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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 30

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 305▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 45▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 6 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 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 $113.33/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$113.33

67 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

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	118.52	606	22
Medium 2	428	112.47	481	31
Small 1-2	326	109.40	356	7thin
Medium and Large 3	482	104.73	505	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $101 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 sale67 hd

113.33

—

SC average5 barns · 484 hd

114.89

−1.56

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	1,288	88.09	1,135	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	63.27	820	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,125	57.00	641	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	824	51.06	421	10

Every lot

63 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	—	Medium 2	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	348	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	320	115.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	369	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	145.77/cwt	140.00–152.00	478	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	146.92/cwt	144.00–150.00	529	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	361	129.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	466	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	368	114.09/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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 305Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. 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
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	478	112.00–114.00	112.96
2	—	335	119.00–122.50	120.78
1	—	760	80.00	80.00
7	—	379	115.00–125.00	119.74
5	—	423	112.00–116.00	113.76
4	—	229	118.00–125.00	122.64
3	—	267	120.00–125.00	122.56
2	—	655	87.50–97.50	92.46

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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 30

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 305▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 45▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 6 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 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 $113.33/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$113.33

67 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

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	118.52	606	22
Medium 2	428	112.47	481	31
Small 1-2	326	109.40	356	7thin
Medium and Large 3	482	104.73	505	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $101 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 sale67 hd

113.33

—

SC average5 barns · 484 hd

114.89

−1.56

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	1,288	88.09	1,135	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	63.27	820	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,125	57.00	641	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	824	51.06	421	10

Every lot

63 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	—	Medium 2	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	348	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	320	115.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	369	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	145.77/cwt	140.00–152.00	478	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	146.92/cwt	144.00–150.00	529	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	361	129.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	466	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	368	114.09/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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 305Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. 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
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	478	112.00–114.00	112.96
2	—	335	119.00–122.50	120.78
1	—	760	80.00	80.00
7	—	379	115.00–125.00	119.74
5	—	423	112.00–116.00	113.76
4	—	229	118.00–125.00	122.64
3	—	267	120.00–125.00	122.56
2	—	655	87.50–97.50	92.46

Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	131.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	543	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	423	118.64/cwt	115.00–122.50	502	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	106.67/cwt	105.00–108.00	499	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	130.27/cwt	127.50–132.00	620	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	130.52/cwt	128.00–132.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	115.73/cwt	114.00–117.50	660	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	678	92.37/cwt	87.50–97.00	626	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	940	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	93.14/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,239	2

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	683	478.46/cwt	400.00–540.00	3,268	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	850	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,038	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	730	607.71/cwt	525.00–675.00	4,436	2

Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	229	122.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	281	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	267	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	327	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	273	111.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	305	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	120.78/cwt	119.00–122.50	405	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	365	107.75/cwt	105.00–111.00	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	379	119.74/cwt	115.00–125.00	454	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	124.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	113.76/cwt	112.00–116.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	103.39/cwt	100.00–105.00	483	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	478	112.96/cwt	112.00–114.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	121.34/cwt	119.00–125.00	587	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	115.59/cwt	114.00–119.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	570	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	114.40/cwt	114.00–115.00	659	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	605	91.26/cwt	90.00–92.50	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	111.42/cwt	109.00–114.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	655	92.46/cwt	87.50–97.50	606	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	740	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	786	42.31/cwt	37.00–48.00	333	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	56.89/cwt	52.00–60.00	483	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,125	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	641	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	63.27/cwt	55.00–69.00	820	10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	109.00–114.00	111.42
4	—	416	120.00–127.00	124.47
5	—	484	119.00–125.00	121.34
5	—	533	114.00–119.00	115.59
5	—	576	114.00–115.00	114.40
1	—	385	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	105.00–107.00	105.97
2	—	565	105.00–106.00	105.51
3	—	467	100.00–105.00	103.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	110.00–115.00	111.59
4	—	365	105.00–111.00	107.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
2	—	435	123.00–128.00	125.56
5	—	361	125.00–135.00	129.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
2	—	228	150.00–155.00	152.64
2	—	328	140.00–152.00	145.77
2	—	360	144.00–150.00	146.92
2	—	560	129.00–135.00	131.95
3	—	418	135.00–141.00	138.87
6	—	468	135.00–143.00	139.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	110.00–120.00	114.09
3	—	320	110.00–120.00	115.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	105.00–108.00	106.67
2	—	515	105.00–107.00	106.01
1	—	440	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	127.50–132.00	130.27
4	—	563	130.00–135.00	132.47
4	—	516	128.00–132.00	130.52
3	—	412	130.00–135.00	131.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	87.50–97.00	92.37
2	—	570	114.00–117.50	115.73
2	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.53
2	—	423	115.00–122.50	118.64
1	—	605	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	849	52.00–60.00	56.89
4	—	786	37.00–48.00	42.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,296	55.00–69.00	63.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	91.00–96.00	93.14
1	—	1,205	78.00	78.00

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	—	683	400.00–540.00	478.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	275.00	275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	475.00	475.00

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	2	—	730	525.00–675.00	607.71