Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*NOTICE: No sale next week in observance of Independence Day.

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower . Slaughter cows an bulls steady.

Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for

cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.31/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$106.31

38 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

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	443	116.35	516	11thin
Medium 2	463	107.51	498	7thin
Medium and Large 3	535	100.38	537	20

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale38 hd

106.31

—

SC average5 barns · 425 hd

112.06

−5.75

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	1,793	83.00	1,488	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	60.70	983	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	55.97	701	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	845	38.04	321	2thin

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	Medium 2	—	473	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	115.87/cwt	115.00–117.50	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	118.65/cwt	114.00–120.00	623	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	101.76/cwt	101.00–102.50	595	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	116.32/cwt	115.00–118.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	116.36/cwt	114.00–118.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	100.86/cwt	100.00–102.50	476	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	38.04/cwt	35.00–42.00	321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,182	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,155	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	56.05/cwt	53.00–61.00	900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	58.61/cwt	57.00–62.00	739	7
Bulls	—	—	2,030	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,827	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	753	77.43/cwt	75.00–80.00	583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	644	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	870	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,438	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	528	54.39/cwt	50.00–59.00	287	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	204	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	194	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	141.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	139.83/cwt	137.50–142.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	488	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	312	137.67/cwt	130.00–142.50	430	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	552	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	527	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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 0

*NOTICE: No sale next week in observance of Independence Day.

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower . Slaughter cows an bulls steady.

Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for

cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	110.00–115.00	111.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00–124.00	121.93
6	—	567	115.00–117.50	115.87
12	—	525	114.00–120.00	118.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	102.00	102.00
2	—	585	101.00–102.50	101.76
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	75.00	75.00
2	—	420	110.00–112.50	111.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	115.00–118.00	116.32
8	—	454	114.00–118.00	116.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	100.00–102.50	100.86
14	—	552	100.00	100.00
3	—	518	100.00–105.00	101.66
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	50.00–59.00	54.39
1	—	365	56.00	56.00
1	—	335	58.00	58.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	135.00–145.00	141.98
3	—	372	137.50–142.00	139.83
1	—	640	112.50	112.50
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	125.00–130.00	128.31
3	—	312	130.00–142.50	137.67
2	—	730	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	37.50	37.50
7	—	1,261	57.00–62.00	58.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	35.00–42.00	38.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,605	53.00–61.00	56.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	76.00	76.00
1	—	2,030	90.00	90.00

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	—	753	75.00–80.00	77.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	57.50	57.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	625.00	625.00

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