Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.64/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$123.64

53 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$15.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

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	528	128.75	680	34
Small 1-2	327	116.06	379	7thin
Medium 2	447	113.59	508	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.15/cwt here — about $172 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 sale53 hd

123.64

—

SC average5 barns · 351 hd

125.84

−2.21

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	1,641	87.54	1,437	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	54.83	665	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	47.48	467	4thin

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	—	430	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	543	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	577	111.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	114.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	542	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	455	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	103.26/cwt	102.50–104.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	109.69/cwt	107.50–112.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	102.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	113.14/cwt	110.00–115.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.43/cwt	116.00–122.50	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	649	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	113.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	424	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	58.96/cwt	53.00–67.00	733	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	52.96/cwt	52.00–54.00	527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,641	87.54/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,437	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	46.57/cwt	43.00–50.00	537	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	42.00/cwt	41.00–43.00	409	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	412	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	478	114.57/cwt	112.00–117.00	548	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	434	111.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	123.16/cwt	118.00–124.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	130.96/cwt	120.00–133.00	669	21
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	247	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	116.30/cwt	112.50–120.00	442	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	116.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	381	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	970	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,723	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	700	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	399	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	63.43/cwt	62.00–65.00	539	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	645	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	464	1

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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last 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. 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
2	—	430	115.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	543	110.00–115.00	112.51
2	—	600	100.00	100.00
6	—	577	110.00–113.00	111.37
9	—	475	110.00–120.00	114.18
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
2	—	423	105.00–110.00	107.46
2	—	575	102.50–104.00	103.26
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
2	—	323	115.00–120.00	117.40
2	—	530	107.50–112.00	109.69
3	—	473	110.00–115.00	111.67
5	—	425	110.00–115.00	112.54
4	—	373	110.00–115.00	113.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	100.00–105.00	102.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	110.00–115.00	113.14
3	—	680	111.00	111.00
3	—	520	116.00–122.50	118.43
2	—	558	115.00–117.50	116.27
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	110.00–112.00	110.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
2	—	478	112.00–117.00	114.57
8	—	434	110.00–115.00	111.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
2	—	560	130.00	130.00
3	—	462	120.00–130.00	125.02
7	—	617	118.00–124.00	123.16
21	—	511	120.00–133.00	130.96
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	115.00	115.00
2	—	380	112.50–120.00	116.30
4	—	328	110.00–120.00	116.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,243	53.00–67.00	58.96
6	—	1,153	43.00–50.00	46.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	52.00–54.00	52.96
2	—	973	41.00–43.00	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	83.00–96.00	87.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	590.00	590.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	57.00	57.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	62.00–65.00	63.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	72.00	72.00

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

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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