Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

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 $114.73/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$114.73

40 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$30.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

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	467	122.27	571	20
Medium and Large 2	401	114.02	458	12thin
Small 1-2	405	101.75	412	4thin
Medium and Large 3	581	92.12	535	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.16/cwt here — about $36 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 sale40 hd

114.73

—

SC average5 barns · 526 hd

118.47

−3.75

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	1,595	74.75	1,192	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	49.61	673	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	36.28	315	17

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	109.74/cwt	104.00–115.00	412	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	206	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	928	72.61/cwt	68.00–77.00	674	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	84.46/cwt	82.00–88.00	831	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	682	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,240	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	473	57.49/cwt	55.00–60.00	272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.86/cwt	120.00–133.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	79.62/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	538	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	32.06/cwt	29.00–35.00	274	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	42.31/cwt	40.00–46.00	375	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	50.92/cwt	44.00–56.00	707	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	38.28/cwt	36.00–41.00	416	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	91.23/cwt	84.00–98.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	114.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	115.19/cwt	115.00–116.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	118.71/cwt	117.50–120.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	124.15/cwt	121.00–126.00	577	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	124.43/cwt	120.00–126.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	126.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.73/cwt	122.00–135.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.23/cwt	130.00–145.00	511	5

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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 174Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year 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
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	104.00–115.00	109.74
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	125.00–128.00	126.48
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
5	—	370	130.00–145.00	138.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	120.00–126.00	124.43
4	—	510	139.00	139.00
2	—	310	160.00–165.00	162.50
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
7	—	421	145.00–147.00	146.28
6	—	563	122.00–135.00	132.73
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	55.00	55.00
2	—	473	55.00–60.00	57.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
2	—	655	85.00	85.00
1	—	845	80.00	80.00
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
1	—	625	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	120.00–133.00	125.86
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	84.00–98.00	91.23
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
1	—	430	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	110.00–115.00	113.31
2	—	415	110.00–120.00	114.82
2	—	263	117.50–120.00	118.71
1	—	560	101.00	101.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
2	—	323	115.00–120.00	117.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	115.00–116.00	115.19
12	—	465	121.00–126.00	124.15
3	—	373	125.00–130.00	126.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	68.00–77.00	72.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	984	82.00–88.00	84.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	58.00	58.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,693	78.00–81.00	79.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	855	29.00–35.00	32.06
7	—	886	40.00–46.00	42.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,388	44.00–56.00	50.92
3	—	1,088	36.00–41.00	38.28

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