Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

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 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. There was and average offering 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 $119.71/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$119.71

51 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium 2 over Small 1-2

$7.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.16

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	475	124.87	593	15thin
Small 1-2	359	117.56	422	36

One grade step is worth $7.31/cwt here — about $171 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 sale51 hd

119.71

—

SC average5 barns · 458 hd

126.87

−7.16

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	1,510	81.96	1,238	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	55.29	648	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	48.79	460	10

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Medium 2	—	608	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	642	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	99.47/cwt	98.00–101.00	477	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	407	106.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	112.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	617	91.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	114.57/cwt	110.00–117.50	485	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	123.52/cwt	123.00–125.00	445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	91.20/cwt	85.00–100.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	92.21/cwt	85.00–99.00	528	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	459	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	273	113.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	310	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	740	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	54.82/cwt	53.00–57.00	529	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	42.75/cwt	40.00–45.00	393	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	57.19/cwt	53.00–65.00	692	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	48.81/cwt	45.00–50.00	511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,642	85.94/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	781	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	200	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	324	121.12/cwt	115.00–130.00	392	19
Steers	Small 1-2	—	534	104.83/cwt	104.00–105.00	560	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	120.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	336	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	116.78/cwt	110.00–125.00	441	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	470	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	740	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	318	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	728	47.54/cwt	45.00–50.00	346	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,065	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	687	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	416	128.19/cwt	120.00–132.50	533	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	572	124.18/cwt	120.00–127.50	710	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	467	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	377	6

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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 101Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year 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
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	103.00	103.00
7	—	563	114.00	114.00
3	—	530	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	98.00–101.00	99.47
3	—	407	100.00–110.00	106.60
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	110.00–115.00	112.30
3	—	510	108.00–110.00	108.99
5	—	617	90.00–95.00	91.64
6	—	423	110.00–117.50	114.57
8	—	360	123.00–125.00	123.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
4	—	510	85.00–100.00	91.20
4	—	573	85.00–99.00	92.21
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	115.00–117.50	116.25
4	—	273	110.00–120.00	113.62
6	—	320	115.00–120.00	117.95
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	69.00	69.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	324	115.00–130.00	121.12
6	—	534	104.00–105.00	104.83
5	—	278	120.00–125.00	120.94
4	—	378	110.00–125.00	116.78
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	120.00–132.50	128.19
3	—	572	120.00–127.50	124.18
3	—	467	120.00–130.00	125.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	43.00	43.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	64.00	64.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	43.00	43.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	728	45.00–50.00	47.54
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	64.00–65.00	64.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	965	53.00–57.00	54.82
5	—	919	40.00–45.00	42.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,210	53.00–65.00	57.19
5	—	1,047	45.00–50.00	48.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	84.00–87.00	85.94
1	—	1,115	70.00	70.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle