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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 3

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 214▲ 17 vs year ago 198 · +8.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 91▲ 31 vs year ago 65 · +47.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 12▲ 58 vs year ago 30 · +193.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $225.21/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −114.69 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$225.21

22 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.67

vs SC average

−15.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	236.00	1,260	4thin
Medium and Large 2	550	227.37	1,250	11thin
Medium and Large 3	560	215.65	1,207	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $53 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 sale22 hd

225.21

—

SC average6 barns · 173 hd

219.54

+5.67

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−15.48

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−114.69

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	1,438	158.50	2,278	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	128.93	1,553	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	124.00	1,618	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	119.85	1,293	26

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)	1,182	$1,832	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,648	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$1,613	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	933	$1,691	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$2,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,549	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,164	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,123	19

Every lot

88 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	580	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	311.29/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,012	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Full	425	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,031	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	252.74/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,198	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	227.41/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,417	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	255.49/cwt	247.50–260.00	695	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	247.73/cwt	240.00–262.50	803	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	789	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	239.60/cwt	230.00–252.50	889	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	236.57/cwt	220.00–245.00	994	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	226.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,071	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	216.97/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,028	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	219.19/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,135	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	229.09/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,214	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,260	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	226.73/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,263	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	591	212.99/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,259	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,296	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	336.49/cwt	330.00–340.00	784	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	862	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	316.04/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,030	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	754	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	298.53/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,069	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	250.76/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,068	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	216.23/cwt	212.50–220.00	947	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,035	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,065	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	238.88/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,151	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	509	220.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,124	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	230.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,212	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	217.35/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,141	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	232.81/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,332	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,216	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	597	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,391	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,447	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,217	149.62/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,821	3
Bulls	—	—	1,532	162.31/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,487	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	116.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,233	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	123.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,365	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,421	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	132.47/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,645	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,618	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	840	2,043.60/head	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,044	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	895	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	920	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	933	1,899.51/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	983	1,927.50/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,928	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	2,653.21/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,653	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,925.90/head	1,875.00–1,975.00	1,926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	2,409.35/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,409	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	2,483.54/head	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,484	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	743	91.26/cwt	80.00–102.50	678	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	805	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	825	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	858	108.44/cwt	105.00–117.50	930	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	136.38/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,493	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	1,690.82/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,691	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	1,612.73/head	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,613	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,176	1,753.21/head	1,475.00–1,900.00	1,753	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	1,858.81/head	1,550.00–2,025.00	1,859	16

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 214Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 91Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 12Year ago 30

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	247.50–260.00	255.49
9	300–350	324	240.00–262.50	247.73
4	350–400	371	230.00–252.50	239.60
9	400–450	420	220.00–245.00	236.57
18	450–500	472	220.00–230.00	226.87
3	500–550	530	227.50–232.50	229.09
8	550–600	557	223.00–228.00	226.73
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
9	450–500	474	207.50–220.00	216.97
3	500–550	518	215.00–222.50	219.19
4	550–600	591	210.00–216.00	212.99
2	600–650	610	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	308	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	426	245.00–257.50	250.76
5	450–500	482	232.50–247.50	238.88
3	500–550	525	225.00–235.00	230.85
9	550–600	572	215.00–236.00	232.81
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	733	195.00–200.00	197.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	330.00–340.00	336.49
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
8	300–350	326	305.00–330.00	316.04
5	350–400	358	292.50–300.00	298.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	212.50	212.50
2	400–450	438	212.50–220.00	216.23
2	450–500	463	225.00–235.00	229.92
3	500–550	525	210.00–222.50	217.35
2	550–600	593	200.00–210.00	204.98
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	232.50	232.50
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	509	220.00–225.00	220.84
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	375	287.50	287.50
4	450–500	474	240.00–260.00	252.74
4	600–650	623	225.00–235.00	227.41
1	650–700	650	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	325	310.00–312.50	311.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,149	120.00–127.00	123.63
15	—	1,242	129.00–140.00	132.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,055	110.00–119.00	116.85
12	—	1,107	120.00–130.00	123.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	149.00–150.00	149.62
7	—	1,532	155.00–166.00	162.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,465	3,125.00	3,125.00

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	2	—	1,215	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,483.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,144	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,409.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,875.00–1,975.00	1,925.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,066	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,653.21

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	—	840	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,043.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,899.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,927.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	743	80.00–102.50	91.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	858	105.00–117.50	108.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	102.50	102.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	129.00	129.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	132.00–141.00	136.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,690.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,176	1,475.00–1,900.00	1,753.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,185	1,550.00–2,025.00	1,858.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,612.73

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)	1	—	1,140	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.