Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower,

slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offering 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 $125.48/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$125.48

150 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$16.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

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	562	129.08	726	95
Medium 2	595	119.89	714	50
Small 1-2	344	112.98	389	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $337 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 sale150 hd

125.48

—

SC average4 barns · 487 hd

130.70

−5.21

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	1,447	86.62	1,253	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	57.20	680	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	42.37	373	11

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	—	1,295	79.85/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,034	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	91.14/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,411	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	58.22/cwt	55.00–64.00	697	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	51.67/cwt	50.00–53.00	439	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	40.30/cwt	35.00–48.00	357	9
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	605.07/cwt	600.00–610.00	4,357	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,704	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	970	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	965	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,755	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	912.15/cwt	875.00–950.00	9,806	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	380	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.43/cwt	128.00–129.00	733	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.81/cwt	128.00–131.00	685	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	133.36/cwt	131.00–139.00	657	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	126.21/cwt	125.00–129.00	774	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	120.81/cwt	120.00–121.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	123.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	672	117.09/cwt	112.50–117.50	787	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	619	120.94/cwt	115.00–122.00	749	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	121.71/cwt	117.50–125.00	576	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	121.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	696	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	529	122.59/cwt	117.50–125.00	649	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	423	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	529	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	101.84/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	531	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	408	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	710	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	563	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	101.47/cwt	98.00–105.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	667	92.35/cwt	91.00–93.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	532	114.09/cwt	110.00–122.50	607	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	431	124.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	536	16
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	120.13/cwt	112.00–122.50	583	22
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	104.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	444	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	458	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	638	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	566	107.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	112.57/cwt	107.00–114.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	122.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	113.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	121.75/cwt	119.00–122.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	117.91/cwt	117.50–122.00	615	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	120.29/cwt	117.50–122.50	670	32

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower,

slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	79.00–81.00	79.85
3	—	1,548	86.00–95.00	91.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	48.00	48.00
9	—	1,198	55.00–64.00	58.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	50.00–53.00	51.67
9	—	887	35.00–48.00	40.30

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	—	720	600.00–610.00	605.07
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	875.00–950.00	912.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	110.00–115.00	111.64
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	571	128.00–129.00	128.43
21	—	524	128.00–131.00	130.81
21	—	493	131.00–139.00	133.36
16	—	613	125.00–129.00	126.21
5	—	726	120.00–121.00	120.81
2	—	658	122.50–125.00	123.75
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	672	112.50–117.50	117.09
11	—	619	115.00–122.00	120.94
9	—	473	117.50–125.00	121.71
5	—	575	115.00–125.00	121.13
4	—	529	117.50–125.00	122.59
2	—	423	125.00	125.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	100.00–105.00	101.84
2	—	525	100.00–102.50	101.23
2	—	408	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
2	—	638	100.00–105.00	102.51
2	—	650	95.00	95.00
4	—	566	105.00–110.00	107.27
8	—	516	107.00–114.00	112.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.15
4	—	655	113.00	113.00
9	—	636	110.00–115.00	113.84
11	—	492	119.00–122.00	121.75
32	—	522	117.50–122.00	117.91
32	—	557	117.50–122.50	120.29
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	88.00	88.00
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
2	—	563	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	615	98.00–105.00	101.47
3	—	667	91.00–93.00	92.35
9	—	532	110.00–122.50	114.09
16	—	431	115.00–125.00	124.38
22	—	485	112.00–122.50	120.13
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
2	—	423	100.00–110.00	104.85
2	—	458	100.00–105.00	102.49

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

Feeder Cattle