Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-01-22

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 22
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 149▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 57▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2445128.8457422
Medium and Large 2553105.285829thin
Small 344597.834363thin
Medium and Large 349595.004702thin
Small 2-344590.004011thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,82877.221,4125thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30855.377247thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12550.1656435

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersSmall 3—310102.50/cwt102.50–102.503181
SteersSmall 3—36082.50/cwt82.50–82.502971
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,02058.00/cwt58.00–58.005921
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—985625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,1561
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—815625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,0941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—81852.84/cwt49.00–57.004322
Bred CowsSmall 3—71047.00/cwt47.00–47.003341
Bred CowsSmall 3—80043.00/cwt43.00–43.003441
Bulls——1,64064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0501
Bulls——1,87580.53/cwt77.00–86.001,5104
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30855.37/cwt53.00–58.007247
CowsLean 85-90%—99842.76/cwt36.00–47.0042712
CowsLean 85-90%—1,19154.02/cwt48.00–61.0064323
BullsSmall 2—54585.00/cwt85.00–85.004631
BullsSmall 2—550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
BullsSmall 2—62881.37/cwt80.00–84.005113
SteersSmall 3—265100.00/cwt100.00–100.002651
SteersSmall 1-2—273125.23/cwt120.00–130.003422
SteersMedium and Large 3—395112.00/cwt112.00–112.004421
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005933
SteersMedium and Large 2—450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
SteersMedium and Large 2—370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005371
SteersMedium and Large 2Full—96585.00/cwt85.00–85.008201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—368163.17/cwt160.00–170.006003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—288162.57/cwt160.00–165.004682
BullsSmall 1-2—78070.00/cwt70.00–70.005461
BullsSmall 1-2—530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy—59576.00/cwt76.00–76.004521
BullsMedium and Large 3—65590.00/cwt90.00–90.005901
BullsMedium and Large 3—545112.50/cwt112.50–112.506131
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added—465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006742
BullsMedium and Large 2—469130.22/cwt123.00–135.006114
BullsMedium and Large 2—513123.28/cwt120.00–125.006323
BullsSmall 3—415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—445127.50/cwt127.50–127.505671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—478122.46/cwt120.00–125.005852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—398130.00/cwt130.00–130.005174
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—418132.00/cwt132.00–132.005526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—472130.00/cwt130.00–130.006147
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—54590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full—400117.50/cwt117.50–117.504701
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full—595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005953
HeifersMedium and Large 2—561110.00/cwt110.00–110.006174
HeifersMedium and Large 3—360105.00/cwt105.00–105.003781
HeifersMedium and Large 3—63085.00/cwt85.00–85.005361
HeifersSmall 2-3—44590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
HeifersSmall 3Full—59686.00/cwt86.00–86.005131
HeifersSmall 3—295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
HeifersSmall 3—445107.50/cwt107.50–107.504781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—540142.50/cwt142.50–142.507701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—665131.00/cwt131.00–131.008711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full—500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—463140.51/cwt140.00–141.006512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—417154.75/cwt145.00–162.506453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—458151.00/cwt151.00–151.006925
BullsMedium and Large 2Full—66590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
BullsMedium and Large 2—69591.00/cwt91.00–91.006321

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.