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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 10

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 533 vs last sale 758▼ 121 vs year ago 346 · −35.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 50▲ 19 vs year ago 64 · +29.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 7▲ 13 vs year ago 8 · +162.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with limited comparable sales.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $202.88/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +7.99 against this barn's trailing median of $194.89.

Average price

$202.88

45 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	210.26	939	29
Medium and Large 3	470	189.52	892	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $48 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 sale45 hd

202.88

—

SC average5 barns · 334 hd

206.04

−3.16

This barn, trailing median6 sales

194.89

+7.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $202.41, low $186.01, median $194.89 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,320	113.76	1,502	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	89.00	1,286	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	88.47	1,026	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	858	80.57	691	25

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)	965	$700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	843	$669	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	847	$984	7

Every lot

49 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	308	197.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	610	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,027	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,146	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	653	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	191.29/cwt	190.00–192.50	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	205.89/cwt	205.00–207.50	762	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	187.60/cwt	185.00–192.50	713	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	196.23/cwt	195.00–197.50	820	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	175.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	737	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	185.27/cwt	180.00–187.50	869	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	178.10/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,092	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	669	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,157	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	260	206.01/cwt	200.00–212.50	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	219.09/cwt	211.00–222.00	813	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	206.29/cwt	205.00–207.50	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	820	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	210.06/cwt	205.00–215.00	889	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	205.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	969	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	185.02/cwt	175.00–190.00	953	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	205.75/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,076	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	197.51/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,132	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,090	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,237	111.18/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,375	6
Bulls	—	—	1,570	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,908	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	839	78.57/cwt	70.00–85.00	659	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	88.59/cwt	88.00–90.00	828	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	82.38/cwt	75.00–85.00	934	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	92.32/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,085	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,286	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	623	93.61/cwt	90.00–97.50	583	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	765	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	793	1,048.66/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,049	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	860	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	905	1,113.26/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,113	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	807	656.38/head	600.00–725.00	656	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	815	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	835	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	915	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	1,015	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1

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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 758Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 50Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 8

Compared to last week no comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with limited comparable sales.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	623	90.00–97.50	93.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	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	—	860	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	905	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,113.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,048.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	807	600.00–725.00	656.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	105.00–117.00	111.18
2	—	1,570	121.00–122.00	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,175	88.00–96.00	92.32
12	—	1,134	75.00–85.00	82.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	839	70.00–85.00	78.57
5	—	935	88.00–90.00	88.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	197.50	197.50
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
8	—	515	175.00–190.00	185.02
2	—	260	200.00–212.50	206.01
2	—	373	205.00–207.50	206.29
2	—	623	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
7	—	471	200.00–210.00	205.72
3	—	573	195.00–202.50	197.51
3	—	423	205.00–215.00	210.06
5	—	523	200.00–208.00	205.75
10	—	371	211.00–222.00	219.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	190.00–200.00	197.92
1	—	490	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	207.50	207.50
1	—	570	210.00	210.00
4	—	515	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	170.00	170.00
3	—	380	185.00–192.50	187.60
8	—	469	180.00–187.50	185.27
2	—	575	180.00	180.00
4	—	613	172.50–180.00	178.10
8	—	669	173.00	173.00
5	—	419	170.00–180.00	175.97
2	—	320	190.00–192.50	191.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
2	—	418	195.00–197.50	196.23
3	—	370	205.00–207.50	205.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	297	220.00	220.00

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.