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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 16

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

264 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 464▲ 264 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 54▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 37▲ 7 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 unevenly steady. Slaughter cows an bulls 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 $117.12/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$117.12

47 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$9.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

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	480	120.86	580	28
Medium 2	473	111.59	528	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.27/cwt here — about $52 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 sale47 hd

117.12

—

SC average5 barns · 486 hd

115.75

+1.36

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	1,679	82.76	1,389	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	55.67	661	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	844	47.20	399	23

Every lot

48 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	225	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	282	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	230	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	270	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	260	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	332	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	273	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	321	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	443	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	334	116.12/cwt	110.00–120.00

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 464Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows an bulls 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
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	115.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	750	98.00	98.00
3	—	673	100.00–107.00	102.29
2	—	425	120.00	120.00
3	—	617	109.00–111.00	110.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	121.00–127.00	123.65
6	—	533	124.00–130.00

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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 16

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

264 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 464▲ 264 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 54▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 37▲ 7 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 unevenly steady. Slaughter cows an bulls 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 $117.12/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$117.12

47 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$9.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

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	480	120.86	580	28
Medium 2	473	111.59	528	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.27/cwt here — about $52 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 sale47 hd

117.12

—

SC average5 barns · 486 hd

115.75

+1.36

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	1,679	82.76	1,389	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	55.67	661	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	844	47.20	399	23

Every lot

48 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	225	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	282	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	230	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	270	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	260	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	332	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	273	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	321	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	443	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	334	116.12/cwt	110.00–120.00

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 464Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows an bulls 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
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	115.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	750	98.00	98.00
3	—	673	100.00–107.00	102.29
2	—	425	120.00	120.00
3	—	617	109.00–111.00	110.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	121.00–127.00	123.65
6	—	533	124.00–130.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	124.85/cwt	123.00–127.00	343	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	328	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	124.59/cwt	123.00–127.00	473	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	124.76/cwt	120.00–131.00	519	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	120.81/cwt	117.00–125.00	551	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	116.49/cwt	115.00–119.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	523	111.48/cwt	111.00–112.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	118.60/cwt	114.00–125.00	672	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	622	97.49/cwt	87.50–105.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	735	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	790	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	75.47/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,211	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	90.04/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,578	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	777	40.82/cwt	38.00–48.00	317	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	52.11/cwt	50.00–57.00	467	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	47.56/cwt	46.00–48.00	547	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	57.47/cwt	50.00–64.00	687	18

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	738	712.54/cwt	650.00–800.00	5,259	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	1,419.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,650.00	10,957	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	850	75.00/cwt	72.50–77.50	638	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	120.00–131.00	124.76
5	—	456	117.00–125.00	120.81
4	—	519	115.00–119.00	116.49
9	—	567	114.00–125.00	118.60
5	—	380	123.00–127.00	124.59

Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	134.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	488	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	573	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	126.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	677	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	123.65/cwt	121.00–127.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	617	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	673	102.29/cwt	100.00–107.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	735	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	110.00–120.00	116.12
2	—	273	115.00–120.00	117.61
3	—	382	117.50–120.00	119.14
3	—	230	115.00–120.00	117.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	115.00–120.00	117.48
1	—	315	149.00	149.00
9	—	626	125.00–129.50	129.00
2	—	530	130.00–139.00	134.37
1	—	250	145.00	145.00
1	—	465	143.00	143.00
5	—	371	136.00–146.00	140.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	132.00–133.00	132.49
3	—	330	130.00–138.00	134.28
2	—	225	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	260	125.00–130.00	127.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	87.50–105.00	97.49
2	—	523	111.00–112.00	111.48
1	—	735	107.50	107.50
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
3	—	385	115.00–120.00	117.45
2	—	275	123.00–127.00	124.85
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
3	—	418	110.00–115.00	111.69
2	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.60
1	—	655	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	896	50.00–57.00	52.11
10	—	777	38.00–48.00	40.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	46.00–48.00	47.56
18	—	1,196	50.00–64.00	57.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	71.00–80.00	75.47
3	—	1,753	86.00–95.00	90.04

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	—	850	72.50–77.50	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	738	650.00–800.00	712.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	772	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,419.33