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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

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

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

261 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 176▲ 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 55▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 97▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparison's on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales., slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

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 $229.13/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −110.77 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$229.13

17 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$9.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.28

vs SC average

−35.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	232.06	1,282	12thin
Medium and Large 3	544	222.09	1,209	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.97/cwt here — about $73 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 sale17 hd

229.13

—

SC average6 barns · 179 hd

248.41

−19.28

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−35.50

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−110.77

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	1,537	162.46	2,496	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	137.00	1,987	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	130.32	1,474	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	119.04	1,234	11

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)	1,033	$1,331	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	852	$2,149	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	992	$1,749	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	916	$1,283	9
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	767	$1,191	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	720	$781	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	745	$484	1thin

Every lot

92 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2	208	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	582	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	795	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	402	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,045	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	274.36/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,188	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	265.78/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,281	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	253.73/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,352	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	268.64/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,547	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	283.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	746	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	737	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	840	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	287.47/cwt	282.50–290.00	977	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	276.51/cwt	270.00–280.00	990	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	250.14/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,076	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	263.78/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,147	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	227.04/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,058	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	249.78/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,179	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	483	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,135	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	232.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,207	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	219.31/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,145	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	226.26/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,308	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	233.99/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,378	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,349	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	224.10/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,396	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,391	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	694	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	689	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	304.71/cwt	290.00–310.00	850	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	316.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,019	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	314.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,206	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	267.26/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,026	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	261.52/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,064	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	290.78/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,236	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	249.89/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,204	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	486	249.60/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,213	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	244.99/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,306	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	230.11/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,226	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	544	231.24/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,258	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	239.92/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,387	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	226.20/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,335	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,318	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	228.82/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,529	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	136.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	159.46/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,357	8
Bulls	—	—	1,761	177.75/cwt	173.00–182.00	3,130	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	112.50/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,148	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	122.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,284	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	120.91/cwt	107.00–127.00	1,291	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	133.58/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,532	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,150	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,987	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	820	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	835	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	860	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	868	2,186.67/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	955	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	981	1,822.90/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,823	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	660	644.00/head	644.00–644.00	644	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	690	1,208.00/head	1,208.00–1,208.00	1,208	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	695	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	745	484.00/head	484.00–484.00	484	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	780	917.00/head	917.00–917.00	917	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	785	1,197.00/head	1,197.00–1,197.00	1,197	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	817	1,223.91/head	1,183.00–1,262.00	1,224	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	897	1,210.52/head	1,204.00–1,220.00	1,211	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	992	1,433.17/head	1,404.00–1,471.00	1,433	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	950	1,064.00/head	1,064.00–1,064.00	1,064	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	1,420.56/head	1,373.00–1,478.00	1,421	3

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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 176Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 97Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
5	450–500	466	220.00–235.00	227.04
3	500–550	522	212.50–225.00	219.31
2	550–600	578	225.00–227.50	226.26
1	600–650	625	222.50	222.50
2	650–700	675	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	323	260.00	260.00
6	400–450	430	240.00–265.00	250.14
15	450–500	472	240.00–260.00	249.78
6	500–550	519	230.00–240.00	232.47
5	550–600	589	230.00–245.00	233.99
4	600–650	623	223.00–227.50	224.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	280.00–290.00	283.48
3	300–350	340	282.50–290.00	287.47
3	350–400	358	270.00–280.00	276.51
2	400–450	435	262.50–265.00	263.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	252.50	252.50
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	402	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	433	272.50–275.00	274.36
9	450–500	482	255.00–275.00	265.78
2	500–550	533	250.00–257.50	253.73
12	550–600	576	262.50–272.50	268.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	384	260.00–280.00	267.26
3	400–450	407	250.00–275.00	261.52
3	450–500	482	247.50–255.00	249.89
2	500–550	533	242.50–247.50	244.99
2	550–600	578	237.50–242.50	239.92
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	668	222.50–235.00	228.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	279	290.00–310.00	304.71
3	300–350	322	310.00–320.00	316.48
4	350–400	383	300.00–320.00	314.97
3	400–450	425	290.00–292.50	290.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	222.50–237.50	230.11
2	550–600	590	220.00–232.50	226.20
1	600–650	620	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
9	450–500	486	240.00–253.00	249.60
6	500–550	544	230.00–237.50	231.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	130.00	130.00

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	4	—	981	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,822.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,186.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,875.00	1,875.00

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	5	—	897	1,204.00–1,220.00	1,210.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	1,183.00–1,262.00	1,223.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	1,404.00–1,471.00	1,433.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	917.00	917.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	484.00	484.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	644.00	644.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,197.00	1,197.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,208.00	1,208.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,064.00	1,064.00

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)	3	—	1,060	1,373.00–1,478.00	1,420.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	135.00–138.00	136.22
5	—	1,761	173.00–182.00	177.75
8	—	1,478	153.00–167.00	159.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	107.00–127.00	120.91
1	—	1,405	153.00	153.00
19	—	1,147	129.00–141.00	133.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,046	120.00–129.00	122.77
4	—	1,020	103.00–115.00	112.50

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.