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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 27

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 328▼ 9 vs year ago 186 · −4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 47▲ 5 vs year ago 45 · +11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $124.36/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$124.36

82 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$58.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	462	135.69	627	42
Medium and Large 2	466	122.23	570	20
Small 1-2	433	115.75	501	2thin
Small 3	367	103.99	381	4thin
Medium and Large 3	562	103.86	583	12thin
Large 3	315	82.50	260	1thin
Small 2	865	77.50	670	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.19/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale82 hd

124.36

—

SC average5 barns · 465 hd

125.82

−1.46

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	—	High	1,396	93.11	1,300	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	70.42	893	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	69.03	1,089	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	60.15	625	24

Every lot

89 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	162.37/cwt	158.00–167.00	435	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Steers	—	Small 3	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 328Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 47Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
1	—	400	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	87.50	87.50

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2

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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Jul 27

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 328▼ 9 vs year ago 186 · −4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 47▲ 5 vs year ago 45 · +11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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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 $124.36/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$124.36

82 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$58.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	462	135.69	627	42
Medium and Large 2	466	122.23	570	20
Small 1-2	433	115.75	501	2thin
Small 3	367	103.99	381	4thin
Medium and Large 3	562	103.86	583	12thin
Large 3	315	82.50	260	1thin
Small 2	865	77.50	670	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.19/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale82 hd

124.36

—

SC average5 barns · 465 hd

125.82

−1.46

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	—	High	1,396	93.11	1,300	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	70.42	893	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	69.03	1,089	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	60.15	625	24

Every lot

89 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	162.37/cwt	158.00–167.00	435	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Steers	—	Small 3	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 328Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 47Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
1	—	400	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	87.50	87.50

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2

Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Large 3	315	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	260	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	323	104.48/cwt	97.50–112.50	337	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	327	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	139.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	519	6
Heifers	—	Small 3	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	124.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	407	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	137.72/cwt	133.00–140.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	110.11/cwt	108.00–112.50	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	445	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	122.23/cwt	115.00–125.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	132.80/cwt	130.00–136.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Full	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	131.03/cwt	127.00–135.00	675	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	133.87/cwt	133.00–135.00	697	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	122.63/cwt	121.00–124.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	608	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	765	89.47/cwt	88.00–91.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Small 2	865	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	670	1

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	385	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	262	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	92.51/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,326	8
Bulls	—	—	1,575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,670	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,438	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,168	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	151.98/cwt	143.00–160.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Large 3	435	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	283	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	142.55/cwt	135.00–150.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	138.30/cwt	135.00–143.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	126.18/cwt	125.00–127.50	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	133.08/cwt	129.00–144.00	769	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	635	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	49.47/cwt	35.00–54.00	465	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	63.71/cwt	55.00–72.00	684	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	70.42/cwt	66.00–74.00	893	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	69.03/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,089	2

2	—	378	163.00–165.00	164.03
3	—	430	155.00–170.00	162.50
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
2	—	475	145.00–152.00	148.46
1	—	620	144.00	144.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	268	158.00–167.00	162.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	152.00	152.00
5	—	590	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	120.00–122.50	121.27
2	—	380	110.00–130.00	120.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	145.00	145.00
2	—	485	136.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	142.50	142.50
1	—	520	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	107.00	107.00
2	—	323	97.50–112.50	104.48
1	—	375	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	112.50	112.50
1	—	565	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	133.00–135.00	133.87
2	—	327	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	133.00–140.00	137.72
1	—	290	153.00	153.00
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
4	—	481	130.00–136.00	132.80
2	—	613	122.00–125.00	123.47
6	—	373	135.00–143.00	139.04
5	—	515	127.00–135.00	131.03
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	313	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	88.00–91.00	89.47
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
4	—	430	108.00–112.50	110.11
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	608	105.00–110.00	107.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
4	—	469	115.00–125.00	122.23
4	—	560	121.00–124.00	122.63
2	—	389	120.00–128.00	124.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	129.00–144.00	133.08
2	—	623	125.00–130.00	127.45
3	—	517	135.00–143.00	138.30
3	—	413	143.00–160.00	151.98
3	—	460	135.00–150.00	142.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	125.00–127.50	126.18
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,073	55.00–72.00	63.71
6	—	939	35.00–54.00	49.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	66.00–72.00	69.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	66.00–74.00	70.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	106.00	106.00
8	—	1,433	90.00–96.00	92.51
1	—	920	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	650.00	650.00