Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement cattle records changed from per head to per cwt where applicable *

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls to few to trend. There was and average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.54/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$122.54

50 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$3.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	484	124.18	601	21
Medium 2	428	121.88	521	16thin
Small 1-2	338	120.70	408	13thin

One grade step is worth $3.48/cwt here — about $193 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 sale50 hd

122.54

—

SC average5 barns · 344 hd

122.71

−0.17

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	1,422	81.29	1,155	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	52.73	630	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	50.79	739	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	39.28	349	6thin

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	663	63.92/cwt	60.00–68.00	424	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,135	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	636	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	705	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,035	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	559	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	61.48/cwt	61.00–62.00	765	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	86.00/cwt	81.00–90.00	958	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	54.80/cwt	50.00–58.00	653	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	39.28/cwt	30.00–44.00	349	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	120.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	392	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	367	120.56/cwt	115.00–125.00	442	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	123.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	345	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	127.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	119.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	125.21/cwt	122.50–128.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	371	131.79/cwt	127.50–137.50	489	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	379	141.20/cwt	137.50–145.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	158.75/cwt	157.50–160.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	576	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	372	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	120.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	445	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	129.06/cwt	125.00–132.40	301	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	127.49/cwt	122.50–130.00	361	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,378	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,178	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	77.06/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,129	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	43.74/cwt	41.00–45.00	530	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,070	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	482	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	53.69/cwt	51.00–56.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	127.56/cwt	122.00–133.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	151.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	103.73/cwt	102.50–105.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	411	114.59/cwt	112.00–117.50	471	4

How this sale compares

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 →

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Wed May 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 170Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 0

*Correction replacement cattle records changed from per head to per cwt where applicable *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
6	—	379	137.50–145.00	141.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	142.50	142.50
2	—	245	157.50–160.00	158.75
2	—	413	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	122.50	122.50
2	—	310	115.00–125.00	119.92
2	—	368	117.00–125.00	120.92
3	—	233	125.00–132.40	129.06
3	—	283	122.50–130.00	127.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	60.00–68.00	63.92
1	—	590	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	115.00–125.00	120.54
3	—	367	115.00–125.00	120.56
3	—	280	120.00–125.00	123.24
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	120.00–130.00	127.23
8	—	529	119.00–125.00	119.99
3	—	435	122.50–128.00	125.21
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	127.50–137.50	131.79
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	625	102.50–105.00	103.73
4	—	411	112.00–117.50	114.59
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	420	135.00–145.00	140.06
2	—	490	122.00–133.00	127.56
2	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
2	—	488	140.00–147.50	143.73
5	—	571	139.00	139.00
6	—	418	150.00–155.00	151.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	56.00	56.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	65.00	65.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	54.00	54.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	61.00–62.00	61.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,114	81.00–90.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,191	50.00–58.00	54.80
3	—	1,212	41.00–45.00	43.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	888	30.00–44.00	39.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,648	51.00–56.00	53.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	85.00–86.00	85.51
2	—	1,465	76.00–78.00	77.06

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle