Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Average offering 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 $113.86/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$113.86

116 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$30.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

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	423	122.36	517	58
Medium and Large 2	454	110.47	502	28
Small 1-2	361	108.96	393	15thin
Medium and Large 3	611	92.22	564	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale116 hd

113.86

—

SC average5 barns · 815 hd

119.94

−6.08

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	1,587	85.89	1,363	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	64.40	793	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	63.81	1,032	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	53.35	466	36

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	772	54.06/cwt	45.00–62.50	417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	670	78.75/cwt	75.00–82.50	528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	562	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	735	56.29/cwt	50.00–62.50	414	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	138	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	774	64.20/cwt	55.00–70.00	497	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.31/cwt	115.00–122.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	123.48/cwt	117.50–126.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	121.90/cwt	117.50–124.00	691	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	106.51/cwt	102.00–112.50	453	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	88.50/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,441	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	61.75/cwt	51.00–71.00	737	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	77.59/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,092	10
Bulls	—	—	1,255	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.50/cwt	130.00–134.00	626	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	130.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	103.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	431	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	55.54/cwt	49.00–61.00	478	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	39.74/cwt	33.00–44.00	378	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	63.81/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	91.28/cwt	87.50–94.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	94.14/cwt	92.50–95.00	495	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	372	109.14/cwt	107.50–110.00	406	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	277	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	119.93/cwt	117.00–122.50	393	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	228	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	106.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	553	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	711	91.30/cwt	90.00–94.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	117.87/cwt	117.00–124.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	120.39/cwt	120.00–123.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	90.68/cwt	87.50–94.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	108.15/cwt	104.00–110.00	516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	110.08/cwt	107.50–114.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.30/cwt	121.00–127.50	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	129.23/cwt	129.00–132.50	390	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	110.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	693	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	141.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	438	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.36/cwt	135.00–147.50	534	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	377	129.12/cwt	127.00–132.50	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	124.99/cwt	119.00–127.00	726	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	232	129.32/cwt	120.00–133.00	300	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	329	130.60/cwt	117.50–135.00	430	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	267	126.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	336	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	6,678	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	808	659.23/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,327	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	718	622.28/cwt	550.00–700.00	4,468	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,545	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Average offering 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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	772	45.00–62.50	54.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	670	75.00–82.50	78.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	735	50.00–62.50	56.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	774	55.00–70.00	64.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	808	600.00–700.00	659.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	718	550.00–700.00	622.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	115.00–122.00	118.31
4	—	468	115.00–123.00	119.63
2	—	630	100.00–105.00	102.56
6	—	442	117.50–126.00	123.48
5	—	567	117.50–124.00	121.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	111.00–112.50	111.75
2	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.53
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
16	—	469	130.00–134.00	133.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	102.00–112.50	106.51
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	80.00	80.00
2	—	713	90.00–95.00	92.47
2	—	583	96.00–97.00	96.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	125.00–135.00	130.38
8	—	463	117.00–124.00	117.87
8	—	414	120.00–123.00	120.39
21	—	302	129.00–132.50	129.23
13	—	628	110.00–114.00	110.30
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	100.00–105.00	103.75
3	—	372	107.50–110.00	109.14
3	—	277	115.00–120.00	117.34
2	—	228	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	87.50–94.00	91.28
4	—	526	92.50–95.00	94.14
5	—	711	90.00–94.00	91.30
2	—	573	87.50–94.00	90.68
1	—	490	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	117.00–122.50	119.93
3	—	517	105.00–110.00	106.97
11	—	477	104.00–110.00	108.15
6	—	422	107.50–114.00	110.08
3	—	571	107.50	107.50
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	121.00–127.50	124.30
19	—	310	140.00–150.00	141.33
13	—	436	134.00	134.00
7	—	378	135.00–147.50	141.36
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
4	—	581	119.00–127.00	124.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	143.00	143.00
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	127.00–132.50	129.12
9	—	232	120.00–133.00	129.32
5	—	329	117.50–135.00	130.60
5	—	267	125.00–130.00	126.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,628	84.00–94.00	88.50
1	—	1,255	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,193	51.00–71.00	61.75
10	—	1,408	74.00–82.00	77.59
1	—	1,025	41.00	41.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	860	49.00–61.00	55.54
5	—	951	33.00–44.00	39.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	60.00–69.00	63.81

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