Sale reports / South Carolina / Darlington Livestock Auction / 2023-05-16

Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, May 16
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 379▲ 144 vs year ago 210 · +68.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 52▲ 48 vs year ago 96 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 3▲ 32 vs year ago 25 · +128.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steadly. Slaughter cows were steadly, slaughter bulls

were 2.00 higher. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

A light demand for cattle with excessive hair

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $186.75/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$186.75
74 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$49.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.42
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2390209.1081525
Medium and Large 2435188.5782121
Small 1-2486170.6382915thin
Medium and Large 3440159.4370113thin
One grade step is worth $49.67/cwt here — about $114 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 sale74 hd
186.75
—
SC average5 barns · 509 hd
204.17
−17.42
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—Average1,564113.991,7837thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,550106.051,6443thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16888.791,03766
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04380.1483642

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,2263thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,293$1,1132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$9252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,022$87111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)893$6512thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)810$9961thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,002$1,21710
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$9027
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)833$7132thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)943$7926
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)812$5949
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)815$5301thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2225185.00/cwt185.00–185.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 3240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003961
Steers—Small 1-2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 3260165.00/cwt165.00–165.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265235.00/cwt235.00–235.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 2283192.51/cwt190.00–197.505453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290215.00/cwt215.00–215.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321208.61/cwt200.00–220.006707
Steers—Medium and Large 2330187.39/cwt185.00–190.006182
Steers—Small 1-2338172.25/cwt172.00–172.505822
Steers—Medium and Large 3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367201.86/cwt200.00–205.007419
Steers—Medium and Large 2381190.10/cwt185.00–197.507244
Steers—Small 1-2385172.50/cwt172.50–172.506641
Steers—Medium and Large 3388164.24/cwt160.00–167.506373
Steers—Small 1-2400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 2423182.40/cwt180.00–185.007722
Steers—Small 1-2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465228.56/cwt220.00–237.501,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 2468190.77/cwt183.00–195.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 3470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510211.47/cwt210.00–213.001,0782
Steers—Medium and Large 3515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 2532188.35/cwt180.00–190.001,0026
Steers—Small 1-2561170.00/cwt170.00–170.009545
Steers—Medium and Large 3565154.96/cwt150.00–160.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2281
Steers—Medium and Large 3620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
Steers—Small 1-2685167.50/cwt165.00–170.001,1472
Steers—Small 1-2720162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240192.45/cwt190.00–195.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288198.74/cwt195.00–200.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320157.34/cwt155.00–160.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330194.94/cwt190.00–200.006434
Heifers—Small 1-2337170.02/cwt165.00–175.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345185.00/cwt185.00–185.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383194.87/cwt190.00–200.007464
Heifers—Small 1-2385170.06/cwt167.50–172.506552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395183.75/cwt182.50–185.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420187.50/cwt187.50–187.507881
Heifers—Small 1-2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462151.66/cwt150.00–155.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Heifers—Small 1-2487165.00/cwt160.00–170.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2416168.75/cwt165.00–172.507026
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418157.57/cwt155.00–160.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422183.30/cwt175.00–187.507743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470153.33/cwt150.00–160.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474187.63/cwt180.00–190.008894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510182.50/cwt182.50–182.509311
Bulls—Small 1-2518171.22/cwt170.00–172.508872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533198.80/cwt195.00–202.501,0602
Bulls—Small 1-2580162.50/cwt162.50–162.509431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Bulls—Small 1-2622163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625181.10/cwt175.00–187.501,1322
Bulls—Small 1-2675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,458111.46/cwt110.00–112.001,6254
Bulls——1,480103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5241
Bulls——1,818124.53/cwt124.00–125.002,2642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02886.60/cwt83.00–93.0089015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05176.55/cwt65.00–82.0080527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14681.03/cwt68.00–87.0092930
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18194.43/cwt88.00–105.001,11534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263109.30/cwt106.00–112.001,3802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560108.58/cwt106.00–111.001,6942
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810996.00/head996.00–996.009961
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3600525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2690850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2825875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2833712.99/head700.00–725.007132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2860800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29051,079.14/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0792
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2998977.32/head950.00–1,000.009772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0901,219.42/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2193
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,365.91/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3664
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3795566.70/head554.00–574.005675
Stock Cows—Small 2810608.00/head608.00–608.006081
Stock Cows—Small 1-2815530.00/head530.00–530.005301
Stock Cows—Small 1-2835667.50/head665.00–670.006682
Stock Cows—Small 1-2840635.70/head603.00–662.006363
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2942737.33/head725.00–760.007373
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,206.00/head1,206.00–1,206.001,2061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2815693.00/head693.00–693.006931
Bred Cows—Small 1-2893650.75/head641.00–661.006512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2930850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2988851.14/head755.00–900.008517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,055925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170977.31/head925.00–1,050.009773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,226.29/head1,142.00–1,325.001,2263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,112.72/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1132

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.