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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Apr 23

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

242 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 251▲ 39 vs year ago 203 · +19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 34▼ 13 vs year ago 53 · −24.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 14 vs year ago 7 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales slaughter cows 7.50 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.06/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −104.85 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$235.06

24 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$30.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs SC average

−35.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	243.43	1,347	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	236.11	1,298	19thin
Medium and Large 3	555	212.50	1,179	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.93/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale24 hd

235.06

—

SC average5 barns · 93 hd

236.14

−1.08

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−35.13

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−104.85

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	1,203	130.03	1,565	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	117.31	1,321	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	871	100.29	873	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	86.00	1,380	1thin

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)	1,290	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,486	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,012	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,503	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,024	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,309	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	688	$800	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$660	2thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	449	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,347	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,178	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	230.21/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,105	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	265.17/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,554	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,616	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	658	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	254.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	841	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,004	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	232.58/cwt	220.00–245.00	949	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,109	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	956	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,257	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	483	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,159	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	235.66/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,141	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,288	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	240.07/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,287	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,211	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	238.90/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,374	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	228.78/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,350	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	623	212.53/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,324	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,467	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	302.47/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,134	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	285.84/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,078	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	284.30/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,205	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	273.45/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,272	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	244.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,136	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	268.35/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,387	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,235	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	247.84/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,447	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	591	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,359	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	218.72/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,465	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	113.25/cwt	92.50–126.00	1,234	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	138.42/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,744	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	816	91.15/cwt	70.00–103.00	744	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	910	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	901	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	109.42/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,013	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	119.60/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,379	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,380	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	835	1,503.00/head	1,503.00–1,503.00	1,503	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	700	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	900	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	903	1,662.74/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	928	2,370.33/head	2,200.00–2,625.00	2,370	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	885	1,044.00/head	1,044.00–1,044.00	1,044	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	1,485.99/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,486	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	688	799.84/head	762.00–825.00	800	4
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	690	660.22/head	650.00–670.00	660	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	770	1,309.00/head	1,309.00–1,309.00	1,309	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 Apr 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 251Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	465	240.00–250.00	244.25
6	500–550	537	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	560	215.00–220.00	217.50
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	670	215.00–222.50	218.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	300.00–310.00	302.47
3	500–550	517	265.00–275.00	268.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	377	285.00–287.50	285.84
13	400–450	424	280.00–292.50	284.30
8	450–500	465	265.00–292.50	273.45
2	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
9	550–600	584	237.50–250.00	247.84
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
5	550–600	591	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	623	205.00–220.00	212.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	250.00–260.00	254.77
1	350–400	390	257.50	257.50
2	400–450	435	250.00–260.00	254.94
2	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
1	500–550	510	252.50	252.50
2	550–600	575	230.00–247.50	238.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	195.00	195.00
1	300–350	325	202.50	202.50
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	450	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	540	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	570	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	408	220.00–245.00	232.58
4	450–500	484	227.50–240.00	235.66
14	500–550	536	230.00–244.00	240.07
4	550–600	590	222.50–240.00	228.78
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
15	650–700	676	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	453	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	513	250.00	250.00
13	550–600	586	260.00–272.50	265.17
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
36	700–750	712	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	220.00–240.00	230.21
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	835	1,503.00	1,503.00

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	3	—	928	2,200.00–2,625.00	2,370.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,662.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	725.00	725.00

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	—	700	1,130.00	1,130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,044.00	1,044.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,485.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	980.00	980.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	1,309.00	1,309.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	688	762.00–825.00	799.84

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	2	—	690	650.00–670.00	660.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	92.50–126.00	113.25
4	—	1,260	131.00–145.00	138.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,153	113.00–129.00	119.60
1	—	910	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	107.00–112.00	109.42
4	—	816	70.00–103.00	91.15

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.