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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 29

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

289 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 174▲ 161 vs year ago 128 · +125.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 30▼ 2 vs year ago 92 · −2.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 7▼ 2 vs year ago 14 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher based on 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 $220.93/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −118.97 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$220.93

35 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$47.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.16

vs SC average

−39.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	237.50	1,230	17thin
Medium and Large 2	557	209.64	1,167	14thin
Medium and Large 3	542	190.04	1,030	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.47/cwt here — about $200 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 sale35 hd

220.93

—

SC average6 barns · 225 hd

212.77

+8.16

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−39.53

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−118.97

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	1,444	144.40	2,085	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	123.97	1,651	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	120.45	1,459	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	110.48	1,113	41

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,591	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,043	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,133	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,164	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,133	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	245.15/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,172	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	514	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,321	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	596	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,460	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	238	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	512	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	241.29/cwt	237.50–242.50	637	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	212.44/cwt	200.00–227.50	591	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	827	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	247.18/cwt	237.50–255.00	828	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	244.13/cwt	242.50–245.00	996	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	227.53/cwt	222.50–230.00	956	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	227.44/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,048	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,123	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	206.43/cwt	200.00–215.00	981	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,230	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	193.38/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,021	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	223.63/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,187	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	181.25/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,015	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,257	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	635	185.49/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,178	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	217	234.31/cwt	227.50–245.00	508	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	631	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	943	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	760	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	276.73/cwt	265.00–290.00	899	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	280.36/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,040	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	230.13/cwt	220.00–240.00	898	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	226.51/cwt	220.00–240.00	951	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	266.69/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,165	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	259.50/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,220	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	222.37/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,045	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	203.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,092	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,193	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,157	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	102.14/cwt	61.00–115.00	954	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	120.14/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,313	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	123.33/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,459	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,220	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,366	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	115.64/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,455	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	126.36/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,711	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	985	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,359	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,387	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,198	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,590.63/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,591	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	850	118.06/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,004	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,391	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 174Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 30Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	227.50–245.00	234.31
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	320	237.50	237.50
2	350–400	390	220.00–240.00	230.13
3	400–450	420	220.00–240.00	226.51
2	450–500	470	210.00–235.00	222.37
3	500–550	537	200.00–210.00	203.39
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	257.50	257.50
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	325	265.00–290.00	276.73
11	350–400	371	267.50–285.00	280.36
3	400–450	437	260.00–272.50	266.69
6	450–500	470	250.00–267.50	259.50
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	210.00–220.00	214.95
3	250–300	278	200.00–227.50	212.44
2	350–400	350	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	415	210.00	210.00
8	450–500	475	200.00–215.00	206.43
3	500–550	528	180.00–200.00	193.38
1	550–600	585	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	237.50–242.50	241.29
6	300–350	335	237.50–255.00	247.18
2	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	420	222.50–230.00	227.53
8	450–500	461	220.00–233.00	227.44
4	500–550	531	210.00–228.00	223.63
6	550–600	590	213.00	213.00
1	600–650	620	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	560	180.00–182.50	181.25
11	600–650	635	180.00–190.00	185.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	265.00	265.00
3	400–450	408	242.50–245.00	244.13
9	450–500	468	240.00	240.00
17	500–550	518	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	620	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	412	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	267.50	267.50
2	400–450	427	272.50	272.50
3	450–500	478	240.00–247.50	245.15
3	500–550	535	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	596	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	237.50	237.50
2	550–600	585	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	514	257.00	257.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	138.00	138.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	136.00	136.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,590.63

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	113.00	113.00

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	—	1,140	122.00	122.00

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	1	—	800	135.00	135.00

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	—	670	125.00	125.00

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	2	—	850	116.00–120.00	118.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,193	135.00–136.00	135.66
1	—	1,925	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	120.00–133.00	126.36
1	—	1,220	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	934	61.00–115.00	102.14
19	—	1,093	116.00–133.00	120.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,183	118.00–129.00	123.33
6	—	1,258	114.00–117.00	115.64

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.