Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

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 $107.35/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$107.35

96 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$25.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

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	678	117.33	796	43
Medium and Large 2	506	105.01	531	25
Small 1-2	411	102.98	424	5thin
Medium and Large 3	427	92.19	394	23

One grade step is worth $25.13/cwt here — about $402 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 sale96 hd

107.35

—

SC average5 barns · 730 hd

106.21

+1.14

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	1,258	62.36	784	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	46.23	602	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	36.26	310	23

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	713	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	677	60.87/cwt	55.00–71.00	412	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	713	42.27/cwt	41.00–44.00	301	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	65.74/cwt	62.50–68.00	528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,288	59.46/cwt	52.00–69.00	766	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	420	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	807	61.15/cwt	55.00–64.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	91.61/cwt	90.00–95.00	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	117.08/cwt	115.00–117.50	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	83.76/cwt	80.00–87.50	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	91.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	93.79/cwt	90.00–97.50	348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	42.21/cwt	40.00–50.00	397	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	33.09/cwt	28.00–37.00	268	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	34.26/cwt	29.00–37.00	372	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	48.62/cwt	40.00–56.00	655	25
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	577	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	94.42/cwt	90.00–97.50	307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	92.58/cwt	90.00–97.00	393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	101.10/cwt	100.00–102.50	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	108.11/cwt	107.00–110.00	474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	98.67/cwt	98.00–100.00	232	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	110.71/cwt	105.00–117.00	420	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	311	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	488	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	488	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	358	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	268	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	443	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	465	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	111.25/cwt	105.00–117.50	373	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	97.97/cwt	96.00–100.00	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	139.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	137.31/cwt	136.00–140.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	599	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	484	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	715	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,258	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	462	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	424	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	487	102.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	26

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 221Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 12Year ago 0

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	72.00	72.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	52.00–69.00	59.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	52.00	52.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	803	62.50–68.00	65.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	52.50	52.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	807	55.00–64.00	61.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	55.00	55.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	43.00	43.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	42.00	42.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	677	55.00–71.00	60.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	713	41.00–44.00	42.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	90.00–95.00	91.61
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
3	—	513	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	110.00–115.00	111.60
6	—	490	115.00–117.50	117.08
2	—	575	110.00–112.00	110.98
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
2	—	410	102.00–105.00	103.48
3	—	487	100.00–105.00	102.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
2	—	663	80.00–87.50	83.76
3	—	482	90.00–95.00	91.66
4	—	371	90.00–97.50	93.79
5	—	325	90.00–97.50	94.42
8	—	424	90.00–97.00	92.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	100.00	100.00
3	—	685	105.00	105.00
2	—	423	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	105.00	105.00
2	—	570	100.00–102.00	101.00
3	—	603	100.00	100.00
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	87.00	87.00
2	—	320	120.00	120.00
4	—	531	100.00–102.50	101.10
8	—	438	107.00–110.00	108.11
2	—	390	112.00–115.00	113.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	100.00	100.00
2	—	333	105.00–110.00	107.44
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	690	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	98.00–100.00	98.67
1	—	255	105.00	105.00
2	—	340	96.00–100.00	97.97
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	105.00–117.00	110.71
4	—	283	110.00	110.00
2	—	443	100.00–110.00	105.03
2	—	335	105.00–117.50	111.25
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	125.00–127.50	126.26
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	135.00–145.00	139.17
2	—	473	132.50–135.00	133.72
3	—	407	136.00–140.00	137.31
2	—	325	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	740	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	941	40.00–50.00	42.21
15	—	810	28.00–37.00	33.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	29.00–37.00	34.26
25	—	1,347	40.00–56.00	48.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	60.00–65.00	62.36

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle