Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to limited comparable sales moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.18/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$105.18

81 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$20.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

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	458	112.73	517	13thin
Medium 2	473	108.68	515	39
Small 1-2	455	104.16	474	12thin
Medium and Large 3	413	92.09	381	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.65/cwt here — about $136 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 sale81 hd

105.18

—

SC average5 barns · 714 hd

107.55

−2.37

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	1,448	74.39	1,077	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	53.42	783	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	49.36	622	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	45.27	409	21

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	625	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	641	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.50	596	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	466	110.89/cwt	107.50–113.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	111.15/cwt	107.50–115.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	88.76/cwt	87.50–90.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	81.27/cwt	80.00–82.50	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	538	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	573	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	100.62/cwt	100.00–102.50	527	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	614	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	107.76/cwt	107.50–108.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	108.69/cwt	104.00–110.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	109.18/cwt	105.00–110.00	453	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	464	108.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	113.49/cwt	112.00–114.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	112.38/cwt	112.00–115.00	484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	88.73/cwt	87.50–90.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	85.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	87.60/cwt	80.00–90.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	96.37/cwt	90.00–102.50	317	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	437	100.85/cwt	100.00–102.50	441	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	100.63/cwt	100.00–102.50	572	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	376	108.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	410	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	415	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	465	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	288	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	360	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	629	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	323	116.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	378	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	383	115.24/cwt	114.00–117.00	441	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	469	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	524	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	515	114.51/cwt	114.00–116.00	590	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	42.02/cwt	35.00–46.00	378	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	51.77/cwt	50.00–53.00	472	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	53.42/cwt	51.00–58.00	783	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	53.69/cwt	50.00–64.00	699	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	43.35/cwt	35.00–48.00	521	18
Bulls	—	—	1,513	77.38/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,171	6
Bulls	—	—	1,350	69.91/cwt	66.00–72.50	944	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	767	66.97/cwt	61.00–73.00	514	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	582	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	975	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	449	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	792	68.34/cwt	64.00–72.50	541	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	828	66.63/cwt	65.00–67.50	552	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	532	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,280	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,420	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	753	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,055	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	633	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,060	50.62/cwt	47.00–53.00	537	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	828	690.03/cwt	550.00–775.00	5,713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	92.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	126.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	124.07/cwt	120.00–125.50	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	118.56/cwt	117.00–120.00	496	2

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 7Year ago 0

No comparison this week due to limited comparable sales moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	102.50	102.50
3	—	528	105.00–110.00	108.36
3	—	560	105.00–107.50	106.50
4	—	466	107.50–113.00	110.89
5	—	413	107.50–115.00	111.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.44
4	—	485	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	87.50–90.00	88.76
2	—	563	80.00–82.50	81.27
3	—	672	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	100.00	100.00
4	—	524	100.00–102.50	100.62
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	97.50	97.50
2	—	575	107.50–108.00	107.76
9	—	535	104.00–110.00	108.69
12	—	415	105.00–110.00	109.18
14	—	464	105.00–110.00	108.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	112.50	112.50
4	—	514	112.00–114.00	113.49
8	—	431	112.00–115.00	112.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	87.50–90.00	88.73
2	—	483	80.00–90.00	85.13
4	—	573	80.00–90.00	87.60
9	—	329	90.00–102.50	96.37
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	100.00–102.50	100.85
4	—	568	100.00–102.50	100.63
5	—	376	105.00–110.00	108.96
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	112.00	112.00
2	—	288	125.00	125.00
3	—	560	110.00–115.00	112.33
4	—	323	115.00–120.00	116.88
4	—	383	114.00–117.00	115.24
4	—	469	110.00–115.00	111.69
4	—	515	114.00–116.00	114.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	90.00–95.00	92.45
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	379	125.00–130.00	126.84
6	—	550	120.00	120.00
4	—	476	120.00–125.50	124.07
4	—	331	125.00–130.00	127.51
3	—	676	114.00	114.00
2	—	418	117.00–120.00	118.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	899	35.00–46.00	42.02
7	—	912	50.00–53.00	51.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	51.00–58.00	53.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,302	50.00–64.00	53.69
18	—	1,202	35.00–48.00	43.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	76.00–78.00	77.38
4	—	1,350	66.00–72.50	69.91

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	6	—	767	61.00–73.00	66.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	87.50	87.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	46.00	46.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	792	64.00–72.50	68.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	828	65.00–67.50	66.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	49.00	49.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	53.00	53.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	47.00–53.00	50.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	828	550.00–775.00	690.03

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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