Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

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 $95.47/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$95.47

27 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$22.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.10

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	470	110.00	517	3thin
Medium and Large 2	569	100.90	574	11thin
Medium and Large 3	479	87.52	419	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $98 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 sale27 hd

95.47

—

SC average5 barns · 356 hd

109.56

−14.10

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	1,250	72.50	906	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	45.14	559	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	37.09	342	26

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Small 1-2	—	750	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	413	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	620	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,076	58.22/cwt	57.00–59.00	626	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	69.50/cwt	65.00–77.50	632	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	874	67.08/cwt	55.00–77.50	586	5
Bulls	—	—	1,330	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,037	1
Bulls	—	—	1,170	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.53/cwt	119.00–120.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	599	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	107.51/cwt	100.00–112.50	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	101.20/cwt	100.00–102.50	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	88.54/cwt	87.50–90.00	328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	101.78/cwt	100.00–102.50	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	740	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	570	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	570	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	119.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	556	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	639	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	42.13/cwt	40.00–47.00	390	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	47.26/cwt	40.00–53.00	590	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	34.42/cwt	28.00–39.00	316	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	34.51/cwt	30.00–37.00	410	6

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 271Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year 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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	67.50	67.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	67.50	67.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,076	57.00–59.00	58.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	65.00–77.50	69.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	874	55.00–77.50	67.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,170	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	926	40.00–47.00	42.13
17	—	919	28.00–39.00	34.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,249	40.00–53.00	47.26
6	—	1,188	30.00–37.00	34.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	95.00	95.00
1	—	615	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	119.00–120.00	119.53
2	—	540	110.00–112.00	111.00
5	—	569	100.00–112.50	107.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
5	—	370	87.50–90.00	88.54
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
1	—	880	80.00	80.00
1	—	450	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	100.00–102.50	101.20
7	—	569	100.00–102.50	101.78
1	—	525	102.50	102.50
1	—	800	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	356	98.00	98.00
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	115.00–125.00	119.05
1	—	425	122.50	122.50
2	—	568	112.50	112.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	107.50	107.50
1	—	630	100.00	100.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle