Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $116.27/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$116.27

71 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$10.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.02

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	119.98	525	28
Medium and Large 1-2	602	117.28	706	24
Small 1-2	369	109.55	405	19thin

One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about $120 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 sale71 hd

116.27

—

SC average5 barns · 464 hd

126.30

−10.02

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	1,272	74.86	952	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	48.13	687	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	45.12	607	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	840	38.92	327	14

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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	106.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	297	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	93.95/cwt	90.00–97.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	93.09/cwt	90.00–96.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	93.72/cwt	90.00–97.50	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	102.85/cwt	100.00–105.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	113.82/cwt	111.00–118.00	423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	101.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	116.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	540	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	80.54/cwt	59.00–92.50	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	82.47/cwt	80.00–85.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	113.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	104.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	114.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	45.96/cwt	44.00–47.50	393	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	36.11/cwt	30.00–42.00	301	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	48.13/cwt	47.00–49.00	687	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	48.31/cwt	44.00–54.00	667	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	38.75/cwt	33.00–42.00	494	11
Bulls	—	—	1,148	64.25/cwt	62.00–67.00	738	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	85.47/cwt	77.50–90.00	1,192	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	783	69.81/cwt	65.00–73.00	547	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	80.96/cwt	80.00–82.00	765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	998	65.00/cwt	62.50–67.50	649	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	697	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,465	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	989	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	805	568.94/cwt	550.00–600.00	4,580	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	110.67/cwt	103.00–117.50	413	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	110.13/cwt	107.50–117.50	366	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	523	102.24/cwt	102.00–102.50	535	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	124.27/cwt	120.00–127.50	405	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	114.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	111.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	125.70/cwt	120.00–127.50	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	570	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	109.12/cwt	105.00–112.50	352	3

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year 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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	100.00–110.00	106.89
1	—	385	107.50	107.50
3	—	323	105.00–112.50	109.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	97.00	97.00
3	—	473	90.00–97.00	93.95
2	—	413	90.00–96.00	93.09
2	—	368	90.00–97.50	93.72
1	—	335	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	529	100.00–105.00	102.85
7	—	372	111.00–118.00	113.82
5	—	473	100.00–105.00	101.97
4	—	324	115.00–120.00	116.25
3	—	562	100.00–105.00	102.51
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	111.00	111.00
5	—	665	112.00	112.00
3	—	480	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	59.00–92.50	80.54
2	—	633	80.00–85.00	82.47
1	—	875	70.00	70.00
1	—	735	82.50	82.50
1	—	655	88.00	88.00
1	—	425	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	110.00–115.00	113.71
4	—	525	100.00–110.00	104.47
4	—	436	110.00–120.00	114.37
2	—	558	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	126.00	126.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	103.00–117.50	110.67
7	—	332	107.50–117.50	110.13
2	—	523	102.00–102.50	102.24
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	326	120.00–127.50	124.27
7	—	590	110.00–115.00	114.15
3	—	380	125.00–130.00	126.69
2	—	525	115.00	115.00
2	—	423	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	600	107.50	107.50
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	656	110.00–114.00	111.03
7	—	572	121.00	121.00
4	—	536	120.00–127.50	125.70
1	—	430	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	856	44.00–47.50	45.96
10	—	833	30.00–42.00	36.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	47.00–49.00	48.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,380	44.00–54.00	48.31
11	—	1,274	33.00–42.00	38.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	62.00–67.00	64.25
2	—	1,395	77.50–90.00	85.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	65.00–73.00	69.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	80.00–82.00	80.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	998	62.50–67.50	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	82.50	82.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	67.50	67.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	550.00–600.00	568.94

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

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

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle