Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were too few comparable feeder steer sales to establish an accurate trend. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle today with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.57/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$116.57

73 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$9.42/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	468	118.79	556	43
Medium 2	421	114.34	482	24
Small 1-2	375	110.00	413	1thin
Medium 3	330	110.00	363	1thin
Medium and Large 3	425	109.38	465	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.42/cwt here — about $92 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 sale73 hd

116.57

—

SC average5 barns · 503 hd

116.74

−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	1,542	68.22	1,052	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	56.11	769	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	48.19	497	52

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	119.99/cwt	117.00–127.50	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	545	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	613	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	730	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	712	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	117.20/cwt	110.00–124.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	139.86/cwt	130.00–142.00	713	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.08/cwt	140.50–145.00	602	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	145.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	131.44/cwt	122.50–137.50	492	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	140.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	390	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	465	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.50	587	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	127.41/cwt	120.00–135.00	554	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	120.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	498	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	117.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	495	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	116.55/cwt	112.50–119.00	431	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	133.70/cwt	132.50–135.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	109.97/cwt	107.50–112.50	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	123.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	715	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	860	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	432	114.98/cwt	110.00–117.50	497	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	322	121.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	390	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	69.39/cwt	56.00–83.00	1,180	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	61.97/cwt	61.00–63.00	869	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	56.00/cwt	52.00–65.00	645	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	42.46/cwt	33.00–52.00	401	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	52.20/cwt	48.00–55.00	704	3
Bulls	—	—	1,020	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	561	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,047	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	730	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,212	1
Stock Cows	Medium 3	—	690	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,588	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	4,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,055	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,908	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	930	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,443	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,640	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	930	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	651	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	800	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	432	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	113.02/cwt	109.00–117.50	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 152Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 40Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	117.00–127.50	119.99
3	—	572	110.00–115.00	113.34
1	—	625	102.50	102.50
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
19	—	413	118.00–125.00	120.53
10	—	520	110.00–118.00	117.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	112.50	112.50
1	—	495	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	105.00–120.00	112.50
1	—	455	102.50	102.50
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	112.50–119.00	116.55
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	860	82.00	82.00
2	—	573	110.00–113.00	111.51
3	—	432	110.00–117.50	114.98
4	—	322	115.00–125.00	121.04
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	97.50	97.50
2	—	428	110.00–124.00	117.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
2	—	428	132.50–135.00	133.70
3	—	625	107.50–112.50	109.97
4	—	565	120.00–127.00	123.75
5	—	529	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	109.00–117.50	113.02
1	—	640	92.50	92.50
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	510	130.00–142.00	139.86
15	—	427	140.50–145.00	141.08
6	—	383	140.00–147.00	145.61
2	—	673	115.00–122.00	118.38
2	—	625	133.00	133.00
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	122.50–137.50	131.44
3	—	278	135.00–145.00	140.27
2	—	465	125.00–127.50	126.29
2	—	435	120.00–135.00	127.41
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	132.50	132.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,700	56.00–83.00	69.39
1	—	1,020	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,475	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	61.00–63.00	61.97
3	—	1,348	48.00–55.00	52.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,152	52.00–65.00	56.00
30	—	944	33.00–52.00	42.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	440.00	440.00
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	440.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	885.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,085.00	1,085.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle