Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

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.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.79/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$101.79

74 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$20.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.73

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	512	112.00	573	6thin
Small 1-2	353	105.67	373	10thin
Medium and Large 2	487	103.92	506	40
Medium and Large 3	411	91.52	376	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $198 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 sale74 hd

101.79

—

SC average5 barns · 743 hd

114.52

−12.73

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	1,368	70.33	962	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	46.72	566	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	46.26	698	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	40.26	348	7thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	92.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	91.01/cwt	90.00–93.00	248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	93.73/cwt	90.00–97.50	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	102.59/cwt	100.00–106.00	527	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	102.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	480	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	113.86/cwt	112.00–115.00	446	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,077	67.44/cwt	63.00–77.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	101.30/cwt	100.00–103.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	106.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	573	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	538	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	545	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	92.22/cwt	90.00–96.00	380	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	93.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	92.72/cwt	90.00–96.00	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	84.16/cwt	80.00–87.50	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	87.49/cwt	85.00–92.50	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	83.49/cwt	82.00–85.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	111.26/cwt	105.00–115.00	522	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	107.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	109.60/cwt	107.00–112.00	465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	128.58/cwt	125.00–132.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	93.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	92.59/cwt	90.00–95.00	342	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	108.91/cwt	105.00–112.00	283	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	100.32/cwt	100.00–101.00	426	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	107.25/cwt	104.00–110.00	395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	123.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	112.98/cwt	111.00–115.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	111.43/cwt	108.00–115.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.36/cwt	112.50–117.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	91.27/cwt	90.00–92.50	278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	91.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	340	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	228	112.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	256	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	109.98/cwt	105.00–115.00	368	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	108.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	420	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	271	109.70/cwt	108.00–111.00	297	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	100.25/cwt	100.00–101.00	531	4
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	405	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	219	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	917.17/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	11,079	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,187	1,111.15/cwt	930.00–1,275.00	13,189	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,131	68.59/cwt	64.00–75.00	776	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	74.67/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,109	3
Bulls	—	—	1,298	67.73/cwt	64.00–71.00	879	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	38.80/cwt	36.00–41.00	437	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	48.42/cwt	43.00–55.00	596	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	47.47/cwt	44.00–50.00	703	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	47.77/cwt	44.00–51.00	420	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	34.62/cwt	30.00–38.00	295	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 191Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	90.00–95.00	92.45
3	—	273	90.00–93.00	91.01
2	—	458	90.00–97.50	93.73
1	—	740	80.00	80.00
1	—	625	85.00	85.00
4	—	316	90.00–95.00	93.53
4	—	369	90.00–95.00	92.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	514	100.00–106.00	102.59
10	—	470	100.00–105.00	102.20
7	—	392	112.00–115.00	113.86
3	—	568	100.00–103.00	101.30
3	—	430	105.00–110.00	106.65
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	105.00–112.00	108.91
3	—	425	100.00–101.00	100.32
4	—	368	104.00–110.00	107.25
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	100.00–102.50	101.23
2	—	483	100.00–103.00	101.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	90.00–96.00	92.22
4	—	572	90.00–95.00	93.04
4	—	479	90.00–96.00	92.72
3	—	708	80.00–87.50	84.16
3	—	672	85.00–92.50	87.49
3	—	627	90.00–95.00	92.47
2	—	773	82.00–85.00	83.49
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	105.00–115.00	111.26
6	—	512	105.00–115.00	107.11
5	—	424	107.00–112.00	109.60
2	—	555	105.00–110.00	107.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.64
2	—	420	125.00–132.00	128.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	120.00–124.00	123.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
1	—	845	107.50	107.50
2	—	380	115.00–120.00	117.43
2	—	425	111.00–115.00	112.98
2	—	605	114.00–115.00	114.50
4	—	473	108.00–115.00	111.43
4	—	528	112.50–117.00	115.36
4	—	568	110.00–115.00	113.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	90.00–95.00	92.43
2	—	305	90.00–92.50	91.27
5	—	372	90.00–95.00	91.47
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	110.00–115.00	112.29
3	—	335	105.00–115.00	109.98
3	—	388	105.00–110.00	108.33
4	—	271	108.00–111.00	109.70
4	—	530	100.00–101.00	100.25
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	54.00	54.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,077	63.00–77.00	67.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,131	64.00–75.00	68.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,208	800.00–1,050.00	917.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,187	930.00–1,275.00	1,111.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	73.00–78.00	74.67
5	—	1,298	64.00–71.00	67.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	36.00–41.00	38.80
14	—	1,230	43.00–55.00	48.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	39.00	39.00
6	—	1,480	44.00–50.00	47.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	44.00–51.00	47.77
4	—	853	30.00–38.00	34.62

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