Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were

2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls to few too trend. There was and average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.61/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$122.61

139 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$22.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

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	681	128.38	874	96
Medium and Large 2	444	111.64	496	29
Small 1-2	384	105.82	406	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $468 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 sale139 hd

122.61

—

SC average5 barns · 621 hd

123.05

−0.44

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	1,702	72.35	1,231	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	45.08	536	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	44.98	691	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	40.39	360	13

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	366	117.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	428	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	91.71/cwt	90.00–95.00	425	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	93.72/cwt	92.50–95.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	106.72/cwt	102.50–108.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	84.54/cwt	80.00–89.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	90.96/cwt	89.00–95.00	340	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	103.85/cwt	100.00–107.50	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	97.02/cwt	95.00–99.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,039	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	116.01/cwt	114.00–119.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.18/cwt	112.00–125.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	129.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	39.37/cwt	34.00–43.00	440	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	47.78/cwt	45.00–51.00	442	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	46.97/cwt	45.00–49.00	744	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	47.94/cwt	45.00–57.00	587	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	35.77/cwt	33.00–40.00	311	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	75.02/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	553	89.16/cwt	87.50–90.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	106.20/cwt	105.00–110.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	488	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	93.50/cwt	92.00–95.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	106.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	541	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	94.38/cwt	90.00–100.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	102.09/cwt	100.00–105.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	102.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	486	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	89.15/cwt	87.50–90.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	94.52/cwt	90.00–97.00	534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	118.22/cwt	116.00–125.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	107.74/cwt	106.00–110.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	119.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	391	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	132.56/cwt	130.00–142.50	423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	123.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	110.64/cwt	108.00–114.00	470	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	103.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	389	8
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	832	76.17/cwt	73.00–82.00	634	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	875	613.71/cwt	570.00–660.00	5,370	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	81.25/cwt	80.00–82.50	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	96.25/cwt	92.50–100.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	61.08/cwt	60.00–62.00	657	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,290	53.85/cwt	53.00–55.00	695	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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 276Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were

2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls to few too trend. There was and average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	110.00–120.00	117.04
2	—	623	95.00–99.00	97.02
2	—	560	106.00–108.00	107.01
4	—	524	106.00–110.00	107.74
7	—	326	115.00–125.00	119.86
1	—	765	94.00	94.00
3	—	472	108.00–110.00	109.02
5	—	425	108.00–114.00	110.64
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
3	—	333	110.00–115.00	112.34
1	—	585	102.00	102.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
8	—	376	100.00–110.00	103.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	790	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	114.00–119.00	116.01
3	—	473	112.00–125.00	119.18
3	—	372	125.00–135.00	129.89
2	—	575	118.00	118.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
2	—	755	111.00–113.00	112.00
6	—	506	116.00–125.00	118.22
7	—	319	130.00–142.50	132.56
2	—	655	110.00–112.00	110.99
4	—	413	120.00–125.00	123.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	83.00	83.00
7	—	572	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	92.50–95.00	93.72
9	—	423	102.50–108.00	106.72
5	—	517	100.00–105.00	102.09
14	—	473	100.00–105.00	102.71
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
3	—	463	90.00–95.00	91.71
2	—	625	80.00–89.00	84.54
4	—	374	89.00–95.00	90.96
3	—	425	87.50–90.00	89.15
10	—	565	90.00–97.00	94.52
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	100.00–105.00	102.54
2	—	380	100.00–107.50	103.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	109.00–110.00	109.51
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
2	—	428	110.00–112.00	110.96
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	100.00	100.00
3	—	568	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	87.50–90.00	89.16
1	—	790	80.00	80.00
4	—	526	90.00	90.00
2	—	415	92.00–95.00	93.50
2	—	653	80.00–82.50	81.25
1	—	470	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	105.00–110.00	106.20
3	—	557	105.00	105.00
10	—	510	100.00–110.00	106.17
3	—	670	90.00–100.00	94.38
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
4	—	419	105.00–110.00	108.30
2	—	600	92.50–100.00	96.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	450	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,118	34.00–43.00	39.37
24	—	1,224	45.00–57.00	47.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	925	45.00–51.00	47.78
8	—	869	33.00–40.00	35.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	45.00–49.00	46.97
1	—	1,395	39.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,905	72.00–78.00	75.02

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	3	—	832	73.00–82.00	76.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	570.00–660.00	613.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	60.00–62.00	61.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	53.00–55.00	53.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	82.00	82.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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