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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Mar 7

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

276 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 241▲ 40 vs year ago 236 · +16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 57▲ 2 vs year ago 36 · +5.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 1 vs year ago 17 · −5.9%

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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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.45/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$168.45

83 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$69.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

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	377	191.86	724	35
Medium and Large 2	520	158.87	826	32
Small 1-2	554	142.20	788	9thin
Medium and Large 3	442	129.99	574	6thin
Small 3	290	122.50	355	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.36/cwt here — about $369 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 sale83 hd

168.45

—

SC average5 barns · 492 hd

168.27

+0.18

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	1,219	104.15	1,270	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	95.32	1,069	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	94.00	1,316	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	861	72.81	627	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$713	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$625	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,062	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$838	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$796	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$429	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	213	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	490	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	222	190.32/cwt	190.00–191.00	423	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	267	226.37/cwt	222.50–230.00	604	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	203.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	727	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	228.46/cwt	226.00–232.50	859	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	231.50/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,007	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	996	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	536	218.08/cwt	212.00–227.50	1,169	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,145	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,205	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,177	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,235	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	828	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,184	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	198.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Small 3	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	134.96/cwt	132.50–137.50	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	191.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	346	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	190.93/cwt	180.00–195.00	706	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	165.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	201.31/cwt	200.00–202.50	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	410	159.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	831	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	184.28/cwt	177.50–190.00	796	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	181.69/cwt	175.00–185.00	832	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	163.77/cwt	155.00–170.00	757	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	158.65/cwt	150.00–165.00	828	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	157.92/cwt	152.50–165.00	902	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	949	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	635	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	857	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	139.18/cwt	135.00–142.50	946	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,090	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	857	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	225.47/cwt	222.50–230.00	961	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	464	209.41/cwt	200.00–220.00	972	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	195.02/cwt	192.50–197.50	905	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,038	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	880	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	189.97/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,098	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	157.46/cwt	147.50–160.00	986	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	921	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	143.87/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,029	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	723	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	886	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,130	94.85/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,072	2
Bulls	—	—	1,242	104.74/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,301	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,609	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	69.20/cwt	55.00–75.00	590	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	80.02/cwt	78.00–82.00	703	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	92.54/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,001	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	102.95/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,267	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,316	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,062.13/head	1,057.00–1,068.00	1,062	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	710	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	770	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	790	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	712.58/head	700.00–725.00	713	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	715	429.00/head	429.00–429.00	429	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	730	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,080	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	907	795.99/head	632.00–973.00	796	3

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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 241Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 57Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 17

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
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	155.00–165.00	159.94
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
3	—	570	140.00	140.00
2	—	635	130.00–140.00	134.96
1	—	655	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	150.00–165.00	158.65
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
5	—	612	155.00	155.00
8	—	462	155.00–170.00	163.77
3	—	680	135.00–142.50	139.18
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	765	142.50	142.50
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
2	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.10
4	—	571	152.50–165.00	157.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	305	132.50–137.50	134.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	185.00	185.00
3	—	332	190.00–195.00	191.63
3	—	458	175.00–185.00	181.69
6	—	370	180.00–195.00	190.93
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
3	—	290	195.00–205.00	198.16
7	—	432	177.50–190.00	184.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	346	200.00	200.00
3	—	421	197.50	197.50
2	—	378	200.00–202.50	201.31
3	—	260	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	212.00–227.50	218.08
6	—	267	222.50–230.00	226.37
5	—	435	230.00–232.50	231.50
7	—	376	226.00–232.50	228.46
2	—	213	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	191.00	191.00
5	—	650	181.00	181.00
1	—	480	207.50	207.50
5	—	587	195.00	195.00
1	—	220	210.00	210.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
7	—	357	200.00–205.00	203.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	772	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	190.00–191.00	190.32
2	—	635	175.00	175.00
3	—	828	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	150.00–160.00	154.94
2	—	670	135.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	715	138.00–150.00	143.87
9	—	626	147.50–160.00	157.46
1	—	545	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	187.50–192.50	189.97
2	—	413	207.50	207.50
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
1	—	675	170.00	170.00
7	—	464	192.50–197.50	195.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	120.00–125.00	122.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	200.00–220.00	209.41
1	—	500	207.50	207.50
6	—	426	222.50–230.00	225.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	955	1,057.00–1,068.00	1,062.13

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	—	710	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	700.00–725.00	712.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	625.00	625.00

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	—	715	429.00	429.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	632.00–973.00	795.99
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	730	148.00	148.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	99.00–108.00	104.74
1	—	1,330	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,130	94.00–96.00	94.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,082	82.00–98.00	92.54
4	—	1,231	101.00–106.00	102.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	78.00–82.00	80.02
4	—	853	55.00–75.00	69.20

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.