Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering of average to plain quality with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle

with excessive hair.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $103.46/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$103.46

52 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$42.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

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	447	121.97	545	5thin
Medium 2	464	107.27	498	31
Small 1-2	469	101.17	475	8thin
Medium and Large 3	626	79.42	497	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.56/cwt here — about $48 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 sale52 hd

103.46

—

SC average5 barns · 410 hd

105.28

−1.82

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	1,609	83.44	1,343	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	58.36	725	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,686	58.27	982	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	50.09	444	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	755	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	698	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	109.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	567	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	108.10/cwt	105.00–112.50	568	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	418	107.42/cwt	107.00–115.00	449	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	87.45/cwt	85.00–90.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	80.22/cwt	78.00–82.50	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	753	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	527	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	100.82/cwt	100.00–102.50	522	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	100.48/cwt	100.00–102.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	103.76/cwt	102.50–105.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	85.02/cwt	82.50–87.50	578	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	870	84.07/cwt	80.00–88.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	453	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	104.46/cwt	102.50–106.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	612	98.67/cwt	90.00–103.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	106.42/cwt	106.00–110.00	447	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	84.18/cwt	80.00–87.50	482	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	336	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	417	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	101.26/cwt	100.00–102.50	435	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	317	110.91/cwt	110.00–112.50	352	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	308	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	385	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	377	121.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	470	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	107.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,025	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,663	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	813	552.00/cwt	480.00–610.00	4,488	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	948	747.48/cwt	745.00–750.00	7,086	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	738	82.94/cwt	80.00–85.00	612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	85.48/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,205	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	81.40/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	45.75/cwt	42.00–48.00	517	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	60.73/cwt	51.00–69.00	768	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	58.27/cwt	55.00–64.00	982	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	46.73/cwt	46.00–47.00	403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	52.61/cwt	50.00–58.00	475	4

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 226Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering of average to plain quality 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	—	755	92.50	92.50
3	—	490	107.00–110.00	109.01
3	—	567	105.00–110.00	108.31
4	—	525	105.00–112.50	108.10
20	—	418	107.00–115.00	107.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.46
3	—	433	120.00–125.00	121.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
2	—	535	85.00–90.00	87.45
2	—	613	78.00–82.50	80.22
3	—	753	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
3	—	518	100.00–102.50	100.82
4	—	475	100.00–102.00	100.48
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
2	—	355	112.50–115.00	113.73
2	—	565	102.50–105.00	103.76
2	—	680	82.50–87.50	85.02
2	—	870	80.00–88.00	84.07
3	—	453	105.00–109.00	107.00
3	—	523	102.50–106.00	104.46
5	—	612	90.00–103.00	98.67
14	—	420	106.00–110.00	106.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	80.00–87.50	84.18
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	114.00	114.00
1	—	390	107.00	107.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
2	—	430	100.00–102.50	101.26
2	—	478	100.00	100.00
5	—	317	110.00–112.50	110.91
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
2	—	308	125.00	125.00
6	—	377	115.00–125.00	121.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	130.00–132.50	131.24
2	—	365	127.50–130.00	128.73
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	105.00–110.00	107.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	480.00–610.00	552.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	948	745.00–750.00	747.48
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	738	80.00–85.00	82.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	85.00–86.00	85.48
2	—	1,808	81.00–82.00	81.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	42.00–48.00	45.75
16	—	1,264	51.00–69.00	60.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,686	55.00–64.00	58.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	46.00–47.00	46.73
4	—	903	50.00–58.00	52.61

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

Bulls · 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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle