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Darlington Livestock Auction

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

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 289▼ 33 vs year ago 262 · −12.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 90▼ 23 vs year ago 88 · −26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 12▲ 24 vs year ago 5 · +480.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 4.50 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $207.50/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −132.41 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$207.50

22 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs SC average

−50.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	209.53	1,115	20
Medium and Large 3	523	187.18	979	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

207.50

—

SC average6 barns · 165 hd

213.34

−5.85

National average197 barns · 18,820 hd

257.93

−50.43

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−132.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $268.91, median $339.91 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,544	150.83	2,328	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	120.59	1,734	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	112.83	1,293	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	96.54	956	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$1,442	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$1,158	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,011	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 289Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 90Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	255	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	423	210.00	210.00
5	450–500	476	200.00–202.50	200.95
2	500–550	523	180.00–195.00	187.18
1	600–650	605	180.00	180.00

Head
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt

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Darlington Livestock Auction

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

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1956

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 289▼ 33 vs year ago 262 · −12.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 90▼ 23 vs year ago 88 · −26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 12▲ 24 vs year ago 5 · +480.0%

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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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $207.50/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −132.41 against this barn's trailing median of $339.91.

Average price

$207.50

22 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs SC average

−50.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	209.53	1,115	20
Medium and Large 3	523	187.18	979	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

207.50

—

SC average6 barns · 165 hd

213.34

−5.85

National average197 barns · 18,820 hd

257.93

−50.43

This barn, trailing median22 sales

339.91

−132.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $381.92, low $268.91, median $339.91 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,544	150.83	2,328	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	120.59	1,734	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	112.83	1,293	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	96.54	956	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$1,442	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$1,158	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,011	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Tue Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 289Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 90Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	255	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	350	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	423	210.00	210.00
5	450–500	476	200.00–202.50	200.95
2	500–550	523	180.00–195.00	187.18
1	600–650	605	180.00	180.00

Head
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt

Every lot

77 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	882	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	497	220.07/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,094	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	224.14/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,159	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	254.32/cwt	252.00–257.50	1,320	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	597	203.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,216	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,194	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	507	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	461	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	225.35/cwt	220.00–231.00	615	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	244.15/cwt	240.00–247.50	776	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	233.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	824	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	234.80/cwt	220.00–242.50	986	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	210.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	238.77/cwt	237.50–240.00	609	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,158	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	253.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,097	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	243.38/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,115	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	232.79/cwt
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	155.11/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,629	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	82.59/cwt	60.00–105.00	765	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	114.47/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,229	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	108.99/cwt	93.00–112.00	1,213	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	117.85/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,402	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	124.31/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,747	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,711	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,545	2,394.00/head	2,394.00–2,394.00	2,394	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	705	705.00/head	705.00–705.00	705	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	745	671.00/head	671.00–671.00	671	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	880	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	905	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	975.98/head	851.00–1,025.00	976	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,241.83/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,242	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,091	1,442.44/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,442	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	660	644.00/head	644.00–644.00	644	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	670	754.00/head	754.00–754.00	754	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	920.28/head	913.00–927.00	920	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	865	865.00/head	865.00–865.00	865	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,054.00/head	1,002.00–1,106.00	1,054	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	1,432.00/head	1,432.00–1,432.00	1,432	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,273.00/head	1,273.00–1,273.00	1,273	1

Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	247.50	247.50
2	250–300	273	220.00–231.00	225.35
3	300–350	318	240.00–247.50	244.15
3	350–400	353	230.00–240.00	233.30
12	400–450	420	220.00–242.50	234.80
2	450–500	463	221.00	221.00
10	500–550	507	211.00–230.00	219.17
6	550–600	584	195.00–213.00	199.86
8	600–650	609	195.00–215.00	210.07
2	650–700	655	192.50	192.50

Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	433	250.00–260.00	253.27
3	450–500	458	230.00–250.00	243.38
16	500–550	515	220.00–240.00	232.79
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	237.50–240.00	238.77
1	400–450	400	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	695	195.00	195.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	695	187.50	187.50
1	700–750	710	195.00	195.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	410	280.00–285.00	282.47

Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	660	194.00	194.00

Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	425	207.50	207.50
7	450–500	497	190.00–225.00	220.07
4	550–600	597	200.00–205.00	203.75
9	600–650	637	187.50	187.50

Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	517	220.00–225.00	224.14
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	519	252.00–257.50	254.32
2	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
12	600–650	615	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,545	2,394.00	2,394.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	671.00	671.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,091	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,442.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	910	851.00–1,025.00	975.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	960	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,241.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	705.00	705.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,273.00	1,273.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,432.00	1,432.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	913.00–927.00	920.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,002.00–1,106.00	1,054.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	865.00	865.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	754.00	754.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	644.00	644.00

3	450–500	470	210.00–213.00	211.85
4	500–550	518	195.00–202.50	199.94
1	650–700	660	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	151.00–158.00	155.11
1	—	1,090	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,190	114.00–127.00	117.85
17	—	1,113	93.00–112.00	108.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,405	119.00–135.00	124.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	112.00–117.00	114.47
9	—	926	60.00–105.00	82.59

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Darlington Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Low Country Livestock Exchange - Darlington, SC

Feeder Cattle

Every lot

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle