Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

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 $109.26/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$109.26

34 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

per head · Medium 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	461	113.15	521	16thin
Small 1-2	347	110.00	381	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	691	109.84	759	6thin
Medium and Large 3	484	101.71	493	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.44/cwt here — about $29 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

109.26

—

SC average5 barns · 446 hd

112.12

−2.86

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	1,579	79.84	1,261	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	62.00	1,048	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	54.68	662	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	884	49.45	437	7thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,428	74.42/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,063	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	41.54/cwt	38.00–47.00	369	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	43.96/cwt	40.00–48.00	533	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	853	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	88.88/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,627	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	920	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	658	93.75/cwt	92.50–95.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	458	118.81/cwt	117.50–120.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	533	116.11/cwt	112.50–120.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.39/cwt	131.00–140.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	339	118.29/cwt	117.50–120.00	401	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	548	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	109.84/cwt	109.00–110.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	104.31/cwt	101.00–107.00	506	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	313	133.78/cwt	132.50–135.00	419	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	137.76/cwt	137.50–138.00	514	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	707	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	778	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	652	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	130.38/cwt	125.00–133.00	764	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	123.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	455	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	810	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	930	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,673	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	593	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	813	78.52/cwt	77.00–80.00	638	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	57.45/cwt	55.00–61.00	696	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	59.99/cwt	52.00–64.00	526	3

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	70.00–77.00	74.42
3	—	1,830	86.00–93.00	88.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	38.00–47.00	41.54
3	—	877	52.00–64.00	59.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	40.00–48.00	43.96
1	—	1,185	72.00	72.00
17	—	1,211	55.00–61.00	57.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	62.00	62.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	920	73.00	73.00
2	—	580	112.50–115.00	113.73
2	—	658	92.50–95.00	93.75
3	—	458	117.50–120.00	118.81
4	—	533	112.50–120.00	116.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	131.00–140.00	138.39
7	—	468	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	111.00	111.00
1	—	710	93.00	93.00
2	—	415	114.00	114.00
5	—	339	117.50–120.00	118.29
6	—	548	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	691	109.00–110.00	109.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
2	—	520	100.00–102.50	101.23
3	—	428	100.00	100.00
3	—	485	101.00–107.00	104.31
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
2	—	313	132.50–135.00	133.78
2	—	373	137.50–138.00	137.76
2	—	707	110.00	110.00
4	—	652	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
2	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.55
6	—	586	125.00–133.00	130.38
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	120.00–125.00	123.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	83.00	83.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	77.00–80.00	78.52

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

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