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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Aug 27

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 235▼ 61 vs year ago 275 · −22.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 66▼ 6 vs year ago 97 · −6.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 27▼ 22 vs year ago 34 · −64.7%

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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 19.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 lower. Moderate offering of average 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 $220.35/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −119.56 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$220.35

15 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$9.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs SC average

−21.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	221.57	1,199	13thin
Medium and Large 3	575	212.41	1,221	2thin

One grade step is worth $9.16/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale15 hd

220.35

—

SC average6 barns · 179 hd

219.71

+0.63

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−21.53

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−119.56

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	1,560	160.85	2,509	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	128.51	1,775	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	124.80	1,437	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	117.39	1,208	10

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)	1,053	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,157	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,013	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,438	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	838	$1,293	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$1,206	2thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	255.95/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,078	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	257.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,247	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	510	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,033	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	237.75/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,255	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,167	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	245.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,402	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	251	268.00/cwt	267.50–270.00	673	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	794	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	233.87/cwt	228.00–240.00	837	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	847	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	227.74/cwt	220.00–233.00	975	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	220.05/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,028	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	225.04/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,202	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	212.41/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,221	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	225.01/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,298	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,236	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	182.88/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,225	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	305.48/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,002	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	271.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	921	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,080	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	275.18/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,032	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	234.90/cwt	227.50–250.00	928	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	246.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,031	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	226.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	970	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	233.91/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,099	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	498	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,121	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	223.86/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,162	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	206.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,075	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	204.83/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,116	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	160.85/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,509	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	109.70/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,003	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	122.52/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,355	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	117.45/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,300	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	127.78/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,494	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	118.56/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,610	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	130.04/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,801	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,438.00/head	1,438.00–1,438.00	1,438	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	905	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	815	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	875	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	1,125	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,135	1,157.00/head	1,157.00–1,157.00	1,157	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	735	827.00/head	827.00–827.00	827	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	838	1,292.79/head	1,284.00–1,300.00	1,293	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,584.00/head	1,584.00–1,584.00	1,584	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 235Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 66Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	620	170.00	170.00
7	650–700	670	170.00–190.00	182.88
1	700–750	745	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	413	200.00–210.00	205.09
2	550–600	575	207.50–217.50	212.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	230.00	230.00
3	300–350	331	240.00	240.00
6	350–400	358	228.00–240.00	233.87
9	400–450	428	220.00–233.00	227.74
13	450–500	467	217.50–227.50	220.05
9	500–550	534	223.00–230.00	225.04
3	550–600	577	222.50–227.50	225.01
6	600–650	618	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	251	267.50–270.00	268.00
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	225.00	225.00
5	500–550	545	200.00–206.00	204.83
2	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	227.50–250.00	234.90
3	400–450	428	220.00–230.00	226.54
2	450–500	470	230.00–237.50	233.91
4	500–550	521	200.00–215.00	206.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	340	270.00–280.00	271.02
3	350–400	375	270.00–282.50	275.18
9	400–450	418	240.00–250.00	246.61
1	450–500	470	247.50	247.50
6	500–550	519	217.50–230.00	223.86
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
6	300–350	328	300.00–307.50	305.48
2	350–400	363	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	218.00–220.00	219.00
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	255.00–260.00	255.95
8	450–500	484	240.00–260.00	257.60
4	500–550	528	230.00–245.00	237.75
6	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	245.06
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	202.50	202.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	1,438.00	1,438.00

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	—	905	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,157.00	1,157.00

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	—	735	827.00	827.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,284.00–1,300.00	1,292.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,584.00	1,584.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	156.00–170.00	160.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,385	126.00–135.00	130.04
2	—	1,358	118.00–119.00	118.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	118.00–128.00	122.52
4	—	914	106.00–115.00	109.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,169	124.00–138.00	127.78
15	—	1,107	113.00–121.00	117.45

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.