Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction slaughter goat changed from per cwt to per head and feeder pigs changed from per cwt to per head *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There were light offerings of mostly 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 $117.71/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$117.71

37 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.81

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	445	128.84	574	22
Medium and Large 2	553	105.28	582	9thin
Small 3	445	97.83	436	3thin
Medium and Large 3	495	95.00	470	2thin
Small 2-3	445	90.00	401	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $173 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 sale37 hd

117.71

—

SC average5 barns · 599 hd

121.52

−3.81

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	1,828	77.22	1,412	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	55.37	724	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	50.16	564	35

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	—	310	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	318	1
Steers	Small 3	—	360	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	297	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	592	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,156	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	815	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	818	52.84/cwt	49.00–57.00	432	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	710	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	334	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	800	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	80.53/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	55.37/cwt	53.00–58.00	724	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	42.76/cwt	36.00–47.00	427	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	54.02/cwt	48.00–61.00	643	23
Bulls	Small 2	—	545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	463	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	628	81.37/cwt	80.00–84.00	511	3
Steers	Small 3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	125.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	163.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	468	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	595	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	130.22/cwt	123.00–135.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	400	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	536	1
Heifers	Small 2-3	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Heifers	Small 3Full	—	596	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	513	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	445	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	154.75/cwt	145.00–162.50	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 0

*Correction slaughter goat changed from per cwt to per head and feeder pigs changed from per cwt to per head *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	102.50	102.50
1	—	360	82.50	82.50
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	120.00–130.00	125.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	160.00–170.00	163.17
2	—	288	160.00–165.00	162.57
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
1	—	540	142.50	142.50
1	—	665	131.00	131.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	58.00	58.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	85.00	85.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
3	—	628	80.00–84.00	81.37
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	70.00	70.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	123.00–135.00	130.22
3	—	513	120.00–125.00	123.28
1	—	695	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	140.00–141.00	140.51
3	—	417	145.00–162.50	154.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	127.50	127.50
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
2	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	398	130.00	130.00
6	—	418	132.00	132.00
7	—	472	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	117.50	117.50
3	—	595	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	596	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	107.50	107.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	818	49.00–57.00	52.84
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	47.00	47.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	43.00	43.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	64.00	64.00
4	—	1,875	77.00–86.00	80.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,308	53.00–58.00	55.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	998	36.00–47.00	42.76
23	—	1,191	48.00–61.00	54.02

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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