Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $102.14/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −31.50 against this barn's trailing median of $133.64.

Average price

$102.14

75 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$38.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

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	471	125.48	591	10thin
Medium and Large 2	507	111.68	566	14thin
Small 1-2	516	103.92	536	24
Medium and Large 3	631	86.96	549	27

One grade step is worth $38.53/cwt here — about $42 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 sale75 hd

102.14

—

SC average5 barns · 454 hd

104.85

−2.71

This barn, trailing median1 sales

133.64

−31.50

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	71.91	1,140	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	43.25	559	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	38.72	344	7thin

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 and Large 3	—	610	89.38/cwt	80.00–95.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	91.01/cwt	90.00–95.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	75.50/cwt	75.00–76.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	98.74/cwt	97.50–100.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	930	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	110.01/cwt	107.50–112.50	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	113.54/cwt	110.00–117.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	650	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	110.69/cwt	110.00–112.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	85.65/cwt	82.50–92.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	94.27/cwt	90.00–98.00	346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	104.01/cwt	100.00–107.50	542	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	105.56/cwt	105.00–107.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	103.14/cwt	100.00–107.50	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	114.61/cwt	112.50–116.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	99.24/cwt	97.50–101.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	679	86.94/cwt	78.00–88.00	590	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	479	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	102.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	443	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	516	104.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	564	104.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	98.75/cwt	97.50–100.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	115.29/cwt	112.50–120.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	94.19/cwt	90.00–98.00	297	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	111.31/cwt	108.00–115.00	360	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	111.41/cwt	105.00–115.00	417	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	971	677.10/cwt	550.00–785.00	6,575	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	68.33/cwt	58.00–77.50	830	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,253	61.04/cwt	55.00–67.50	765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,362	66.64/cwt	62.00–69.00	908	3
Bulls	—	—	1,697	74.54/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,265	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	38.40/cwt	38.00–39.00	501	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	44.22/cwt	40.00–48.00	570	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	44.56/cwt	43.00–46.00	426	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	36.39/cwt	33.00–39.00	314	5

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	80.00–95.00	89.38
5	—	579	90.00–95.00	91.01
2	—	775	75.00–76.00	75.50
2	—	463	90.00–95.00	92.46
2	—	425	97.50–100.00	98.74
1	—	930	60.00	60.00
1	—	730	70.00	70.00
9	—	679	78.00–88.00	86.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.38
3	—	557	107.50–112.50	110.01
3	—	453	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	405	110.00–117.00	113.54
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	120.00–128.00	125.47
2	—	543	117.00–120.00	118.51
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	100.00–105.00	102.45
4	—	430	100.00–105.00	102.97
7	—	516	100.00–105.00	104.27
10	—	564	100.00–105.00	104.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	110.00	110.00
3	—	333	118.00	118.00
2	—	508	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
5	—	459	112.50–120.00	115.29
8	—	378	120.00–125.00	122.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	125.00–130.00	128.97
4	—	435	133.00	133.00
2	—	605	117.00–120.00	118.49
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	570	122.50	122.50
1	—	510	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	90.00–98.00	94.19
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
4	—	323	108.00–115.00	111.31
5	—	374	105.00–115.00	111.41
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	110.00–112.00	110.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	92.50	92.50
3	—	623	82.50–92.00	85.65
3	—	367	90.00–98.00	94.27
2	—	740	80.00–82.00	81.00
1	—	570	97.50	97.50
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
1	—	430	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	521	100.00–107.50	104.01
7	—	475	105.00–107.00	105.56
4	—	558	100.00–107.50	103.14
4	—	380	112.50–116.00	114.61
2	—	668	97.50–101.00	99.24
1	—	755	89.00	89.00
2	—	420	110.00	110.00
2	—	628	97.50–100.00	98.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	971	550.00–785.00	677.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,215	58.00–77.50	68.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	55.00–67.50	61.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	62.00–69.00	66.64
6	—	1,697	71.00–78.00	74.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	38.00–39.00	38.40
15	—	1,290	40.00–48.00	44.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	43.00–46.00	44.56
5	—	863	33.00–39.00	36.39

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

Bulls · 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