Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering average to plain quality 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 $129.27/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$129.27

62 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$33.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

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	135.79	717	45
Medium 2	472	120.95	571	9thin
Small 1-2	583	101.95	594	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.84/cwt here — about $123 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 sale62 hd

129.27

—

SC average5 barns · 279 hd

129.68

−0.41

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	1,562	87.36	1,365	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	62.62	762	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,805	55.00	993	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	42.43	375	5thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	40.04/cwt	37.00–44.00	348	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	491	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	993	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	62.62/cwt	54.00–69.00	762	12
Bulls	—	—	1,562	87.36/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,365	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	838	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	742	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	845	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,394	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	673	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	681	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	623	101.57/cwt	98.00–105.00	633	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	578	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	592	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	458	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	152.43/cwt	145.00–157.50	488	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	606	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	493	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	594	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	435	118.78/cwt	117.50–120.00	517	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	433	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	366	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	412	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	319	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	363	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	472	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	480	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	115.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	312	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	116.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.50	479	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	618	96.49/cwt	95.00–97.50	596	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	109.95/cwt	108.00–112.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	121.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	108.24/cwt	107.50–109.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	487	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	103.80/cwt	102.50–105.00	595	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.01/cwt	132.50–137.50	574	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	94.00/cwt	90.00–98.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	770	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	685	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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering average to plain quality with

active buyer participation . Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	37.00–44.00	40.04
1	—	945	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,217	54.00–69.00	62.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	87.00–88.00	87.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	87.00–90.00	88.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	100.00–102.50	101.23
2	—	623	98.00–105.00	101.57
2	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.47
2	—	458	100.00–105.00	102.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	692	125.00	125.00
11	—	320	145.00–157.50	152.43
4	—	610	126.00	126.00
3	—	792	120.00	120.00
3	—	505	130.00	130.00
3	—	352	150.00–155.00	153.32
3	—	285	150.00–155.00	151.61
2	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.51
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	117.50–120.00	118.76
2	—	493	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	435	117.50–120.00	118.78
2	—	330	130.00–132.50	131.25
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	110.00–115.00	112.47
4	—	319	110.00–115.00	113.75
3	—	472	100.00–105.00	101.64
3	—	270	110.00–120.00	115.65
3	—	230	110.00–120.00	116.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	115.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	420	120.00–122.50	121.26
2	—	365	130.00–132.50	131.28
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	95.00–97.50	96.49
3	—	528	108.00–112.00	109.95
3	—	315	120.00–125.00	121.72
2	—	575	107.50–109.00	108.24
2	—	433	110.00–115.00	112.57
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	102.50–105.00	103.80
2	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	132.50–137.50	135.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	90.00–98.00	94.00
2	—	565	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	475	110.00–120.00	115.05
2	—	410	115.00–120.00	117.53
1	—	770	89.00	89.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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