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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 22

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 146▲ 3 vs year ago 171 · +1.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 46▼ 86 vs year ago 116 · −74.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 20▼ 15 vs year ago 22 · −68.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

*Correction to replacement cattle* 10-23-24

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $222.52/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −127.50 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$222.52

18 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$45.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.44

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	254.79	1,317	3thin
Medium and Large 2	527	229.50	1,209	5thin
Medium and Large 3	543	209.35	1,136	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.44/cwt here — about $182 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 sale18 hd

222.52

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

229.97

−7.44

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−127.50

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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $411.46, low $271.08, median $350.02 across 24 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	1,527	146.46	2,237	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	123.79	1,440	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	120.76	2,017	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	116.15	1,211	8thin

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)	1,235	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,820	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	615	$984	1thin

Every lot

63 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	289.87/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,087	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	281.22/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,184	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,022	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,163	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	708	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,204	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	267.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	762	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	756	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	940	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	247.92/cwt	242.50–250.00	927	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,000	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	241.76/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,003	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	220.56/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,048	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,152	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	537	197.48/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,060	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	217.11/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,235	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	581	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,104	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	888	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,044	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	302.19/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,100	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	270.07/cwt	260.00–280.00	994	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	256.70/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,178	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	212.55/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,090	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	254.79/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,317	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	234.38/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,245	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	206.15/cwt	192.50–235.00	1,179	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	608	187.59/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,141	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	208.39/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,271	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,247	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	149.08/cwt	142.50–156.00	2,248	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,183	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	951	113.97/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,084	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	110.04/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,130	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	119.82/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,261	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	128.16/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,612	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	120.76/cwt	115.00–128.00	2,017	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,047	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,820	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	615	984.00/head	984.00–984.00	984	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	780	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	839	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,305	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,791	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 146Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 46Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 22

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

*Correction to replacement cattle* 10-23-24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	280.00–300.00	289.87
4	400–450	421	277.50–287.50	281.22
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	540	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	560	182.50	182.50
1	650–700	655	177.50	177.50
4	700–750	708	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	660	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	608	180.00–195.00	187.59
1	650–700	685	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	295.00–310.00	302.50
11	350–400	364	295.00–307.50	302.19
3	500–550	517	252.50–256.00	254.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	368	260.00–280.00	270.07
4	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	459	247.50–267.50	256.70
4	500–550	531	230.00–245.00	234.38
3	600–650	610	195.00–215.00	208.39
1	650–700	665	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
5	500–550	513	200.00–217.50	212.55
5	550–600	572	192.50–235.00	206.15
2	700–750	725	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
3	500–550	537	192.50–200.00	197.48
3	550–600	581	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	260.00–280.00	267.50
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	365	257.50	257.50
4	400–450	408	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	475	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	325	232.50	232.50
5	350–400	374	242.50–250.00	247.92
10	400–450	415	232.50–247.50	241.76
3	450–500	475	215.00–229.00	220.56
2	500–550	512	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	569	210.00–224.00	217.11
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00

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	—	1,820	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	735	142.50	142.50

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	—	1,235	145.00	145.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	150.00	150.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	984.00	984.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	107.50	107.50

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	—	1,235	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,508	142.50–156.00	149.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,258	124.00–135.00	128.16
4	—	951	110.00–117.50	113.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	115.00–128.00	120.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	104.00–116.00	110.04
5	—	1,052	110.00–130.00	119.82

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.