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Darlington Livestock Auction

Name: Darlington Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

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

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 317▲ 104 vs year ago 111 · +93.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 146▲ 2 vs year ago 55 · +3.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 59▼ 6 vs year ago 22 · −27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder steers and feeder bulls due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 1..00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $248.57/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −101.45 against this barn's trailing median of $350.02.

Average price

$248.57

16 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.60

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	270.00	1,455	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	236.62	1,304	9thin
Medium and Large 3	585	227.50	1,331	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $124 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 sale16 hd

248.57

—

SC average6 barns · 99 hd

257.17

−8.60

This barn, trailing median24 sales

350.02

−101.45

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	—	Average	1,622	132.21	2,144	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,651	124.61	2,057	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	104.39	1,193	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	95.58	978	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	728	$702	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,624	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,257	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	914	$993	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	715	$965	1thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,328	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	391.13/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,475	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,297	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	331.43/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,409	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	316.51/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,450	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	127	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	290.22/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,518	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,526	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,358	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,461	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	206.18/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,295	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,443	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Full	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	308	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	916	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	228.72/cwt	225.00–232.50	762	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	335	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	712	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	263.47/cwt	257.50–277.50	996	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	240.20/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,030	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	238.48/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,128	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,197	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	482	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,020	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,306	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,164	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,302	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	217.42/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,257	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	199.91/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,169	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	230.83/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,397	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	810	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	334.68/cwt	320.00–350.00	786	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	370.10/cwt	360.00–380.00	899	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	381.54/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,099	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	378.63/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,227	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	376.63/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,412	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	325.43/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,370	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,595	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	296.27/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,354	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	267.47/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,292	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	251.14/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,334	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,455	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,310	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	574	220.63/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,266	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,331	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,390	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	653	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,241	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,292	114.68/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,482	3
Bulls	—	—	1,952	149.73/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,923	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	106.99/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,080	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	89.87/cwt	60.00–102.00	927	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	101.93/cwt	76.00–112.00	1,161	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	117.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,374	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	121.86/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,981	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,253	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	990	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	1,611.53/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,612	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	728	702.37/head	670.00–730.00	702	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	680	986.00/head	986.00–986.00	986	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1	715	965.00/head	965.00–965.00	965	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	805	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	968	1,127.28/head	1,115.00–1,139.00	1,127	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	1,527.00/head	1,527.00–1,527.00	1,527	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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 317Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 146Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 59Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	540	242.50	242.50
4	550–600	574	210.00–232.50	220.63
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	227.50	227.50
3	650–700	653	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	320.00–350.00	334.68
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	421	315.00–332.50	325.43
3	450–500	483	260.00–272.50	267.47
4	500–550	531	245.00–260.00	251.14
3	600–650	632	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	360.00–380.00	370.10
2	250–300	288	370.00–392.50	381.54
4	300–350	324	360.00–385.00	378.63
4	350–400	375	360.00–390.00	376.63
7	400–450	437	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	457	290.00–302.50	296.27
6	500–550	539	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	308	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	212.50	212.50
3	450–500	482	210.00–215.00	211.64
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	585	190.00–210.00	199.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	257.50–277.50	263.47
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
7	450–500	474	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	533	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	560	232.50	232.50
3	600–650	605	230.00–232.50	230.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	250	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	545	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	225.00–232.50	228.72
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
4	400–450	429	230.00–250.00	240.20
7	450–500	473	220.00–245.00	238.48
2	500–550	535	215.00–220.00	217.50
2	550–600	578	215.00–220.00	217.42
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	458	290.00–340.00	316.51
2	500–550	508	25.00	25.00
1	550–600	560	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	615	237.50	237.50
4	650–700	656	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	628	200.00–212.50	206.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	330	402.50	402.50
5	350–400	377	385.00–400.00	391.13
3	400–450	425	325.00–345.00	331.43
13	500–550	523	284.00–300.00	290.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,133	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,611.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	728	670.00–730.00	702.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	805	725.00	725.00

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	—	680	986.00	986.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	965.00	965.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,527.00	1,527.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	1,115.00–1,139.00	1,127.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,952	144.00–154.00	149.73
3	—	1,292	105.00–125.00	114.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	100.00–113.00	106.99
8	—	1,031	60.00–102.00	89.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,139	76.00–112.00	101.93
2	—	1,165	115.00–121.00	117.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	131.00–132.00	131.50
5	—	1,626	118.00–128.00	121.86

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.