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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 30

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 261▼ 74 vs year ago 280 · −26.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 89▲ 10 vs year ago 37 · +27.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 34▲ 17 vs year ago 8 · +212.5%

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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 unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 1.50 lower. 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 $235.38/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −104.52 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$235.38

28 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$15.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

vs SC average

−23.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	243.32	1,323	14thin
Medium and Large 3	527	227.45	1,198	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.87/cwt here — about $125 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 sale28 hd

235.38

—

SC average5 barns · 147 hd

240.24

−4.85

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−23.08

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−104.52

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	1,345	158.05	2,126	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	134.64	2,049	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	131.98	1,625	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	118.45	1,403	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,032	$1,637	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,365	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,318	6

Every lot

83 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	710	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	318.77/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,237	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,030	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	281.21/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,209	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	297.38/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,371	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	288.85/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,366	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	492	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,439	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	501	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,428	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	276.02/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,546	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,519	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,673	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Full	732	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,706	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	234.33/cwt	227.50–245.00	731	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	273.17/cwt	260.00–285.00	896	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,038	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	229.28/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,114	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	249.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,221	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	227.36/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,178	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	245.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,275	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,353	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	227.99/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,318	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,458	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,406	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Full	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Full	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	726	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	846	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	308.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,143	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	282.67/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,182	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	303.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,287	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	473	247.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,170	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	261.07/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,240	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,212	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	243.84/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,287	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	249.44/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,327	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	249.84/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,424	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	213.13/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,306	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Full	670	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,591	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	217.57/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,479	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	158.05/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,126	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	127.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,475	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	111.41/cwt	73.00–123.00	1,342	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	136.23/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,652	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	127.73/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,597	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	134.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,049	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	895	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	995	138.54/cwt	121.00–160.00	1,378	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	943	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	997	2,511.37/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,511	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,359.82/head	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,360	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	730	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	894	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	127.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,131	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	117.43/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,198	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,476	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,317	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,340	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	1,636.51/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,637	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,842	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 Jul 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 261Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 89Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 34Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	388	315.00–322.50	318.77
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	461	297.00–300.00	297.38
5	550–600	560	272.50–280.00	276.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	732	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	430	265.00–290.00	281.21
2	450–500	473	285.00–292.50	288.85
1	500–550	505	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	590	257.50	257.50
4	600–650	618	255.00	255.00
4	650–700	683	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	292.50	292.50
5	500–550	501	285.00	285.00
8	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	312	227.50–245.00	234.33
6	450–500	486	215.00–235.00	229.28
12	500–550	518	200.00–245.00	227.36
2	550–600	578	225.00–231.00	227.99
4	600–650	636	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	260.00–285.00	273.17
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	403	257.50	257.50
18	450–500	489	245.00–255.00	249.74
5	500–550	519	240.00–250.00	245.59
12	600–650	631	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	595	232.50	232.50
2	700–750	710	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	550	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	335	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	418	270.00–290.00	282.67
2	450–500	475	252.50–270.00	261.07
5	500–550	532	247.50–252.50	249.44
6	550–600	570	249.00–254.00	249.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	275	307.50	307.50
4	350–400	370	300.00–315.00	308.85
4	400–450	424	300.00–310.00	303.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	480	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	528	240.00–247.50	243.84
4	600–650	613	210.00–217.50	213.13
2	650–700	680	207.50–227.50	217.57
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	245.00–250.00	247.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	73.00–123.00	111.41
4	—	1,159	125.00–132.00	127.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	123.00–132.00	127.73
6	—	1,213	133.00–143.00	136.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	130.00–138.00	134.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,345	152.00–163.00	158.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	995	121.00–160.00	138.54

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	3	—	997	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,511.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,359.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125.00

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	—	890	125.00–129.00	127.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	114.00–121.00	117.43

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	1	—	1,085	136.00	136.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	114.00	114.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	122.50	122.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	132.00	132.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,032	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,636.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	138.00	138.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,525.00	1,525.00

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.