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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 14

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 364▲ 8 vs year ago 264 · +3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 50▼ 21 vs year ago 74 · −28.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 15 vs year ago 7 · +214.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Moderate 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 $117.65/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$117.65

84 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$32.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

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	501	124.18	622	46
Medium and Large 2	437	117.78	515	19thin
Small 1-2	396	108.81	431	11thin
Medium and Large 3	574	91.93	528	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.26/cwt here — about $94 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 sale84 hd

117.65

—

SC average5 barns · 442 hd

117.21

+0.44

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	1,593	86.87	1,384	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	57.57	674	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,799	56.13	1,010	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	876	55.79	489	17

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	136.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	380	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	128.84/cwt	125.00–133.00	410	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	159.84/cwt	157.00–162.50	591	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	374	117.10/cwt	110.00–125.00	438	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	137.00

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 364Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 50Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 7

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	866	400.00–600.00	507.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)

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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 14

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 364▲ 8 vs year ago 264 · +3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 50▼ 21 vs year ago 74 · −28.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 15 vs year ago 7 · +214.3%

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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 $117.65/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$117.65

84 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$32.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

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	501	124.18	622	46
Medium and Large 2	437	117.78	515	19thin
Small 1-2	396	108.81	431	11thin
Medium and Large 3	574	91.93	528	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.26/cwt here — about $94 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 sale84 hd

117.65

—

SC average5 barns · 442 hd

117.21

+0.44

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	1,593	86.87	1,384	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	57.57	674	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,799	56.13	1,010	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	876	55.79	489	17

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	136.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	380	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	128.84/cwt	125.00–133.00	410	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	159.84/cwt	157.00–162.50	591	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	374	117.10/cwt	110.00–125.00	438	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	137.00

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 364Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 50Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 7

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	866	400.00–600.00	507.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)

Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	625.00–775.00	708.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	800.00	800.00

Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	807	75.00–90.00	82.29

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	55.00–57.00	56.13

Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,170	54.00–64.00	57.57

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	868	54.00–65.00	57.68
3	—	912	45.00–50.00	46.98

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	77.00–81.00	79.01
3	—	1,662	86.00–90.00	87.40
1	—	1,555	101.00	101.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
4	—	465	91.00–97.00	93.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
5	—	477	110.00–118.00	113.20
3	—	313	124.00–130.00	126.35
2	—	568	110.00–111.00	110.51
3	—	238	130.00–137.50	133.22
4	—	524	110.00–112.00	110.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	110.00–120.00	112.93
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
2	—	430	105.00–107.50	106.29
3	—	383	110.00–112.50	110.86
1	—	575	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	119.00–128.00	121.58
4	—	283	135.00–138.00	136.98
3	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.36
7	—	522	120.00–130.00	124.11
12	—	468	120.00–131.00	123.94
8	—	613	115.00–119.00	116.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	133.00	133.00
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	129.00–131.00	130.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	107.50–110.00	108.74
4	—	463	105.00–110.00	107.32
3	—	527	100.00–108.00	104.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	117.00–122.00	120.35
4	—	470	125.00–130.00	128.09
2	—	628	112.50–114.00	113.24
2	—	680	100.00–105.00	102.44
7	—	431	120.00–130.00	123.95
7	—	529	120.00–126.00	122.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
1	—	830	91.00	91.00
1	—	740	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	127.00–131.00	129.35
11	—	537	133.00–135.00	134.09
5	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.69
3	—	370	157.00–162.50	159.84
3	—	680	122.00–128.00	123.94
2	—	460	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	130.00–145.00	136.62
2	—	718	114.00–115.00	114.51
2	—	575	122.50–123.00	122.76
2	—	815	103.00–105.00	104.01
5	—	516	123.00–130.00	127.03
4	—	318	125.00–133.00	128.84
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
2	—	393	135.00–145.00	139.97
4	—	478	128.00–133.00	130.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
7	—	374	110.00–125.00	117.10

Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	238	133.22/cwt	130.00–137.50	317	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	126.35/cwt	124.00–130.00	395	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	112.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	367	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	383	110.86/cwt	110.00–112.50	425	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	106.29/cwt	105.00–107.50	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	93.85/cwt	91.00–97.00	436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	123.94/cwt	120.00–131.00	580	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	113.20/cwt	110.00–118.00	540	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	124.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	648	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	110.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	579	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	121.58/cwt	119.00–128.00	692	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	116.75/cwt	115.00–119.00	716	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	123.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	443	108.74/cwt	107.50–110.00	482	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	463	107.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	497	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	128.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	527	104.37/cwt	100.00–108.00	550	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	122.30/cwt	120.00–126.00	647	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	120.35/cwt	117.00–122.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	113.24/cwt	112.50–114.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	79.01/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,191	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,662	87.40/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,453	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	57.68/cwt	54.00–65.00	501	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	46.98/cwt	45.00–50.00	428	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	57.57/cwt	54.00–64.00	674	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,799	56.13/cwt	55.00–57.00	1,010	4

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	827	451.92/cwt	400.00–500.00	3,737	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	866	507.32/cwt	400.00–600.00	4,393	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,952	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,780	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	675	708.33/cwt	625.00–775.00	4,781	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	935	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,480	1

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	807	82.29/cwt	75.00–90.00	664	10