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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 18

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 188▲ 255 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 58▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls mostly steady.

Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for

cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.89/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$113.89

72 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	118.74	608	39
Medium 2	512	108.17	553	25
Small 1-2	388	108.15	419	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

113.89

—

SC average5 barns · 438 hd

114.74

−0.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,185	76.35	905	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,193	63.57	758	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	60.46	730	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	50.18	415	18

Every lot

60 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	446	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	151.06/cwt	148.00–156.00	491	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	149.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	552	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	390	120.00/cwt

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 Jun 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls mostly steady.

Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for

cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
1	—	315	137.00	137.00
1	—	355	137.50	137.50
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00

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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jun 18

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 188▲ 255 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 58▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls mostly steady.

Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for

cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.89/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$113.89

72 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	118.74	608	39
Medium 2	512	108.17	553	25
Small 1-2	388	108.15	419	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

113.89

—

SC average5 barns · 438 hd

114.74

−0.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,185	76.35	905	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,193	63.57	758	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	60.46	730	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	50.18	415	18

Every lot

60 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	446	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	151.06/cwt	148.00–156.00	491	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	149.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	552	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	390	120.00/cwt

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 Jun 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls mostly steady.

Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for

cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
1	—	315	137.00	137.00
1	—	355	137.50	137.50
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	275	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	327	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	278	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.50	365	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	369	123.35/cwt	119.00–128.00	455	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	125.58/cwt	121.00–130.00	470	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	124.30/cwt	121.00–128.00	523	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	427	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	434	111.80/cwt	110.00–117.00	485	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	463	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	124.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	581	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	118.74/cwt	117.00–122.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	117.73/cwt	114.00–123.00	675	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	110.42/cwt	109.00–112.00	677	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	623	93.82/cwt	91.00–100.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	725	95.33/cwt	94.00–96.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	424	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	134.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	636	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	473	116.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	551	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	129.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	533	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	123.80/cwt	121.00–128.00	686	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	565	114.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	615	106.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	705	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	606	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	794	46.15/cwt	40.00–49.00	366	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	58.25/cwt	53.00–64.00	520	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	45.09/cwt	43.00–47.00	478	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,193	63.57/cwt	62.00–65.00	758	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	61.13/cwt	55.00–64.00	735	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	73.46/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,010	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	753	525.25/cwt	500.00–550.00	3,955	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	787	455.01/cwt	400.00–500.00	3,581	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,010	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,303	1

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	800	566.94/cwt	560.00–575.00	4,536	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	76.35/cwt	74.00–79.00	905	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	121.00	121.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
2	—	288	155.00	155.00
2	—	413	145.00–151.00	147.91
3	—	325	148.00–156.00	151.06
4	—	369	147.00–152.00	149.57
4	—	539	130.00–138.00	133.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	86.00	86.00
2	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	565	110.00–118.00	114.32
3	—	615	100.00–110.00	106.53
4	—	424	115.00–125.00	119.96
4	—	473	110.00–120.00	116.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
3	—	517	125.00–135.00	129.63
5	—	554	121.00–128.00	123.80
6	—	423	130.00–140.00	134.95
6	—	472	130.00–138.00	134.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	127.00	127.00
1	—	585	107.00	107.00
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
2	—	278	130.00–132.50	131.31
3	—	463	110.00–115.00	112.32
3	—	725	94.00–96.00	95.33
4	—	369	119.00–128.00	123.35
4	—	434	110.00–117.00	111.80
5	—	623	91.00–100.00	93.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
2	—	673	105.00	105.00
4	—	529	117.00–122.00	118.74
5	—	467	120.00–128.00	124.39
6	—	421	121.00–128.00	124.30
7	—	374	121.00–130.00	125.58
7	—	573	114.00–123.00	117.73
7	—	613	109.00–112.00	110.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
2	—	275	118.00–120.00	118.96
2	—	515	100.00	100.00
3	—	427	100.00–105.00	102.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	787	400.00–500.00	455.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	753	500.00–550.00	525.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	560.00–575.00	566.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,203	55.00–64.00	61.13
2	—	1,375	73.00–74.00	73.46
2	—	1,060	43.00–47.00	45.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	62.00–65.00	63.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	53.00–64.00	58.25
12	—	794	40.00–49.00	46.15