Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $111.97/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$111.97

80 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$16.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.33

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	596	118.30	705	23
Medium 2	478	111.73	534	26
Small 1-2	309	111.64	345	18thin
Medium and Large 3	331	101.71	336	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.59/cwt here — about $369 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 sale80 hd

111.97

—

SC average5 barns · 542 hd

125.30

−13.33

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	1,585	75.08	1,190	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	51.77	779	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	51.58	661	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	47.78	417	21

Every lot, as filed

62 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 and Large 1-2	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	110.49/cwt	108.00–112.00	586	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	332	120.11/cwt	119.00–125.00	399	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	883	77.99/cwt	76.00–80.00	689	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	710	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	575	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	92.78/cwt	85.00–97.50	434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	101.85/cwt	90.00–105.00	333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	108.16/cwt	108.00–109.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	458	108.55/cwt	107.00–109.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	103.62/cwt	101.00–105.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	558	104.17/cwt	102.50–105.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	368	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.50	426	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	603	87.47/cwt	80.00–95.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	624	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	119.82/cwt	119.00–125.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	109.11/cwt	105.00–112.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	667	82.62/cwt	80.00–88.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	105.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	710	85.67/cwt	84.00–87.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	623	94.04/cwt	83.00–105.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	462	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	770	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	639	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	42.85/cwt	38.00–48.00	373	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	54.35/cwt	50.00–57.00	476	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	51.77/cwt	49.00–54.00	779	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	55.07/cwt	50.00–61.00	723	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	41.89/cwt	36.00–46.00	503	9
Bulls	—	—	1,585	75.08/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,190	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	717	74.32/cwt	72.00–77.00	533	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,839	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,269	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,345	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	362	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	404	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	110.11/cwt	100.00–115.00	363	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	281	112.34/cwt	111.00–115.00	316	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	112.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	103.58/cwt	100.00–107.50	324	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	97.49/cwt	92.50–102.50	361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	114.46/cwt	114.00–115.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	119.27/cwt	116.00–124.00	526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	122.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	464	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	525	110.42/cwt	110.00–112.50	580	6

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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 297Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year 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 and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
7	—	478	119.00–125.00	119.82
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	108.00–112.00	110.49
8	—	468	105.00–112.00	109.11
6	—	667	80.00–88.00	82.62
4	—	560	102.00–110.00	105.96
3	—	710	84.00–87.00	85.67
2	—	623	83.00–105.00	94.04
2	—	413	111.00–112.50	111.75
1	—	770	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	90.00–95.00	92.43
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	119.00–125.00	120.11
2	—	883	76.00–80.00	77.99
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	81.00	81.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
7	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.13
6	—	525	110.00–112.50	110.42
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	110.00–115.00	111.68
5	—	330	100.00–115.00	110.11
5	—	281	111.00–115.00	112.34
3	—	235	110.00–115.00	112.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	313	100.00–107.50	103.58
4	—	370	92.50–102.50	97.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	763	114.00–115.00	114.46
8	—	441	116.00–124.00	119.27
2	—	525	120.00–122.50	121.24
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.57
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	100.00	100.00
2	—	383	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	85.00–97.50	92.78
8	—	327	90.00–105.00	101.85
3	—	375	100.00–105.00	101.67
2	—	268	100.00–105.00	102.48
1	—	575	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	648	110.00	110.00
6	—	568	108.00–109.00	108.16
3	—	533	110.00–112.00	110.65
3	—	412	115.00–118.00	116.01
2	—	670	107.00	107.00
2	—	455	114.00–115.00	114.49
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	458	107.00–109.00	108.55
5	—	523	101.00–105.00	103.62
3	—	558	102.50–105.00	104.17
3	—	418	110.00–111.00	110.33
3	—	368	115.00–117.50	115.81
2	—	603	80.00–95.00	87.47
1	—	675	92.50	92.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	870	38.00–48.00	42.85
9	—	876	50.00–57.00	54.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	49.00–54.00	51.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,312	50.00–61.00	55.07
9	—	1,200	36.00–46.00	41.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	72.00–77.00	75.08

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	717	72.00–77.00	74.32
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	675.00	675.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle