Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

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 $113.43/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$113.43

27 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.68

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	519	126.25	655	6thin
Medium 2	412	119.94	494	4thin
Small 1-2	332	107.38	356	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $299 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 sale27 hd

113.43

—

SC average5 barns · 326 hd

125.11

−11.68

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	1,095	70.00	767	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	53.19	647	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	842	43.94	370	13

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	588	103.54/cwt	100.00–107.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	623	101.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	113.14/cwt	110.00–117.50	536	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	414	110.27/cwt	107.00–112.50	457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	113.93/cwt	110.00–117.50	419	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	108.74/cwt	107.50–110.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	103.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	117.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	743	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	104.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	292	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	335	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	109.55/cwt	100.00–121.00	411	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	45.82/cwt	45.00–47.00	484	5
Bulls	—	—	1,095	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	41.09/cwt	35.00–46.00	339	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	53.42/cwt	50.00–58.00	479	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	56.88/cwt	50.00–62.00	737	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	827	611.04/cwt	525.00–725.00	5,053	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,069.46/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,545	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	367	104.42/cwt	100.00–115.00	383	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	269	110.64/cwt	105.00–117.50	298	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	110.81/cwt	105.00–117.50	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	124.18/cwt	120.00–127.50	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 170Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year 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
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	505	105.00–110.00	107.52
2	—	588	100.00–107.00	103.54
3	—	623	100.00–105.00	101.63
4	—	474	110.00–117.50	113.14
7	—	414	107.00–112.50	110.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	428	125.00	125.00
3	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.35
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	368	110.00–117.50	113.93
2	—	430	107.50–110.00	108.74
2	—	473	110.00	110.00
3	—	522	100.00–110.00	103.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	410	112.50–115.00	113.73
2	—	478	112.00	112.00
4	—	631	115.00–120.00	117.73
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	100.00–110.00	104.86
2	—	333	100.00–101.00	100.49
3	—	375	100.00–121.00	109.55
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
3	—	372	120.00–125.00	121.59
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	100.00–115.00	104.42
5	—	269	105.00–117.50	110.64
3	—	330	105.00–117.50	110.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	120.00–127.50	124.18
2	—	523	125.00–127.50	126.24
1	—	370	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	45.00–47.00	45.82
10	—	1,296	50.00–62.00	56.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	826	35.00–46.00	41.09
3	—	897	50.00–58.00	53.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	827	525.00–725.00	611.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,173	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,069.46

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle