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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Mar 19

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 250▼ 917 vs year ago 1,155 · −79.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 57▼ 4 vs year ago 58 · −6.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 14▲ 28 vs year ago 6 · +466.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $218.59/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −121.31 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$218.59

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$18.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.39

vs SC average

−58.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	225.64	1,232	11thin
Medium and Large 3	541	207.52	1,122	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.11/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale18 hd

218.59

—

SC average5 barns · 102 hd

241.98

−23.39

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−58.63

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−121.31

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 500–600 lb

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $268.91, median $339.91 across 22 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	—	Average	1,177	130.45	1,535	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	126.00	1,780	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	124.08	1,479	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	104.44	1,082	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,287	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	734	$850	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,301	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,650	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	802	$1,020	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	690	$964	10
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$684	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	740	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	302.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,280	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	259.77/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,512	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,540	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	239.18/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,581	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,383	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	655	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	819	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	783	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	261.14/cwt	257.50–265.00	875	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	258.94/cwt	247.50–265.00	992	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	248.14/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,020	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	226.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	972	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	248.04/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,153	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	218.99/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,038	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	226.39/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,177	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	209.52/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,110	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	225.01/cwt	217.50–231.00	1,278	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,150	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,430	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	976	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	333.76/cwt	332.50–335.00	961	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	315.47/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,003	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	295.16/cwt	262.50–315.00	1,101	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	326.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,255	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	286.60/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,201	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	275.90/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,286	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	250.58/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,313	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	245.01/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,392	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,373	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	240.00/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,488	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	216.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,462	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	118.28/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,289	6
Bulls	—	—	1,251	140.88/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,762	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	93.71/cwt	90.00–97.00	857	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	116.78/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,203	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	111.60/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,247	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	124.25/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,490	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	126.00/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,780	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,209	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	1,301.00/head	1,301.00–1,301.00	1,301	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	640	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	670	790.27/head	763.00–804.00	790	4
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	713	1,145.73/head	1,052.00–1,240.00	1,146	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	725	1,178.00/head	1,178.00–1,178.00	1,178	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	733	957.22/head	876.00–999.00	957	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	845	684.00/head	684.00–684.00	684	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,039.09/head	1,020.00–1,074.00	1,039	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	705	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	748	824.58/head	700.00–950.00	825	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	820	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	845	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,582.00/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,582	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	650	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 250Year ago 1,155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 57Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 14Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	242.50	242.50
2	300–350	323	240.00–245.00	242.52
1	350–400	375	235.00	235.00
3	400–450	430	220.00–230.00	226.04
8	450–500	474	202.50–230.00	218.99
5	500–550	530	200.00–215.00	209.52
2	550–600	568	200.00–205.00	202.53
1	600–650	640	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	257.50–265.00	261.14
12	350–400	383	247.50–265.00	258.94
7	400–450	411	240.00–255.00	248.14
10	450–500	465	240.00–260.00	248.04
5	500–550	520	220.00–237.50	226.39
6	550–600	568	217.50–231.00	225.01
2	600–650	615	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	285.00–290.00	287.54
1	300–350	325	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	373	262.50–315.00	295.16
6	400–450	419	275.00–290.00	286.60
11	450–500	466	265.00–285.00	275.90
8	500–550	524	245.00–260.00	250.58
5	550–600	568	240.00–250.00	245.01
3	600–650	617	220.00–225.00	222.51
5	650–700	677	210.00–220.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	332.50–335.00	333.76
2	300–350	318	295.00–335.00	315.47
6	350–400	384	320.00–330.00	326.74
4	600–650	620	237.50–245.00	240.00
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	302.63
2	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	610	250.00–255.00	252.49
3	650–700	661	237.50–240.00	239.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	582	240.00–270.00	259.77
1	700–750	700	197.50	197.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	765	1,301.00	1,301.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	684.00	684.00

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	3	—	850	1,020.00–1,074.00	1,039.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	713	1,052.00–1,240.00	1,145.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	733	876.00–999.00	957.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,178.00	1,178.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,280.00	1,280.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	670	763.00–804.00	790.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	748	700.00–950.00	824.58

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	—	825	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,582.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	845	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	109.00–116.00	111.60
2	—	915	90.00–97.00	93.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	116.00–118.00	116.78
18	—	1,199	120.00–135.00	124.25
1	—	1,545	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,413	120.00–134.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	132.00–146.00	140.88
6	—	1,090	109.00–126.00	118.28

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.