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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Apr 25

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 185 vs last sale 388▲ 4 vs year ago 199 · +2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 42▼ 9 vs year ago 62 · −14.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 21▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made 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 $169.80/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$169.80

59 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$54.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.88

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	366	197.08	721	7thin
Medium and Large 2	463	177.25	820	27
Small 1-2	425	159.72	679	17thin
Medium and Large 3	484	142.19	688	8thin

One grade step is worth $54.89/cwt here — about $33 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 sale59 hd

169.80

—

SC average5 barns · 623 hd

186.68

−16.88

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	1,829	118.02	2,159	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	90.73	1,041	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	79.77	693	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$675	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	796	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	153.73/cwt	150.00–157.50	658	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	226.28/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,059	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,026	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,146	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,277	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	620	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,411	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	318	160.61/cwt	160.00–162.50	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	201.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	197.38/cwt	195.00–200.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	183.34/cwt	180.00–190.00	677	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	380	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	181.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	763	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	431	158.11/cwt	150.00–162.50	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	177.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	861	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	176.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	911	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	520	155.05/cwt	150.00–165.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	173.75/cwt	170.00–177.50	956	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	798	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	593	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	949	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,091	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	209.76/cwt	200.00–220.00	871	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	629	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	181.27/cwt	180.00–182.50	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	206.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	965	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	485	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	981	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	217.42/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,235	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,194	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	168.78/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,114	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,828	116.69/cwt	109.00–119.00	2,133	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,312	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	75.16/cwt	65.00–84.00	643	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	90.85/cwt	87.00–93.00	820	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,076	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,062	79.48/cwt	73.00–85.00	844	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	94.73/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,133	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	765	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	720	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	677	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,033	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	838	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	964	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	885	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,083	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 Apr 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 388Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 42Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 21Year ago 5

Compared to last week no comparisons made 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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
2	—	528	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	159.00	159.00
2	—	428	150.00–157.50	153.73
1	—	335	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	222.50	222.50
1	—	335	237.50	237.50
1	—	260	230.00	230.00
1	—	620	227.50	227.50
1	—	390	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	195.00	195.00
1	—	575	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	200.00	200.00
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
2	—	375	200.00–220.00	210.00
1	—	605	211.00	211.00
2	—	468	225.00–227.50	226.28
4	—	555	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	200.00–205.00	201.60
2	—	368	195.00–200.00	197.38
2	—	428	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	165.00–170.00	167.57
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
3	—	520	150.00–165.00	155.05
4	—	318	160.00–162.50	160.61
2	—	593	160.00	160.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
4	—	431	150.00–162.50	158.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
2	—	680	160.00–161.00	160.51
6	—	369	180.00–190.00	183.34
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
2	—	550	170.00–177.50	173.75
3	—	420	175.00–185.00	181.59
4	—	515	170.00–180.00	176.80
1	—	640	160.00	160.00
7	—	484	170.00–180.00	177.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	580	137.50	137.50
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
2	—	513	130.00–140.00	135.02
1	—	425	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
2	—	423	180.00–182.50	181.27
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
2	—	545	175.00–185.00	180.00
4	—	660	165.00–175.00	168.78
1	—	480	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	215.00–220.00	217.42
2	—	415	200.00–220.00	209.76
3	—	467	200.00–210.00	206.57
2	—	620	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	160.00–165.00	162.47
1	—	545	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
3	—	415	150.00–155.00	151.65

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	—	765	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	94.00	94.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	142.50	142.50

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	2	—	838	115.00	115.00

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	2	—	885	120.00–125.00	122.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,062	73.00–85.00	79.48
11	—	1,196	90.00–98.00	94.73
1	—	1,045	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	855	65.00–84.00	75.16
5	—	903	87.00–93.00	90.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,828	109.00–119.00	116.69
1	—	1,835	126.00	126.00

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.