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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Sep 24

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

318 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 249▲ 159 vs year ago 159 · +100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 30▼ 8 vs year ago 71 · −11.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 33▲ 7 vs year ago 11 · +63.6%

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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 8.00 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of 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 $218.85/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −121.06 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$218.85

42 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$62.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs SC average

−21.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	228.76	1,199	28
Medium and Large 2	545	208.07	1,133	11thin
Medium and Large 3	533	165.91	885	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.84/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd

218.85

—

SC average6 barns · 192 hd

215.85

+2.99

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−21.24

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−121.06

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	1,424	153.12	2,180	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	118.96	1,396	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	113.90	1,605	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	86.11	844	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$1,707	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,408	$1,654	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,304	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,242	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$746	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	447	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	296.16/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,081	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	252.50/cwt	247.50–257.50	997	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	418	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	961	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	256.87/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,115	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,114	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,263	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,226	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,435	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	234.68/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,488	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	214.72/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,424	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	217	243.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	528	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	239.65/cwt	230.00–250.00	791	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	871	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	253.79/cwt	252.50–255.00	942	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	776	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	926	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	413	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	795	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,023	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	230.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	976	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	203.66/cwt	190.00–210.00	884	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	222.32/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,020	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	843	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	166.37/cwt	160.00–172.50	857	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	228.66/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,187	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	205.52/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,067	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	212.75/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,200	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,169	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	204.65/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,281	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	635	185.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,175	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,431	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	653	191.25/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,249	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	310.00/cwt	307.50–312.50	915	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	300.17/cwt	285.00–317.50	955	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	273.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	965	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	293.10/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,043	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	250.34/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,059	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,215	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,108	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	209.83/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,011	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	225.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,191	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,086	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	215.12/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,258	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,362	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,199	142.50/cwt	137.50–146.00	1,709	4
Bulls	—	—	1,552	159.19/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,471	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	82.48/cwt	50.00–109.00	800	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,174	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	109.82/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,182	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	120.86/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,443	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	109.39/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,458	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	116.16/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,681	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	1,303.91/head	1,186.00–1,392.00	1,304	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	903	1,241.86/head	1,165.00–1,320.00	1,242	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	765	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,290	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,315	1,530.37/head	1,484.00–1,575.00	1,530	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,355	1,707.00/head	1,707.00–1,707.00	1,707	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,595	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	710	746.00/head	746.00–746.00	746	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 Sep 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 249Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 30Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	240.00–250.00	243.15
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
3	300–350	330	230.00–250.00	239.65
2	350–400	388	237.50–240.00	238.73
11	400–450	424	220.00–240.00	230.15
3	450–500	459	215.00–226.00	222.32
5	500–550	519	202.50–210.00	205.52
4	550–600	564	212.50–213.00	212.75
10	600–650	626	200.00–217.50	204.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	345	252.50	252.50
4	350–400	371	252.50–255.00	253.79
7	400–450	414	247.00	247.00
4	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
26	500–550	519	225.00–230.00	228.66
2	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
9	600–650	636	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
2	350–400	383	202.50	202.50
6	400–450	434	190.00–210.00	203.66
2	450–500	463	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	515	160.00–172.50	166.37
1	550–600	570	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	413	190.00–195.00	192.48
1	450–500	475	177.50	177.50
2	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	205.09
2	600–650	635	180.00–190.00	185.08
2	650–700	653	190.00–192.50	191.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	270.00–280.00	273.35
19	400–450	423	240.00–260.00	250.34
3	450–500	475	230.00–235.00	233.35
9	500–550	528	220.00–230.00	225.49
3	550–600	585	210.00–218.00	215.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	482	200.00–220.00	209.83
2	500–550	530	200.00–210.00	204.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	307.50–312.50	310.00
5	300–350	318	285.00–317.50	300.17
4	350–400	356	290.00–297.50	293.10
3	450–500	455	267.00	267.00
3	600–650	600	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	290.00–302.50	296.16
9	450–500	466	271.00	271.00
2	550–600	598	240.00	240.00
8	600–650	634	225.00–236.00	234.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	247.50–257.50	252.50
4	400–450	434	252.50–260.00	256.87
3	450–500	450	247.50	247.50
6	500–550	511	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
4	650–700	663	213.00–220.00	214.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	203.00	203.00
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	760	1,186.00–1,392.00	1,303.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	903	1,165.00–1,320.00	1,241.86

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)	1	—	1,595	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,707.00	1,707.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,484.00–1,575.00	1,530.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	650.00	650.00

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	—	710	746.00	746.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,552	151.00–165.00	159.19
4	—	1,199	137.50–146.00	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,447	114.00–119.00	116.16
3	—	1,333	107.00–112.00	109.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	111.00–112.00	111.50
14	—	970	50.00–109.00	82.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,194	116.00–139.00	120.86
5	—	1,076	105.00–114.00	109.82

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.