Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.51/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$102.51

50 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$11.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	106.84	508	30
Medium and Large 1-2	685	98.33	674	3thin
Small 1-2	450	96.25	433	8thin
Medium and Large 3	490	95.04	466	5thin
Small 2	390	95.00	371	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $137 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 sale50 hd

102.51

—

SC average5 barns · 526 hd

106.14

−3.63

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	1,513	83.98	1,271	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	50.63	664	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	49.71	605	17

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Small 1-2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	91.52/cwt	87.00–96.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	810	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	115.75/cwt	110.00–118.00	476	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	107.77/cwt	107.00–110.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	111.19/cwt	107.50–115.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	578	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	104.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	390	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	540	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	97.69/cwt	92.50–102.50	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	118.88/cwt	117.00–120.00	511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	117.77/cwt	112.00–119.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.24/cwt	112.00–118.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.76/cwt	127.50–130.00	612	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	466	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	473	91.23/cwt	90.00–92.50	432	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	415	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	98.40/cwt	95.00–100.00	512	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	573	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	590	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	627.00/cwt	627.00–627.00	7,712	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	366	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	391	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	4,212	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	965	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	314	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	800	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	103.33/cwt	103.00–105.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	107.47/cwt	100.00–109.00	502	22
Bulls	—	—	1,513	83.98/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,271	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	50.63/cwt	44.00–55.00	664	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	36.34/cwt	35.00–37.00	309	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	52.58/cwt	45.00–56.00	681	14

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 218Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	87.50	87.50
2	—	523	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	87.00–96.00	91.52
1	—	810	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	110.00–118.00	115.75
4	—	610	96.00	96.00
4	—	577	107.00–110.00	107.77
4	—	466	107.50–115.00	111.19
2	—	680	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	474	122.00	122.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	92.50	92.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	100.00–110.00	104.20
1	—	680	80.00	80.00
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	92.50–102.50	97.69
2	—	425	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	117.00–120.00	118.88
6	—	460	112.00–119.00	117.77
5	—	574	112.00–118.00	116.24
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	127.50–130.00	128.76
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	455	102.50	102.50
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	90.00–92.50	91.23
2	—	415	90.00–100.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	95.00–100.00	98.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	112.00	112.00
1	—	435	109.00	109.00
6	—	528	103.00–105.00	103.33
22	—	467	100.00–109.00	107.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	627.00	627.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	57.00	57.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	42.50	42.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	55.00	55.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	468.00	468.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	32.50	32.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	300.00	300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	312.00	312.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	82.00–86.00	83.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,311	44.00–55.00	50.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	35.00–37.00	36.34
14	—	1,296	45.00–56.00	52.58

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