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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 18

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

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Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 295▼ 5 vs year ago 230 · −2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 60▼ 46 vs year ago 144 · −31.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 49▲ 2 vs year ago 20 · +10.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair, and fleshy cattle.

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 $232.39/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −107.51 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$232.39

34 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$59.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs SC average

−34.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	255.00	1,301	10thin
Medium and Large 2	541	230.32	1,246	19thin
Medium and Large 3	536	195.07	1,046	5thin

One grade step is worth $59.93/cwt here — about $255 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 sale34 hd

232.39

—

SC average5 barns · 104 hd

232.68

−0.29

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−34.83

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−107.51

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	1,608	156.51	2,517	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	141.31	2,053	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,056	130.70	1,381	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	113.93	1,107	19

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)	1,053	$1,244	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$863	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	869	$1,576	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,188	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	678	$908	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	824	$881	6
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	390	$662	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	473	244.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,356	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,176	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	291.47/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,527	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	251.58/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,321	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	247.15/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,322	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	248.75/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,562	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	637	233.38/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,487	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	246.23/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,687	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,694	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	580	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	499	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	296.22/cwt	290.00–315.00	803	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	230.23/cwt	225.00–235.00	737	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	301.22/cwt	300.00–302.50	973	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	891	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	402	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	925	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	251.45/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,086	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	204.94/cwt	195.00–215.00	928	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	477	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,049	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	508	208.04/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,057	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	242.78/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,284	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	193.21/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,024	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,134	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	239.63/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,361	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	217.58/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,327	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	196.22/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,207	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	280.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	738	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	302.66/cwt	295.00–310.00	959	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	264.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	966	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	924	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	264.28/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,276	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,239	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,213	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	562	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,293	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	218.73/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,341	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	224.00/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,396	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	124.29/cwt	103.00–149.00	1,752	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	167.25/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,800	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	103.33/cwt	60.00–120.00	986	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	986	124.03/cwt	100.00–139.00	1,223	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	132.09/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,322	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	145.52/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,765	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	141.31/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,053	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	720	1,540.36/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,540	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	833	1,600.45/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,850.28/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	1,586.85/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	750	863.00/head	863.00–863.00	863	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	1,244.48/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,244	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	390	662.00/head	662.00–662.00	662	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	650	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	705	776.00/head	776.00–776.00	776	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	730	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	770	886.21/head	849.00–922.00	886	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	843	926.59/head	853.00–972.00	927	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	875	732.00/head	732.00–732.00	732	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 Jun 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 295Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 60Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 49Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	333	265.00–270.00	267.44
3	400–450	432	240.00–265.00	251.45
4	500–550	529	232.50–249.00	242.78
9	550–600	568	235.00–247.50	239.63
2	600–650	610	212.50–222.50	217.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	237.50	237.50
2	300–350	320	225.00–235.00	230.23
4	400–450	402	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	453	195.00–215.00	204.94
4	500–550	530	190.00–202.50	193.21
1	550–600	560	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	477	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	508	205.00–222.50	208.04
2	600–650	615	195.00–197.50	196.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
4	250–300	271	290.00–315.00	296.22
2	300–350	323	300.00–302.50	301.22
10	500–550	510	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	270.00–290.00	280.44
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	365	260.00–270.00	264.79
6	450–500	483	255.00–270.00	264.28
2	500–550	528	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	215.00–232.50	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	217.50	217.50
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	533	230.00–235.00	232.51
2	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	613	217.50–220.00	218.73
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	317	295.00–310.00	302.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	222.50	222.50
3	550–600	562	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.87
3	500–550	535	240.00–262.50	247.15
6	600–650	637	220.00–240.00	233.38
2	650–700	673	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	245.05
2	500–550	525	242.50–260.00	251.58
1	600–650	605	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	282.50	282.50
16	500–550	524	290.00–300.00	291.47
2	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	628	247.50–250.00	248.75
2	650–700	685	245.00–247.50	246.23
3	700–750	718	236.00	236.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,586.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,850.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	720	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,540.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	863.00	863.00

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	—	1,053	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,244.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	390	662.00	662.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	776.00	776.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	732.00	732.00

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	—	1,040	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	853.00–972.00	926.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,040.00	1,040.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	849.00–922.00	886.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,674	163.00–173.00	167.25
2	—	1,410	103.00–149.00	124.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	986	100.00–139.00	124.03
9	—	1,213	140.00–149.00	145.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,453	137.00–149.00	141.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	125.00–140.00	132.09
12	—	954	60.00–120.00	103.33

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.