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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Mar 26

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

836 head

▲ 598 vs last sale 238▲ 648 vs year ago 188 · +344.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 54▼ 10 vs year ago 31 · −32.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 34▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Heavy offering of average to good 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 $248.26/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −91.64 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$248.26

141 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$38.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs SC average

−18.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	250.58	1,335	126
Medium and Large 2	553	231.33	1,279	13thin
Medium and Large 3	538	212.50	1,142	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.08/cwt here — about $193 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 sale141 hd

248.26

—

SC average5 barns · 267 hd

247.36

+0.90

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−18.61

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−91.64

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	—	Low	1,528	142.52	2,178	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	134.83	2,099	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	133.15	1,763	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	112.27	995	6thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3Value Added	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	324	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,021	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	337.50/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,148	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	331.08/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,208	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	376	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,162	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3Value Added	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	319.71/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,349	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	282.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,197	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,372	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	446	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,338	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Value Added	482	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,171	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	288.76/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,400	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	501	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,588	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	298.70/cwt	277.00–306.00	1,538	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3Value Added	566	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,401	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	277.21/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,597	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	611	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,466	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	271.84/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,685	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,355	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,562	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,677	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	248.61/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,651	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,729	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	239.01/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,757	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	238.58/cwt	237.00–239.50	1,813	50
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,850	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	619	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	291	296.81/cwt	290.00–301.00	864	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	292.66/cwt	280.00–305.00	934	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	849	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	366	287.72/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,053	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	285.84/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,060	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	269.15/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,031	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	256.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,100	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	429	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,190	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	280.12/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,205	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	270.31/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,235	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	242.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,183	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,115	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	253.56/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,301	78
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	248.17/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,318	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	536	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,286	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,249	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	224.11/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,273	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	573	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,289	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	244.75/cwt	240.50–254.00	1,432	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,368	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	240.67/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,499	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	233.26/cwt	230.50–237.50	1,507	48
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,586	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	238.13/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,579	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3Value Added	736	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,435	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	744	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,622	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	337.08/cwt	330.00–345.00	752	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	264.47/cwt	250.00–280.00	754	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,199	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	374	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,262	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,255	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	295.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,402	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	277.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,322	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,455	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	268.31/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,427	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	254.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,490	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	246.18/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,539	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	129.97/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,853	159.26/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,951	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	104.41/cwt	102.00–109.00	919	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	120.12/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,071	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	133.15/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,763	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	131.25/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,008	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,286	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	635	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	622	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	755	211.20/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,595	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	813	165.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,344	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	930	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,154	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 Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 238Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 54Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 34Year ago 7

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
9	400–450	424	270.00–290.00	282.31
7	450–500	485	270.00–310.00	288.76
3	600–650	643	243.00	243.00
3	650–700	655	238.00	238.00
3	700–750	700	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	315.00	315.00
8	350–400	376	309.00	309.00
15	400–450	446	300.00	300.00
21	500–550	515	277.00–306.00	298.70
5	600–650	611	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	330.00–345.00	337.50
2	350–400	365	325.00–337.50	331.08
2	400–450	432	317.50	317.50
5	550–600	576	275.00–280.00	277.21
18	650–700	664	248.00–250.00	248.61
17	800–850	801	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	623	215.00–220.00	217.43
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
8	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	482	243.00	243.00
5	550–600	566	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	422	315.00–323.00	319.71
6	500–550	501	317.00	317.00
6	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
38	600–650	620	269.00–275.00	271.84
4	650–700	650	258.00	258.00
19	700–750	735	235.00–242.00	239.01
50	750–800	760	237.00–239.50	238.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	291	290.00–301.00	296.81
32	350–400	366	278.00–298.00	287.72
8	400–450	429	277.50	277.50
78	500–550	513	247.50–261.00	253.56
29	550–600	585	240.50–254.00	244.75
48	600–650	646	230.50–237.50	233.26
6	650–700	661	240.00	240.00
9	700–750	744	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	365	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	450–500	490	227.50	227.50
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
6	350–400	383	265.00–270.00	269.15
5	400–450	428	250.00–260.00	256.97
4	450–500	488	240.00–250.00	242.49
2	500–550	543	225.00–235.00	229.98
3	550–600	568	220.00–227.50	224.11
1	600–650	615	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	573	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	280.00–305.00	292.66
5	350–400	371	280.00–295.00	285.84
2	400–450	430	275.00–285.00	280.12
7	450–500	457	260.00–282.50	270.31
18	500–550	531	240.00–255.00	248.17
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
11	600–650	623	237.50–245.00	240.67
9	650–700	663	235.00–250.00	238.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	736	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	330.00–345.00	337.08
1	250–300	265	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	358	330.00–340.00	335.03
2	400–450	415	300.00–305.00	302.53
2	450–500	475	290.00–300.00	295.11
2	500–550	515	280.00–285.00	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	250.00–280.00	264.47
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
9	450–500	476	270.00–280.00	277.78
15	500–550	532	250.00–275.00	268.31
7	550–600	586	250.00–255.00	254.31
2	600–650	625	237.50–255.00	246.18
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,324	124.00–140.00	133.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	118.00–124.00	120.12
3	—	880	102.00–109.00	104.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,530	127.00–135.00	131.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	127.00–134.00	129.97
3	—	1,853	158.00–160.00	159.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	98.00	98.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	160.00–170.00	165.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	120.00–128.00	124.04

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	2	—	755	210.00–212.50	211.20

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.