Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

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. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.27/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$126.27

34 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$6.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.18

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	637	129.73	827	7thin
Medium 2	531	129.39	687	8thin
Small 1-2	386	123.69	477	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.04/cwt here — about $350 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 sale34 hd

126.27

—

SC average4 barns · 204 hd

132.46

−6.18

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,256	59.95	753	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	59.61	720	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	45.69	426	11

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	539	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	744	105.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	673	106.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	793	103.76/cwt	100.00–107.50	823	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	43.17/cwt	38.00–45.00	398	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	57.02/cwt	53.00–61.00	553	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	59.95/cwt	56.00–65.00	753	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	61.39/cwt	51.00–70.00	745	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	45.84/cwt	40.00–48.00	535	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	123.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	120.15/cwt	117.50–125.00	505	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	128.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	338	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	612	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	121.09/cwt	117.50–125.00	575	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.64/cwt	125.00–138.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	833	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	438	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	591	3
Heifers	Large 3	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	485	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.50	491	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	587	103.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	607	3
Heifers	Large 3	—	533	103.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	673	99.83/cwt	95.00–105.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	125.86/cwt	122.50–130.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	124.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	569	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	312	115.29/cwt	110.00–125.00	360	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	364	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	437	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	716	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	635	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,145	47.97/cwt	47.00–49.00	549	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	967	59.92/cwt	55.00–68.00	579	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	814	56.49/cwt	50.00–63.00	460	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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 221Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

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

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	744	100.00–110.00	105.49
3	—	673	105.00–110.00	106.99
2	—	793	100.00–107.50	103.76
2	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.41
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	120.00–130.00	123.88
3	—	420	117.50–125.00	120.15
3	—	263	125.00–135.00	128.35
2	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.60
2	—	475	117.50–125.00	121.09
2	—	328	125.00–135.00	130.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	125.00–138.00	132.64
2	—	680	120.00–125.00	122.44
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	130.00–140.00	135.04
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	540	130.00–135.00	132.52
2	—	635	115.00–120.00	117.46
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
2	—	425	105.00	105.00
2	—	485	100.00–102.50	101.22
3	—	587	100.00–105.00	103.35
4	—	533	100.00–105.00	103.53
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.51
2	—	673	95.00–105.00	99.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	585	127.00	127.00
3	—	437	122.50–130.00	125.86
3	—	458	120.00–130.00	124.19
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	110.00–125.00	115.29
4	—	364	115.00–125.00	119.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	923	38.00–45.00	43.17
2	—	970	53.00–61.00	57.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	56.00–65.00	59.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,213	51.00–70.00	61.39
4	—	1,168	40.00–48.00	45.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	47.00–49.00	47.97
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	967	55.00–68.00	59.92
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	814	50.00–63.00	56.49

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

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Steers · 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