50	523	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	175.12/cwt	175.00–175.50	676	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	164.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	153.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	174.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	743	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	174.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	787	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	151.72/cwt	147.50–157.50	701	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	485	136.62/cwt	132.50–140.00	663	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	159.19/cwt	150.00–161.00	825	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	145.81/cwt	140.00–152.50	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	918	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	139.62/cwt	131.00–145.00	863	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	107.71/cwt	100.00–115.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	687	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	927	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	991	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	193.36/cwt	190.00–197.50	806	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	168.65/cwt	160.00–177.50	708	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	183.75/cwt	180.00–190.00	854	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	180.93/cwt	175.00–190.00	939	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	151.69/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,027	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	622	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,078	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	109.83/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,859	8
Bulls	—	—	1,895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,274	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	826	70.95/cwt	63.00–76.00	586	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	82.18/cwt	79.00–87.00	732	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	793	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	87.54/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,033	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,128.47/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,128	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	745	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	1,275.96/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,276	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	1,152.10/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,152	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	953	999.15/head	975.00–1,025.00	999	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 Feb 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 323Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 81Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 23Year ago 22

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	212.50–215.00	214.60
5	—	263	215.00–220.00	217.95
3	—	321	210.00–215.00	213.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	462	209.00–213.00	211.01
3	—	517	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	170.00–177.00	175.54
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
1	—	660	151.00	151.00
1	—	575	160.00	160.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	142.50	142.50
2	—	268	140.00–150.00	145.23
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	400	147.50	147.50
7	—	373	140.00–150.00	143.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
4	—	481	190.00–197.50	192.38
2	—	223	180.00	180.00
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
1	—	775	162.50	162.50
3	—	510	187.50–195.00	190.84
1	—	810	150.00	150.00
15	—	572	190.00	190.00
7	—	710	172.00	172.00
4	—	373	190.00–205.00	198.29
1	—	410	195.00	195.00
1	—	320	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	133.00	133.00
2	—	273	172.50–180.00	176.22
1	—	650	149.00	149.00
12	—	452	165.00–175.00	174.16
4	—	386	175.00–175.50	175.12
2	—	305	175.00–180.00	177.54
8	—	427	170.00–180.00	174.00
5	—	608	151.00	151.00
7	—	560	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	142.50	142.50
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
3	—	485	132.50–140.00	136.62
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	235	132.50–140.00	136.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
9	—	518	150.00–161.00	159.19
4	—	618	131.00–145.00	139.62
5	—	322	155.00–167.50	162.51
3	—	462	147.50–157.50	151.72
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
3	—	563	140.00–152.50	145.81
3	—	387	160.00–170.00	164.13
3	—	420	150.00–155.00	153.41
3	—	687	130.00–140.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
2	—	628	100.00–115.00	107.71
1	—	405	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	180.00–190.00	183.75
5	—	519	175.00–190.00	180.93
3	—	417	190.00–197.50	193.36
1	—	615	165.00	165.00
3	—	677	147.50–160.00	151.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	505	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	160.00–177.50	168.65
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
1	—	770	139.00	139.00
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	79.00–87.00	82.18
8	—	826	63.00–76.00	70.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,180	80.00–98.00	87.54
1	—	1,030	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,693	103.00–115.00	109.83
2	—	1,078	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,895	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,128.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	745	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,152.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	975.00–1,025.00	999.15

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.