Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $99.90/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$99.90

78 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$10.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	103.10	529	28
Small 1-2	457	102.33	467	29
Medium and Large 3	514	92.26	474	21

One grade step is worth $10.84/cwt here — about $55 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 sale78 hd

99.90

—

SC average5 barns · 678 hd

104.43

−4.53

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	1,566	72.29	1,132	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	49.38	740	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	48.53	587	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	899	41.81	376	39

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	108.41/cwt	105.00–112.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	113.90/cwt	111.00–117.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	115.09/cwt	113.00–115.50	761	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	135.59/cwt	133.00–138.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.70/cwt	132.50–139.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	472	100.70/cwt	100.00–102.00	475	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	387	104.91/cwt	104.00–105.00	406	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	564	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	564	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	95.31/cwt	95.00–97.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	84.74/cwt	81.00–88.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	92.31/cwt	90.00–97.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	94.28/cwt	92.00–96.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	94.33/cwt	94.00–95.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	91.96/cwt	89.00–95.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	105.19/cwt	105.00–107.00	486	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	107.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	82.48/cwt	81.00–84.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	380	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	472	103.04/cwt	101.00–104.00	486	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	90.80/cwt	85.00–94.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	89.00/cwt	86.00–91.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	78.97/cwt	75.00–83.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	83.90/cwt	80.00–88.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	108.25/cwt	108.00–109.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	116.45/cwt	109.00–119.00	486	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,976	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	866	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	803	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	574	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	678	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,566	72.29/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,132	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	40.92/cwt	35.00–45.00	444	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	50.05/cwt	47.00–53.00	618	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	49.38/cwt	48.00–51.00	740	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	49.12/cwt	47.00–52.00	447	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	39.62/cwt	35.00–45.00	355	30

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 236Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 31Year 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	104.00–109.00	106.51
5	—	822	100.00	100.00
4	—	767	107.00	107.00
2	—	628	107.00–110.00	108.46
2	—	570	105.00–112.00	108.41
2	—	470	111.00–117.00	113.90
2	—	375	117.00–120.00	118.54
2	—	320	119.00–120.00	119.48
16	—	417	109.00–119.00	116.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	661	113.00–115.50	115.09
2	—	363	133.00–138.00	135.59
2	—	340	132.50–139.00	135.70
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
6	—	662	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	100.00–102.00	100.70
10	—	387	104.00–105.00	104.91
6	—	564	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	95.00–97.00	95.31
4	—	624	81.00–88.00	84.74
3	—	572	90.00–97.00	92.31
3	—	465	92.00–96.00	94.28
3	—	420	94.00–95.00	94.33
2	—	370	89.00–95.00	91.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	462	105.00–107.00	105.19
6	—	560	105.00	105.00
5	—	413	105.00–110.00	107.36
3	—	663	96.00–98.00	97.00
2	—	760	81.00–84.00	82.48
1	—	355	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	101.00–104.00	103.04
2	—	525	100.00–104.00	101.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	85.00–94.00	90.80
3	—	522	86.00–91.00	89.00
2	—	665	75.00–83.00	78.97
2	—	625	80.00–88.00	83.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	110.00	110.00
4	—	539	108.00–109.00	108.25
2	—	425	111.00–113.00	111.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	74.00	74.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	58.00	58.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	68.00–75.00	72.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	35.00–45.00	40.92
25	—	1,234	47.00–53.00	50.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	48.00–51.00	49.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	909	47.00–52.00	49.12
30	—	896	35.00–45.00	39.62

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle