Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $116.89/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$116.89

47 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

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	514	118.55	609	25
Small 1-2	283	117.11	332	7thin
Medium 2	448	114.02	510	15thin

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $99 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 sale47 hd

116.89

—

SC average5 barns · 367 hd

115.66

+1.23

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	—	Low	1,529	85.64	1,309	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	62.89	930	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	60.07	699	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	44.87	422	8thin

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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	399	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	117.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	560	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	40.06/cwt	34.00–48.00	379	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	59.29/cwt	55.00–63.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	116.08/cwt	112.00–118.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	391	124.17/cwt	122.50–127.50	486	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	424	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	462	106.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	126.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	139.51/cwt	135.00–142.50	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.90/cwt	127.50–135.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	638	106.26/cwt	105.00–107.50	678	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	117.50–122.50	540	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	123.84/cwt	120.00–127.50	514	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	653	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	953	77.09/cwt	72.00–82.00	735	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	62.89/cwt	58.00–68.00	930	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	57.70/cwt	52.00–64.00	667	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	273	116.22/cwt	115.00–120.00	317	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	308	131.16/cwt	127.50–135.00	404	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.50	371	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	130.50/cwt	127.50–132.50	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	759	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	387	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,308	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	910	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,916	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	985	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,126	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,610	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	116.71/cwt	112.00–120.00	442	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	551	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	955	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	630	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	67.50/cwt	63.00–72.00	614	2
Bulls	—	—	2,145	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,441	87.66/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,263	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	71.92/cwt	71.00–73.00	865	2

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 101Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 0

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
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	115.00–120.00	117.46
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
4	—	273	115.00–120.00	116.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	115.00–120.00	117.87
6	—	473	115.00–120.00	118.35
5	—	423	120.00–125.00	124.05
4	—	574	112.00–118.00	116.08
2	—	650	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	122.50–127.50	124.17
4	—	424	110.00–115.00	112.54
3	—	462	105.00–110.00	106.73
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	125.00–130.00	126.01
5	—	431	135.00–142.50	139.51
3	—	528	127.50–135.00	130.90
2	—	478	130.00–140.00	134.97
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	105.00–107.50	106.26
2	—	450	117.50–122.50	120.00
2	—	415	120.00–127.50	123.84
1	—	580	112.50	112.50
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
2	—	308	127.50–135.00	131.16
2	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.39
3	—	273	135.00–137.50	135.81
5	—	378	127.50–132.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
4	—	562	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	120.00	120.00
3	—	327	115.00–120.00	118.39
4	—	379	112.00–120.00	116.71
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	64.50	64.50
1	—	955	66.00	66.00
2	—	910	63.00–72.00	67.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	947	34.00–48.00	40.06
2	—	923	55.00–63.00	59.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	58.00–68.00	62.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,156	52.00–64.00	57.70
2	—	1,203	71.00–73.00	71.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	71.50	71.50
7	—	1,441	82.00–90.00	87.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	72.00–82.00	77.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	825.00	825.00

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