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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 5

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

279 head

▼ 851 vs last sale 1,130▼ 381 vs year ago 660 · −57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 87▲ 43 vs year ago 77 · +55.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 43▼ 14 vs year ago 25 · −56.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering of

average to plain 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 $115.27/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$115.27

74 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$37.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

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	367	130.44	479	8thin
Medium and Large 2	454	117.93	535	45
Small 1-2	389	107.96	420	15thin
Medium and Large 3	515	93.33	481	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.11/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale74 hd

115.27

—

SC average5 barns · 540 hd

113.21

+2.06

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	1,730	83.60	1,446	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	62.05	755	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	60.86	895	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	857	55.73	478	17

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	149.99/cwt	147.00–151.00	484	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	141.02/cwt	138.00–145.00	465	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	333	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	424	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	414	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	555	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	124.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	137.57

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 1,130Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 87Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 43Year ago 25

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	107.00–110.00	108.46
2	—	265	120.00–125.00	122.59
9	—	471	115.00–120.00	117.09
9	—	421	117.00–126.00	121.20
3	—	520	115.00–119.00	117.00
7	—	324	120.00–125.00	121.35
4	—	556	114.00–118.00	115.49
3	—	663	107.00–110.00	108.33
1	—	710	107.00

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Darlington Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Darlington, South Carolina · Tue, Oct 5

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

279 head

▼ 851 vs last sale 1,130▼ 381 vs year ago 660 · −57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 87▲ 43 vs year ago 77 · +55.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 43▼ 14 vs year ago 25 · −56.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering of

average to plain 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 $115.27/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$115.27

74 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$37.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

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	367	130.44	479	8thin
Medium and Large 2	454	117.93	535	45
Small 1-2	389	107.96	420	15thin
Medium and Large 3	515	93.33	481	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.11/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale74 hd

115.27

—

SC average5 barns · 540 hd

113.21

+2.06

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	1,730	83.60	1,446	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	62.05	755	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	60.86	895	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	857	55.73	478	17

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	149.99/cwt	147.00–151.00	484	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	141.02/cwt	138.00–145.00	465	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	333	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	424	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	414	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	555	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	124.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	137.57

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 1,130Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 87Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 43Year ago 25

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	107.00–110.00	108.46
2	—	265	120.00–125.00	122.59
9	—	471	115.00–120.00	117.09
9	—	421	117.00–126.00	121.20
3	—	520	115.00–119.00	117.00
7	—	324	120.00–125.00	121.35
4	—	556	114.00–118.00	115.49
3	—	663	107.00–110.00	108.33
1	—	710	107.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	130.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	540	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	428	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	125.81/cwt	120.00–131.00	589	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	475	108.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	513	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	523	105.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	554	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	93.76/cwt	90.00–96.00	496	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	120.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	646	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	115.03/cwt	111.00–121.00	651	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	104.71/cwt	101.00–108.00	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	110.87/cwt	108.00–117.00	683	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	109.69/cwt	106.00–113.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	738	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	87.00/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,561	4

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	658	78.86/cwt	75.00–81.00	519	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	81.96/cwt	80.00–84.00	738	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	750	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,563	1

Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	325	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	131.76/cwt	130.00–134.00	370	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	121.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	393	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	326	109.62/cwt	108.00–111.00	357	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	121.16/cwt	119.00–124.00	451	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	384	108.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	416	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	418	108.13/cwt	105.00–111.00	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	121.20/cwt	117.00–126.00	510	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	117.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	93.33/cwt	90.00–96.00	481	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	535	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	115.49/cwt	114.00–118.00	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	108.33/cwt	107.00–110.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	831	51.39/cwt	48.00–55.00	427	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	63.70/cwt	60.00–67.00	576	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	53.21/cwt	49.00–56.00	583	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	63.63/cwt	60.00–68.00	792	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	71.96/cwt	70.00–74.00	933	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	60.86/cwt	59.00–64.00	895	9

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
4	—	281	130.00–134.00	131.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	100.00–105.00	102.55
6	—	384	105.00–110.00	108.33
2	—	418	105.00–111.00	108.13
5	—	326	108.00–111.00	109.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	90.00–96.00	93.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	110.00–115.00	112.46
6	—	523	105.00–108.00	105.99
3	—	570	101.00–108.00	104.71
5	—	475	105.00–110.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	90.00–96.00	93.76
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
2	—	578	90.00–93.00	91.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	125.00–135.00	130.72
2	—	738	101.00–103.00	102.01
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
6	—	566	111.00–121.00	115.03
10	—	538	115.00–125.00	120.13
10	—	468	120.00–131.00	125.81
9	—	616	108.00–117.00	110.87
3	—	670	106.00–113.00	109.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	136.00–138.00	137.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	118.00–125.00	121.10
3	—	330	138.00–145.00	141.02
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
3	—	465	127.00–138.00	131.63
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
4	—	383	135.00–140.00	137.57
5	—	772	110.00–115.00	111.99
5	—	665	111.00–122.00	115.19
2	—	435	132.00–142.00	136.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	125.00–130.00	127.41
10	—	380	120.00–130.00	124.60
2	—	573	110.00–112.00	111.03
4	—	471	110.00–118.00	113.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	110.00–115.00	111.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	147.00–151.00	149.99
6	—	376	145.00–150.00	147.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	831	48.00–55.00	51.39
6	—	905	60.00–67.00	63.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,471	59.00–64.00	60.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,096	49.00–56.00	53.21
5	—	1,296	70.00–74.00	71.96
47	—	1,244	60.00–68.00	63.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,794	86.00–90.00	87.00
1	—	1,475	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	80.00–84.00	81.96

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	6	—	658	75.00–81.00	78.86

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	475.00	475.00