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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jan 30

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 151▲ 43 vs year ago 174 · +24.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 39▲ 22 vs year ago 19 · +115.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 14▲ 13 vs year ago 2 · +650.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.54/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$206.54

65 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

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

$53.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.91

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	319	231.33	737	11thin
Medium and Large 2	400	210.72	843	39
Medium and Large 3	505	177.49	897	15thin

One grade step is worth $53.84/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale65 hd

206.54

—

SC average5 barns · 467 hd

224.45

−17.91

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,235	118.40	1,462	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,054	109.37	1,153	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	96.17	920	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	921	$1,095	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,438	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,637	3thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,307	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	247.44/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,170	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	587	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,462	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	211.38/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,349	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	253	199.95/cwt	195.00–205.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	272	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	231.46/cwt	230.00–232.50	722	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	222.83/cwt	220.00–225.00	740	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	222.49/cwt	210.00–225.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	200.96/cwt	190.00–207.00	878	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	204.54/cwt	199.00–217.50	951	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	170.62/cwt	170.00–172.50	915	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	199.00/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,104	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,060	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	293	308.38/cwt	300.00–315.00	904	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	303.69/cwt	300.00–310.00	978	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	321.62/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,045	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	302.51/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,110	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	261.70/cwt	255.00–270.00	974	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	280.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,193	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	276.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,282	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,209	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,373	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	975	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	233.17/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,364	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	695	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,168	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,127	108.85/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,342	127.96/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,717	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	87.36/cwt	78.00–93.00	835	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	100.17/cwt	95.00–105.00	959	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,054	109.37/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,153	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	725	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	855	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	855	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	775	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	820	872.57/head	784.00–950.00	873	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	1,025.01/head	1,025.01–1,025.01	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	997	1,267.39/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,267	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,636.60/head	1,440.00–1,795.00	1,637	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 Jan 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 151Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 39Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	170.00–175.00	172.54
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
2	—	695	168.00	168.00
1	—	435	215.00	215.00
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
1	—	235	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	245.00–260.00	252.50
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
3	—	585	225.00–237.00	233.17
3	—	372	255.00–270.00	261.70
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	440	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	293	300.00–315.00	308.38
3	—	522	263.00	263.00
4	—	322	300.00–310.00	303.69
4	—	367	295.00–305.00	302.51
8	—	425	280.00–285.00	280.63
4	—	464	270.00–285.00	276.19
1	—	560	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	315.00–325.00	321.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	170.00–172.50	170.62
3	—	573	185.00	185.00
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
2	—	720	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
2	—	435	170.00–180.00	174.94
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
1	—	470	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	190.00	190.00
6	—	437	190.00–207.00	200.96
1	—	225	210.00	210.00
9	—	465	199.00–217.50	204.54
3	—	555	195.00–201.00	199.00
7	—	332	220.00–225.00	222.83
6	—	368	210.00–225.00	222.49
2	—	253	195.00–205.00	199.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	312	230.00–232.50	231.46
1	—	385	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	240.00–252.50	247.44
1	—	525	250.00	250.00
8	—	638	200.00–215.00	211.38
1	—	550	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
1	—	395	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	587	249.00	249.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	997	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,267.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,025.01	1,025.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	784.00–950.00	872.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	600.00	600.00

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	3	—	1,000	1,440.00–1,795.00	1,636.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	122.00–134.00	127.96
3	—	1,127	105.00–115.00	108.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	957	95.00–105.00	100.17
5	—	956	78.00–93.00	87.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,054	104.00–115.00	109.37

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.