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Darlington Livestock Auction

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

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 257▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 3▲ 31 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 mostly 2.00 higher. Slaughter Cows were steady to 2.00 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 $114.33/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$114.33

57 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.14

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	449	120.31	540	22
Medium 2	467	111.93	523	25
Small 1-2	381	107.17	409	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $131 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 sale57 hd

114.33

—

SC average5 barns · 448 hd

106.19

+8.14

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	52.61	591	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	817	44.20	361	6thin

Every lot

62 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	—	Small 1-2	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	282	132.00/cwt	127.50–136.00	372	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	317	127.79/cwt	125.00–132.50	405	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	140.53/cwt	140.00–141.00	447	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	318	113.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	362	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	146.17/cwt	142.50–150.00	545	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	112.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	422	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	382	124.99/cwt	122.00–128.00

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 Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	768	65.00–68.00	66.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	753	75.00–76.00	75.35

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	—	748	675.00–850.00	766.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1

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Darlington Livestock Auction

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

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 257▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 3▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $114.33/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$114.33

57 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.14

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	449	120.31	540	22
Medium 2	467	111.93	523	25
Small 1-2	381	107.17	409	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $131 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 sale57 hd

114.33

—

SC average5 barns · 448 hd

106.19

+8.14

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	52.61	591	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	817	44.20	361	6thin

Every lot

62 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	—	Small 1-2	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	282	132.00/cwt	127.50–136.00	372	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	317	127.79/cwt	125.00–132.50	405	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	140.53/cwt	140.00–141.00	447	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	318	113.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	362	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	146.17/cwt	142.50–150.00	545	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	112.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	422	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	382	124.99/cwt	122.00–128.00

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 Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	768	65.00–68.00	66.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	753	75.00–76.00	75.35

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	—	748	675.00–850.00	766.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	675.00	675.00

Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	923	675.00–725.00	701.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	550.00–625.00	592.60

Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	845	375.00–450.00	416.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	400.00–475.00	436.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	109.00–112.00	110.34
2	—	670	97.50–100.00	98.72
3	—	620	100.00–106.00	101.95
4	—	425	112.00–120.00	114.98
4	—	480	112.50–119.00	114.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	112.00–114.00	112.96
4	—	420	125.00–136.00	129.58
4	—	528	116.00–119.00	117.27
6	—	472	124.00–131.00	126.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	90.00–95.00	92.53
2	—	670	80.00–85.00	82.44
3	—	523	80.00–85.00	83.33
5	—	475	87.50–95.00	91.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	110.00–120.00	113.99
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
6	—	375	110.00–120.00	112.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	130.00–136.00	134.52
3	—	570	125.00–134.00	129.42
2	—	428	135.00–138.00	136.44
2	—	373	142.50–150.00	146.17
2	—	318	140.00–141.00	140.53
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	125.00–132.50	127.79
3	—	382	122.00–128.00	124.99
3	—	282	127.50–136.00	132.00
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
4	—	371	105.00–110.00	108.80
2	—	440	101.00–103.00	101.99
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	250	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	114.00–120.50	118.44
5	—	419	118.00–121.00	119.58
4	—	474	117.00–125.00	119.51
4	—	376	122.50–125.00	123.34
1	—	235	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	110.00–114.00	112.33
6	—	423	110.00–115.00	113.01
5	—	472	107.00–114.00	110.22
3	—	380	113.00–118.00	115.33
2	—	328	122.00–123.00	122.51
1	—	655	97.00	97.00
1	—	645	99.00	99.00
1	—	555	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	63.00	63.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	250	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	328	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	371	108.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	404	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	123.34/cwt	122.50–125.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	380	115.33/cwt	113.00–118.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	478	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	440	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	449	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	472	110.22/cwt	107.00–114.00	520	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	119.51/cwt	117.00–125.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	118.44/cwt	114.00–120.50	614	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	523	112.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	645	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	129.58/cwt	125.00–136.00	544	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	425	114.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	489	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	407	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	126.48/cwt	124.00–131.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	91.03/cwt	87.50–95.00	432	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	480	114.89/cwt	112.50–119.00	551	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	83.33/cwt	80.00–85.00	436	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	117.27/cwt	116.00–119.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	535	110.34/cwt	109.00–112.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	112.96/cwt	112.00–114.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	620	101.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	670	98.72/cwt	97.50–100.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	82.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	552	2

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	397	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	416	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	42.64/cwt	37.00–48.00	350	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	55.34/cwt	52.00–58.00	621	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	45.12/cwt	42.00–48.00	509	4

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	753	75.35/cwt	75.00–76.00	567	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	768	66.62/cwt	65.00–68.00	512	4

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	748	766.89/cwt	675.00–850.00	5,736	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	945	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,159	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	838	436.49/cwt	400.00–475.00	3,658	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	840	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	845	592.60/cwt	550.00–625.00	5,007	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	845	416.91/cwt	375.00–450.00	3,523	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	923	701.29/cwt	675.00–725.00	6,473	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,155	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,796	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	42.00–48.00	45.12
11	—	1,122	52.00–58.00	55.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	52.00	52.00
5	—	820	37.00–48.00	42.64