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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 17

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

249 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 362▲ 70 vs year ago 179 · +39.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 107▼ 41 vs year ago 71 · −57.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 10▲ 17 vs year ago 16 · +106.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle 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 $235.43/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −104.48 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$235.43

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.79

vs SC average

−1.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	238.39	1,308	14thin
Medium and Large 2	538	225.04	1,210	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $98 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 sale18 hd

235.43

—

SC average6 barns · 184 hd

215.64

+19.79

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−1.58

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−104.48

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	1,482	144.04	2,135	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	117.62	1,475	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	117.00	1,509	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	115.06	1,214	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,438	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,929	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,729	3thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	251.18/cwt	240.00–262.50	975	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	234.87/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,238	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,350	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,155	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	618	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,236	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,359	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	216.35/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,437	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Full	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Full	712	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,460	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,587	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	276.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	602	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	287	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	574	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	241.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	880	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	810	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	229.64/cwt	220.00–236.00	978	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Full	435	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	794	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,197	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	224.22/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,182	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	549	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,290	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	552	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,352	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,297	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,329	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,269	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	307.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	962	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	664	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	297.53/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,125	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	214.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	913	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	247.42/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,126	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	221.40/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,052	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3Value Added	516	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,068	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,128	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	573	211.56/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,212	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	186.31/cwt	170.00–202.50	1,179	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,337	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	685	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,182	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	612	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	935	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,145	1
Bulls	—	—	1,619	149.42/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,419	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	109.89/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,023	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	119.37/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,382	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	109.12/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,329	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	120.05/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,517	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,509	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	730	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,077	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	760	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	798	1,448.35/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,448	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,768.10/head	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	945	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	630	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	772	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	685	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	736	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	763	108.33/cwt	89.00–120.00	827	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	825	103.07/cwt	92.50–110.00	850	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	109.60/cwt	98.00–120.00	1,008	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,374.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,374	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	1,501.29/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,501	2

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 362Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 107Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 10Year ago 16

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	370	192.50	192.50
1	400–450	400	202.50	202.50
1	450–500	475	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	677	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00
4	350–400	365	230.00–245.00	241.20
6	400–450	426	220.00–236.00	229.64
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	527	220.00–227.50	224.22
1	550–600	570	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	618	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	765	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	270.00–280.00	276.33
1	500–550	515	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	605	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	549	235.00	235.00
5	550–600	552	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	455	240.00–255.00	247.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	255	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	320	207.50	207.50
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
4	400–450	426	210.00–220.00	214.42
3	450–500	475	205.00–230.00	221.40
2	500–550	537	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	633	170.00–202.50	186.31
1	650–700	660	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	210.00–213.00	211.56
1	650–700	685	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	313	300.00–315.00	307.44
2	350–400	378	292.50–302.50	297.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	645	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	585	197.50	197.50
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	240.00–262.50	251.18
3	500–550	527	225.00–240.00	234.87
3	550–600	551	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
12	650–700	664	214.00–218.00	216.35
1	750–800	765	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	195.00	195.00
3	650–700	663	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
4	700–750	712	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	172.50	172.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	840	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	730	147.50	147.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,448.35

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	2	—	870	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,768.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,175.00	2,175.00

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	—	1,295	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,375.00	2,375.00

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	5	—	763	89.00–120.00	108.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	107.50	107.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	92.50–110.00	103.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	122.50	122.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	85.00	85.00

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	—	920	98.00–120.00	109.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	110.00	110.00

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	1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00

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	—	1,075	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,374.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,501.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	143.00–155.00	149.42
1	—	935	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	118.00–122.00	120.05
2	—	1,218	108.00–110.00	109.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	100.00–114.00	109.89
6	—	1,158	115.00–124.00	119.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	117.00	117.00

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.