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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Dec 12

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

244 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 192▲ 41 vs year ago 203 · +20.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 71▲ 12 vs year ago 55 · +21.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 23▼ 6 vs year ago 13 · −46.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. There was an average 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 $218.15/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +23.26 against this barn's trailing median of $194.89.

Average price

$218.15

56 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$41.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	244.56	1,080	8thin
Medium and Large 2	471	219.58	1,033	31
Medium and Large 3	440	203.11	894	17thin

One grade step is worth $41.46/cwt here — about $186 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 sale56 hd

218.15

—

SC average5 barns · 340 hd

214.53

+3.61

This barn, trailing median6 sales

194.89

+23.26

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	1,327	114.07	1,514	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	98.11	1,388	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	97.37	1,148	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	866	80.98	702	22

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	781	$1,131	4thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	244.35/cwt	240.00–245.00	924	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	241.81/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,040	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	242.34/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,163	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,243	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,289	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	200.44/cwt	195.00–202.50	756	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	200.76/cwt	195.00–205.00	859	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	211.91/cwt	210.00–212.50	932	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	924	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	187.48/cwt	182.50–190.00	894	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	195.84/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,005	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,077	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	957	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,004	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	663	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,144	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	260	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	757	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	234.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	877	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	398	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	876	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,027	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	943	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	909	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	196.72/cwt	190.00–205.00	915	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,164	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	226.62/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,099	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	203.89/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,054	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	186.25/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,071	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	197.49/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,161	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	200.49/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,233	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,211	106.43/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,289	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,707	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	864	91.16/cwt	90.00–93.00	788	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	78.72/cwt	70.00–86.00	683	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	84.75/cwt	84.00–86.00	916	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	99.66/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,193	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	98.11/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,388	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	781	1,130.86/head	1,045.00–1,170.00	1,131	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,072	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,822	3

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 192Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 71Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 23Year ago 13

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. There was an average offering of average to

plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	192.50–197.50	195.84
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
10	—	428	195.00–205.00	200.76
7	—	377	195.00–202.50	200.44
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
2	—	468	197.50	197.50
2	—	332	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	172.50	172.50
3	—	532	175.00–185.00	179.94
3	—	477	182.50–190.00	187.48
2	—	663	172.50	172.50
3	—	280	190.00	190.00
1	—	340	192.50	192.50
2	—	378	185.00–190.00	187.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	205.00	205.00
4	—	518	208.00	208.00
4	—	440	210.00–212.50	211.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
1	—	240	215.00	215.00
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
3	—	398	220.00	220.00
1	—	260	215.00	215.00
2	—	575	185.00–187.50	186.25
2	—	433	210.00	210.00
6	—	465	190.00–205.00	196.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	192.50–200.00	197.49
4	—	419	220.00–230.00	224.96
4	—	374	230.00–240.00	234.49
2	—	615	200.00–201.00	200.49
3	—	329	230.00	230.00
10	—	485	220.00–231.00	226.62
5	—	517	190.00–217.50	203.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	247.50	247.50
1	—	355	250.00	250.00
4	—	483	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	592	210.00	210.00
2	—	670	190.00–195.00	192.46
8	—	378	240.00–245.00	244.35
1	—	470	205.00	205.00
1	—	620	220.00	220.00
1	—	515	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	240.00–247.50	241.81
1	—	590	230.00	230.00
7	—	480	240.00–250.00	242.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
1	—	325	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,072	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	781	1,045.00–1,170.00	1,130.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	97.00–112.00	106.43
5	—	1,420	115.00–125.00	120.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	84.00–86.00	84.75
22	—	1,197	90.00–111.00	99.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	95.00–101.00	98.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	867	70.00–86.00	78.72
4	—	864	90.00–93.00	91.16

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.