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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 9

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 425▲ 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 88▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 46▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers and bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers were

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $112.95/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$112.95

92 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

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	478	118.91	568	45
Small 1-2	358	109.90	393	6thin
Medium 2	484	107.34	520	37
Medium and Large 3	466	102.45	477	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $91 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 sale92 hd

112.95

—

SC average3 barns · 368 hd

114.55

−1.60

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	—	Average	1,604	82.93	1,330	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	54.96	871	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	51.72	590	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	893	50.25	449	23

Every lot

59 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	—	Medium 2	203	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	267	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	275	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	310	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	148.35/cwt	145.00–150.00	420	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	467	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	329	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	445	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	331	118.12/cwt	115.00–122.50	391	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.50	520	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	377	112.98/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 Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 46Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers and bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers were

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	700.00–1,025.00	819.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	801	775.00–1,000.00	860.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	836	850.00–1,100.00	943.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	870	975.00–1,125.00	1,043.94

Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 9

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 425▲ 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 88▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 46▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers and bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers were

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $112.95/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$112.95

92 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

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	478	118.91	568	45
Small 1-2	358	109.90	393	6thin
Medium 2	484	107.34	520	37
Medium and Large 3	466	102.45	477	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $91 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 sale92 hd

112.95

—

SC average3 barns · 368 hd

114.55

−1.60

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	—	Average	1,604	82.93	1,330	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	54.96	871	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	51.72	590	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	893	50.25	449	23

Every lot

59 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	—	Medium 2	203	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	267	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	275	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	310	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	148.35/cwt	145.00–150.00	420	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	467	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	329	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	445	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	331	118.12/cwt	115.00–122.50	391	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.50	520	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	377	112.98/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 Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 46Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers and bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers were

2.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	700.00–1,025.00	819.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	801	775.00–1,000.00	860.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	836	850.00–1,100.00	943.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	870	975.00–1,125.00	1,043.94

Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt

Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,300.00	1,300.00

Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,045	600.00–650.00	617.07

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	825.00–900.00	867.73

Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	837	600.00–750.00	685.60

Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	890	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,033.10

Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,145	50.00–60.00	54.22
8	—	1,129	35.00–48.00	42.96

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	53.00–57.00	54.96

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	911	50.00–60.00	54.57
9	—	866	39.00–48.00	43.53

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	80.00–88.00	82.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	423	118.00–124.00	120.27
11	—	571	111.00–116.00	113.91
2	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.45
18	—	475	115.00–123.00	119.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	115.00–125.00	119.26
6	—	610	90.00–100.00	94.18
6	—	418	110.00–115.00	114.01
4	—	481	107.00–110.00	108.13
3	—	578	100.00–107.00	103.19
3	—	302	120.00–126.00	123.00
2	—	775	75.00–80.00	77.50
2	—	725	75.00–84.00	79.59
2	—	540	108.00–109.00	108.50
2	—	233	120.00–125.00	122.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	100.00–105.00	102.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	110.00–115.00	112.33
4	—	375	105.00–110.00	108.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	121.00–133.00	125.90
6	—	517	118.00–131.00	126.70
5	—	438	130.00–140.00	133.46
4	—	571	115.00–122.50	119.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	110.00–116.00	112.47
5	—	612	100.00–107.50	104.43
3	—	830	70.00–80.00	75.02
3	—	582	105.00–110.00	107.02
2	—	763	80.00–85.00	82.54
2	—	663	90.00–95.00	92.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	203	130.00–133.00	131.48
4	—	329	130.00–140.00	135.20
4	—	378	125.00–135.00	129.95
4	—	419	120.00–127.50	123.56
7	—	472	115.00–125.00	120.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00–142.50	141.21
2	—	610	125.00–127.00	126.02
3	—	283	145.00–150.00	148.35
3	—	320	145.00–148.00	145.98
4	—	574	125.00–130.00	126.71
5	—	519	131.00–138.00	135.70
8	—	418	133.00–140.00	137.94
21	—	481	130.00–141.00	137.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	110.00–115.00	112.59
5	—	331	115.00–122.50	118.12
5	—	377	110.00–117.50	112.98

Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	233	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	286	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	302	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	371	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	323	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	363	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	375	108.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	408	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	377	119.26/cwt	115.00–125.00	450	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	114.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	120.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	509	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	477	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	119.40/cwt	115.00–123.00	567	18
Heifers	—	Medium 2	481	108.13/cwt	107.00–110.00	520	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	113.91/cwt	111.00–116.00	650	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	578	103.19/cwt	100.00–107.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	610	94.18/cwt	90.00–100.00	574	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	725	79.59/cwt	75.00–84.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	775	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	601	2

Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	133.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	585	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	469	112.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	527	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	125.90/cwt	121.00–133.00	596	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	126.70/cwt	118.00–131.00	655	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	119.09/cwt	115.00–122.50	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	582	107.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	612	104.43/cwt	100.00–107.50	639	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	663	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	763	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	830	75.02/cwt	70.00–80.00	623	3

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,604	82.93/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,330	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	43.53/cwt	39.00–48.00	377	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	54.57/cwt	50.00–60.00	497	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	42.96/cwt	35.00–48.00	485	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	54.22/cwt	50.00–60.00	621	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	54.96/cwt	53.00–57.00	871	2

Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	890	1,033.10/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	9,195	3

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	801	860.93/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	6,896	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	836	943.47/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	7,887	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	870	1,043.94/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	9,082	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	925	819.14/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	7,577	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,090	775.46/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,453	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,275	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	837	685.60/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,738	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,045	617.07/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,448	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	867.73/cwt	825.00–900.00	11,350	2