Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction with removal of high price slaughter hog record *

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

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

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $98.96/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$98.96

75 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$17.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.35

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	343	109.93	377	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	481	108.64	523	17thin
Medium and Large 2	518	103.27	535	11thin
Medium and Large 3	502	92.19	463	41

One grade step is worth $17.74/cwt here — about −$87 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

98.96

—

SC average5 barns · 678 hd

107.31

−8.35

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	1,587	69.42	1,102	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	45.46	572	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	38.52	335	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	45.04/cwt	41.00–49.00	441	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	31.99/cwt	27.50–35.00	243	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	47.60/cwt	41.00–55.00	600	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	32.64/cwt	30.00–35.00	406	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	67.41/cwt	58.00–71.00	1,025	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	74.43/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,306	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	95.86/cwt	92.50–99.00	717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	745	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	577	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	968	732.58/cwt	530.00–850.00	7,091	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,918	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,099	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,986	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,725	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	105.94/cwt	100.00–108.00	546	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	588	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	106.49/cwt	106.00–108.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	110.65/cwt	110.00–111.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	445	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	464	100.74/cwt	100.00–102.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	94.10/cwt	80.00–98.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	89.96/cwt	85.00–95.00	422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	92.48/cwt	90.00–97.50	397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	87.42/cwt	80.00–95.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	87.46/cwt	85.00–90.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	111.93/cwt	108.00–115.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	115.88/cwt	112.50–120.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	125.42/cwt	122.00–128.00	700	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	126.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	126.61/cwt	125.00–127.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	127.70/cwt	125.00–131.00	474	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	109.25/cwt	109.00–110.00	382	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	111.30/cwt	110.00–112.50	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	94.77/cwt	89.00–99.00	506	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	93.17/cwt	89.00–94.00	377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	93.63/cwt	89.00–98.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	91.78/cwt	90.00–95.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	93.10/cwt	90.00–97.00	344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	93.77/cwt	90.00–98.00	307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	72.52/cwt	70.00–75.00	555	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	87.29/cwt	82.50–92.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	89.54/cwt	87.00–92.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	107.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	459	4

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 194Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 0

*Correction with removal of high price slaughter hog record *

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

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

cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	41.00–49.00	45.04
5	—	760	27.50–35.00	31.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,260	41.00–55.00	47.60
3	—	1,245	30.00–35.00	32.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	58.00–71.00	67.41
2	—	1,755	74.00–75.00	74.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	748	92.50–99.00	95.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	77.50	77.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	530.00–850.00	732.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	620.00	620.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	100.00–108.00	105.94
2	—	588	100.00–105.00	102.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	90.00	90.00
1	—	315	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	112.50–120.00	115.88
1	—	690	107.50	107.50
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	558	122.00–128.00	125.42
11	—	432	125.00–130.00	126.95
6	—	618	110.00–118.00	115.72
6	—	465	125.00–127.00	126.02
5	—	535	125.00–127.00	126.61
4	—	371	125.00–131.00	127.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	100.00–101.00	100.67
3	—	537	100.00–102.00	101.00
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
4	—	429	105.00–108.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	110.00	110.00
4	—	509	106.00–108.00	106.49
3	—	583	105.00	105.00
3	—	410	110.00–111.00	110.65
1	—	390	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	350	109.00–110.00	109.25
2	—	328	110.00–112.50	111.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	534	89.00–99.00	94.77
6	—	405	89.00–94.00	93.17
4	—	558	89.00–98.00	93.63
4	—	473	90.00–95.00	91.78
4	—	370	90.00–97.00	93.10
3	—	327	90.00–98.00	93.77
2	—	765	70.00–75.00	72.52
2	—	660	82.50–92.00	87.29
2	—	630	87.00–92.00	89.54
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	100.00–102.00	100.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	80.00–98.00	94.10
5	—	469	85.00–95.00	89.96
5	—	429	90.00–97.50	92.48
2	—	663	80.00–95.00	87.42
2	—	580	85.00–90.00	87.46
2	—	528	91.00–92.00	91.51
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	108.00–115.00	111.93
2	—	423	115.00–118.00	116.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	120.00–125.00	121.62
1	—	455	120.00	120.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle