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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Mar 5

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 200▼ 24 vs year ago 276 · −8.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 54▲ 14 vs year ago 38 · +36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 4 vs year ago 16 · −25.0%

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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 and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $233.83/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −116.19 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$233.83

8 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$18.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.92

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	250.00	1,400	1thin
Medium and Large 3	540	231.52	1,250	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.48/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

233.83

—

SC average4 barns · 46 hd

255.75

−21.92

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−116.19

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 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.45, low $271.08, median $350.02 across 24 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	—	High	1,399	130.34	1,824	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	120.76	1,673	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	111.71	1,180	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	97.28	901	5thin

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)	1,010	$1,002	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$575	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,454	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$744	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	742	$691	5

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	594	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	828	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,046	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	882	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,017	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,331	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,465	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	604	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,504	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	236.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,567	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	748	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,496	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	517	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	203.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	453	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	843	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	203.83/cwt	195.00–222.50	656	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	261.38/cwt	240.00–265.00	917	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	205.61/cwt	195.00–212.50	771	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	378	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,040	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	911	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	198.73/cwt	195.00–200.00	862	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,087	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,001	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	991	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	230.02/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,208	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,274	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	266.04/cwt	250.00–280.00	705	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	861	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	311.15/cwt	305.00–317.50	980	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	298.15/cwt	297.50–300.00	954	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	308.70/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,158	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	288.77/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,100	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	255.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	977	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,043	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	312.10/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,311	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	232.16/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,217	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	229.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,333	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	603	230.04/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,387	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,267	129.47/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,640	5
Bulls	—	—	1,385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,676	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,988	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	90.05/cwt	87.00–93.00	752	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	931	97.37/cwt	93.00–101.00	907	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	102.10/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,008	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,054	112.54/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,186	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	124.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,554	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,613	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	116.64/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,695	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	1,454.00/head	1,454.00–1,454.00	1,454	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	755	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	828.68/head	804.00–850.00	829	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	638	605.21/head	581.00–630.00	605	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	675	601.00/head	601.00–601.00	601	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	745	689.00/head	689.00–689.00	689	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	745	546.00/head	546.00–546.00	546	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,011.00/head	1,011.00–1,011.00	1,011	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	886.00/head	886.00–886.00	886	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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 200Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 54Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	200.00–205.00	203.25
3	300–350	322	195.00–222.50	203.83
3	350–400	375	195.00–212.50	205.61
4	400–450	434	195.00–200.00	198.73
1	500–550	515	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	265.00	265.00
7	350–400	351	240.00–265.00	261.38
4	450–500	451	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	427	210.00–215.00	213.30
1	450–500	460	217.50	217.50
6	500–550	525	222.50–232.50	230.02
5	600–650	637	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	250.00–280.00	266.04
1	300–350	340	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	383	250.00–260.00	255.16
2	400–450	405	255.00–260.00	257.50
5	500–550	524	220.00–240.00	232.16
2	550–600	580	220.00–240.00	229.91
2	600–650	603	220.00–240.00	230.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	307.50	307.50
4	300–350	320	297.50–300.00	298.15
5	350–400	381	280.00–300.00	288.77
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	315	305.00–317.50	311.15
2	350–400	375	307.50–310.00	308.70
14	400–450	420	300.00–313.00	312.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	327	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	748	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	493	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	580	250.00–255.00	252.52
4	600–650	604	249.00	249.00
3	650–700	662	230.00–240.00	236.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	333	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	395	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,085	1,454.00	1,454.00

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)	2	—	890	804.00–850.00	828.68

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	886.00	886.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,011.00	1,011.00

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	1	—	745	546.00	546.00

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	2	—	638	581.00–630.00	605.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	601.00	601.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	689.00	689.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	144.00	144.00
5	—	1,267	125.00–137.00	129.47
1	—	1,385	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,054	104.00–117.00	112.54
4	—	931	93.00–101.00	97.37
3	—	1,243	124.00–127.00	124.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	113.00–120.00	116.64
1	—	1,250	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	100.00–105.00	102.10
2	—	835	87.00–93.00	90.05

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.