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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 31

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 171▼ 96 vs year ago 224 · −42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 116▲ 9 vs year ago 83 · +10.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 22▼ 1 vs year ago 15 · −6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $209.19/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +14.31 against this barn's trailing median of $194.89.

Average price

$209.19

38 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$37.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.41

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	233.33	933	3thin
Medium and Large 2	451	214.46	967	21
Medium and Large 3	397	196.13	779	14thin

One grade step is worth $37.21/cwt here — about $154 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 sale38 hd

209.19

—

SC average4 barns · 229 hd

193.78

+15.41

This barn, trailing median6 sales

194.89

+14.31

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	1,456	106.84	1,555	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	89.88	1,403	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	87.19	1,117	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	78.14	723	12

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)	1,050	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	907	$792	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	867	$1,075	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,200	2thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	173.48/cwt	170.00–185.00	810	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	922	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	278	184.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	228.92/cwt	225.00–230.00	733	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	203.86/cwt	195.00–210.00	760	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	194.94/cwt	185.00–205.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	196.19/cwt	180.00–205.00	918	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	206.40/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,102	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,086	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	100.88/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,320	7
Bulls	—	—	1,628	113.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,853	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	77.42/cwt	70.00–84.00	712	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	851	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	82.49/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,029	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	91.21/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,195	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	92.10/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,386	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,446	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	710	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	870	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	909	823.86/head	750.00–935.00	824	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,003	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	775	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	775	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	750	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 171Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 116Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 15

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	230.00	230.00
1	—	340	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	200.00	200.00
5	—	320	225.00–230.00	228.92
1	—	470	215.00	215.00
3	—	285	230.00	230.00
10	—	534	198.00–210.00	206.40
1	—	630	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	180.00–205.00	196.19
4	—	373	195.00–210.00	203.86
2	—	335	200.00	200.00
2	—	278	180.00–190.00	184.68
2	—	423	185.00–205.00	194.94
1	—	595	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	195.00	195.00
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
2	—	368	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	175.00	175.00
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
6	—	467	170.00–185.00	173.48
1	—	435	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	210.00–212.50	211.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	480	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	909	750.00–935.00	823.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	950.00	950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	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	—	710	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	1	—	775	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	81.00	81.00
4	—	1,505	88.00–94.00	92.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	920	70.00–84.00	77.42
1	—	990	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,310	88.00–95.00	91.21
12	—	1,248	78.00–86.00	82.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,308	96.00–105.00	100.88
6	—	1,628	110.00–118.00	113.79

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.