Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 to

4.00 higher. 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 $120.02/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$120.02

82 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$21.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

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	509	124.87	635	58
Small 1-2	285	113.79	324	2thin
Medium 2	518	108.70	563	18thin
Medium and Large 3	480	103.79	498	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.09/cwt here — about $137 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 sale82 hd

120.02

—

SC average5 barns · 737 hd

119.35

+0.67

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	1,567	90.17	1,413	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	61.26	733	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	823	54.25	447	17

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	255	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	260	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	189	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	208	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.09/cwt	134.00–142.50	732	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	782	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	118.86/cwt	117.50–120.00	508	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	540	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	113.79/cwt	112.50–115.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	103.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	128.10/cwt	120.00–129.00	623	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	119.92/cwt	116.00–121.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	429	113.21/cwt	110.00–117.50	486	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	109.19/cwt	107.50–110.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	793	88.49/cwt	85.00–92.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	383	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	103.82/cwt	100.00–105.00	444	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.36/cwt	119.00–122.50	621	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	61.06/cwt	54.00–68.00	503	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	44.52/cwt	39.00–48.00	366	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	62.49/cwt	58.00–72.00	747	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,679	92.52/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,553	9
Bulls	—	—	1,065	79.58/cwt	77.00–82.00	848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	961.11/cwt	875.00–1,030.00	12,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	953	1,021.90/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	9,739	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,271	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,061.96/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	11,660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	12,220	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	108.75/cwt	107.50–110.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	725	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	110.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	567	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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 212Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 to

4.00 higher. 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
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	85.00	85.00
1	—	260	72.50	72.50
1	—	245	85.00	85.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	110.00–112.50	111.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	519	134.00–142.50	141.09
14	—	625	120.00–128.00	125.17
7	—	598	135.50	135.50
4	—	468	130.00–132.00	130.75
3	—	720	122.00	122.00
3	—	372	135.00–140.00	136.73
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	117.50–120.00	118.86
2	—	460	115.00–120.00	117.45
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	112.50–115.00	113.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	100.00–105.00	103.38
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	486	120.00–129.00	128.10
13	—	511	116.00–121.00	119.92
7	—	596	122.00	122.00
4	—	375	125.00–135.00	129.91
3	—	710	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	110.00–117.50	113.21
3	—	573	107.50–110.00	109.19
2	—	793	85.00–92.00	88.49
2	—	725	90.00–95.00	92.47
2	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.41
2	—	383	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	100.00–105.00	103.82
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	119.00–122.50	119.36
5	—	467	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	110.00–115.00	112.52
2	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	680	107.50–110.00	108.75
2	—	725	107.50–110.00	108.77
3	—	480	110.00–115.00	113.35
3	—	630	108.00–112.00	110.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	824	54.00–68.00	61.06
7	—	822	39.00–48.00	44.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,196	58.00–72.00	62.49
1	—	1,215	44.00	44.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,679	86.00–97.00	92.52
2	—	1,065	77.00–82.00	79.58

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	875.00–1,030.00	961.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	953	825.00–1,125.00	1,021.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,061.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	940.00	940.00

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