Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.17/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$113.17

66 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	508	115.99	590	32
Medium 2	406	114.81	466	16thin
Small 1-2	362	109.30	395	11thin
Medium and Large 3	513	102.60	526	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $63 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 sale66 hd

113.17

—

SC average5 barns · 535 hd

115.20

−2.03

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	1,532	78.96	1,210	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	58.33	719	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	48.86	453	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	46.00	761	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	527	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	708	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	81.18/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,384	4
Bulls	—	—	1,394	77.18/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	103.72/cwt	102.50–105.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	557	101.67/cwt	100.00–102.50	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	127.63/cwt	125.00–128.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	611	92.25/cwt	90.00–93.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	673	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	654	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	343	132.09/cwt	130.00–132.50	453	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	116.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	269	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	135.73/cwt	132.50–142.50	512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	334	114.98/cwt	105.00–120.00	384	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	42.78/cwt	32.00–49.00	388	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	43.18/cwt	30.00–49.00	541	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	54.59/cwt	50.00–62.00	518	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	59.35/cwt	51.00–66.00	730	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	654	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	103.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	111.51/cwt	110.00–112.50	561	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	112.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	683	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	113.35/cwt	112.50–115.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	102.10/cwt	100.00–105.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	113.44/cwt	110.00–116.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	317	122.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	387	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	523	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	71.07/cwt	67.00–75.00	823	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	459	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.50	593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	466	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	118.86/cwt	116.00–122.50	561	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	371	108.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	403	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	121.44/cwt	117.00–124.50	523	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,044.43/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	13,264	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	789.75/cwt	620.00–900.00	6,318	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	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 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last 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
8	—	527	110.00	110.00
2	—	708	80.00	80.00
3	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.31
1	—	410	117.00	117.00
4	—	611	90.00–93.00	92.25
2	—	673	90.00–100.00	95.02
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	102.50–105.00	103.72
3	—	557	100.00–102.50	101.67
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.48
8	—	439	125.00–128.00	127.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	135.00–145.00	139.12
7	—	377	132.50–142.50	135.73
1	—	665	134.00	134.00
11	—	437	135.00–137.50	135.66
2	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.58
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	130.00–132.50	132.09
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	110.00–120.00	116.81
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
4	—	334	105.00–120.00	114.98
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	97.00	97.00
2	—	575	112.50–115.00	113.73
3	—	503	110.00–112.50	111.51
2	—	735	91.00–95.00	92.99
5	—	613	110.00–116.00	113.44
3	—	472	116.00–122.50	118.86
16	—	431	117.00–124.50	121.44
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	115.00–125.00	120.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
4	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.76
1	—	645	82.50	82.50
5	—	317	120.00–125.00	122.21
2	—	470	110.00–112.50	111.21
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	100.00–102.50	101.24
3	—	335	112.50–115.00	113.35
4	—	371	105.00–110.00	108.69
2	—	285	105.00–120.00	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	100.00–105.00	103.26
4	—	474	100.00–105.00	102.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	70.00–85.00	81.18
5	—	1,394	71.00–80.00	77.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	906	32.00–49.00	42.78
17	—	948	50.00–62.00	54.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	30.00–49.00	43.18
1	—	1,280	70.00	70.00
33	—	1,230	51.00–66.00	59.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	46.00	46.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	67.00–75.00	71.07
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	60.00	60.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,270	950.00–1,125.00	1,044.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	620.00–900.00	789.75

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