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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 24

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 308▼ 182 vs year ago 353 · −51.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 129▲ 11 vs year ago 105 · +10.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 31▼ 1 vs year ago 23 · −4.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder calves due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $189.27/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −5.62 against this barn's trailing median of $194.89.

Average price

$189.27

41 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$22.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	434	202.13	876	18thin
Medium and Large 3	503	179.21	901	23

One grade step is worth $22.92/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale41 hd

189.27

—

SC average5 barns · 326 hd

194.16

−4.89

This barn, trailing median6 sales

194.89

−5.62

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	1,590	114.24	1,816	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	93.98	1,530	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	88.19	1,053	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	872	81.91	714	19

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)	1,120	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	862	$788	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	705	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	832	$712	8

Every lot

45 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	183.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	723	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,238	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	208	188.83/cwt	182.50–195.00	393	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	181.39/cwt	177.50–185.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	193.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	742	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	190.77/cwt	182.50–195.00	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	177.41/cwt	176.00–180.00	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	178.70/cwt	175.00–182.50	935	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	217.29/cwt	210.00–225.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	313	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	771	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	770	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	909	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	464	185.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	859	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	198.47/cwt	198.00–200.00	941	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	192.46/cwt	187.50–205.00	978	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	576	174.35/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,004	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	603	175.01/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,055	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	110.52/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,671	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	120.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,072	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	76.78/cwt	70.00–85.00	653	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	90.70/cwt	89.00–96.00	824	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	80.18/cwt	73.00–87.00	924	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	94.51/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,160	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	93.98/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,530	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	705	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	725	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	847	782.74/head	700.00–850.00	783	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	870	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	765	647.89/head	620.00–660.00	648	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	872	750.49/head	705.00–850.00	750	5

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 308Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 129Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 31Year ago 23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	650.00	650.00

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	—	1,130	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	847	700.00–850.00	782.74

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	1	—	870	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	765	620.00–660.00	647.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	872	705.00–850.00	750.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	205.00–210.00	207.49
4	—	508	187.50–205.00	192.46
5	—	376	205.00	205.00
2	—	273	210.00–225.00	217.29
4	—	474	198.00–200.00	198.47
1	—	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	464	180.00–190.00	185.06
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
1	—	540	175.00	175.00
9	—	576	171.00–180.00	174.35
5	—	422	180.00–185.00	182.49
3	—	603	170.00–185.00	175.01
2	—	313	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
4	—	383	190.00–200.00	193.77
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
3	—	413	182.50–195.00	190.77
1	—	450	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	176.00–180.00	177.41
2	—	523	175.00–182.50	178.70
2	—	208	182.50–195.00	188.83
2	—	408	185.00	185.00
2	—	333	177.50–185.00	181.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
2	—	723	170.00–172.50	171.25
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
3	—	428	180.00–190.00	183.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	850	70.00–85.00	76.78
7	—	909	89.00–96.00	90.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	91.00–97.00	93.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,152	73.00–87.00	80.18
19	—	1,227	88.00–101.00	94.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	109.00–114.00	110.52
3	—	1,720	118.00–125.00	120.44

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.