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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 8

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Sep 24Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

600 head

▲ 282 vs last sale 318▲ 375 vs year ago 225 · +166.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 63▼ 8 vs year ago 83 · −9.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 18▲ 14 vs year ago 21 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no market report last week. Heavy offerings of average to good 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 $221.05/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −118.86 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$221.05

40 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$11.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs SC average

−31.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	221.33	1,223	39
Medium and Large 3	510	210.00	1,071	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.33/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale40 hd

221.05

—

SC average4 barns · 94 hd

217.10

+3.94

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−31.64

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−118.86

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	—	High	1,271	146.70	1,865	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	125.81	2,042	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	116.76	1,332	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	94.28	926	7thin

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)	1,152	$1,590	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,326	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,148	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$1,459	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,336	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$1,204	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	854	$969	6

Every lot

84 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	786	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	396	260.57/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,032	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	238.49/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,114	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	218.73/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,067	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	253.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,351	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,291	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,172	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	219.14/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,258	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	246.65/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,532	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,408	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,460	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,523	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	203	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	568	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	236.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	651	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	306	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	581	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	253.90/cwt	251.00–256.00	800	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	235.31/cwt	220.00–245.00	765	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	213.77/cwt	212.50–215.00	770	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	235.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	875	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	203.62/cwt	195.00–212.50	853	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	231.85/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,002	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	978	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	463	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	961	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	224.08/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,069	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	228.05/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,218	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,237	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	590	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,077	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	217.75/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,372	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	224.27/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,527	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	274.95/cwt	270.00–290.00	654	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	226.68/cwt	220.00–232.50	642	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	805	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	206.47/cwt	200.00–220.00	692	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	216.73/cwt	207.50–230.00	798	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	249.32/cwt	240.00–262.50	927	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	218.66/cwt	210.00–232.50	921	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	252.46/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,078	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	231.84/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,094	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	217.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,051	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	232.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,203	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	533	208.98/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,114	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,154	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	222.52/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,235	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	208.14/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,186	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	684	183.73/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,257	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Bulls	—	—	1,134	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,372	149.75/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,055	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	83.32/cwt	60.00–96.00	700	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	108.84/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,124	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	118.24/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,373	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	108.90/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,276	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	125.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,042	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	1,148.25/head	800.00–1,475.00	1,148	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	940	1,425.80/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	645	464.00/head	464.00–464.00	464	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	795	1,336.20/head	1,238.00–1,375.00	1,336	5
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	820	984.00/head	984.00–984.00	984	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	855	727.00/head	727.00–727.00	727	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	914	1,091.23/head	1,058.00–1,116.00	1,091	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,011	1,283.71/head	1,154.00–1,463.00	1,284	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	1,243.60/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,244	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,637.54/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 318Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 63Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 18Year ago 21

No comparisons made this week due to no market report last week. Heavy offerings of average to good 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	300–350	306	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	360	212.50–215.00	213.77
4	400–450	419	195.00–212.50	203.62
2	450–500	460	210.00–215.00	212.50
1	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
7	650–700	655	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	230.00–240.00	236.73
16	300–350	325	220.00–245.00	235.31
3	350–400	372	230.00–240.00	235.13
18	400–450	432	220.00–235.00	231.85
32	450–500	477	220.00–235.00	224.08
26	500–550	534	220.00–232.00	228.05
12	550–600	589	210.00	210.00
8	600–650	630	212.50–220.00	217.75
24	650–700	681	216.00–225.00	224.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	590	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
17	300–350	315	251.00–256.00	253.90
1	350–400	395	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	534	250.00–255.00	253.00
6	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
12	600–650	621	240.00–248.00	246.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	321	245.00	245.00
10	350–400	396	242.50–265.00	260.57
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
33	450–500	467	235.00–251.00	238.49
10	500–550	538	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	574	219.00–220.00	219.14
6	600–650	633	222.50	222.50
3	650–700	679	215.00	215.00
8	700–750	732	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	320	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	420	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	488	217.50–220.00	218.73
1	500–550	540	212.50	212.50
3	550–600	550	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	270.00–290.00	274.95
2	300–350	319	252.50	252.50
11	350–400	372	240.00–262.50	249.32
14	400–450	427	247.50–262.50	252.46
11	450–500	472	230.00–235.00	231.84
12	500–550	517	220.00–240.00	232.66
5	550–600	555	217.50–225.00	222.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	220.00–232.50	226.68
3	300–350	335	200.00–220.00	206.47
8	350–400	368	207.50–230.00	216.73
6	400–450	421	210.00–232.50	218.66
5	450–500	484	210.00–220.00	217.10
2	500–550	543	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	684	180.00–195.00	183.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	470	215.00	215.00
2	500–550	533	205.00–213.00	208.98
4	550–600	570	205.00–210.00	208.14
4	650–700	660	190.00	190.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	785	800.00–1,475.00	1,148.25

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	1	—	1,030	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	464.00	464.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	727.00	727.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	984.00	984.00

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	4	—	914	1,058.00–1,116.00	1,091.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,011	1,154.00–1,463.00	1,283.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	795	1,238.00–1,375.00	1,336.20

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)	1	—	1,350	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,189	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,637.54

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)	3	—	1,055	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,243.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,134	130.00–135.00	132.47
11	—	1,372	142.00–157.00	149.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,161	114.00–124.00	118.24
6	—	1,033	98.00–112.00	108.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	60.00–96.00	83.32
3	—	1,172	100.00–116.00	108.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,623	120.00–130.00	125.81

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.