Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

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 $108.43/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$108.43

45 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$32.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.24

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	438	126.11	552	9thin
Medium and Large 2	529	111.47	590	12thin
Small 1-2	421	103.42	435	16thin
Medium and Large 3	563	94.00	529	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.11/cwt here — about $23 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 sale45 hd

108.43

—

SC average5 barns · 530 hd

118.67

−10.24

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	1,450	80.00	1,160	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	59.60	804	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	52.32	653	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	852	41.43	353	23

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	47.43/cwt	44.00–53.00	443	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	121.18/cwt	115.00–127.50	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	726	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,210	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	71.60/cwt	70.00–73.00	666	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	533	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	146.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	705	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	821.65/cwt	800.00–845.00	10,887	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	300	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	112.38/cwt	100.00–116.00	430	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	317	105.74/cwt	100.00–115.00	335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	93.75/cwt	92.50–95.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.14/cwt	147.50–150.00	559	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	354	105.51/cwt	105.00–107.50	374	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	112.16/cwt	110.00–113.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	728	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	108.58/cwt	105.00–112.00	362	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	59.60/cwt	55.00–62.50	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	127.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	40.73/cwt	35.00–45.00	470	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	55.10/cwt	48.00–62.00	700	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	37.57/cwt	31.00–42.00	301	14

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 341Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 57Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	934	44.00–53.00	47.43
14	—	800	31.00–42.00	37.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	55.00–62.50	59.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,154	35.00–45.00	40.73
25	—	1,270	48.00–62.00	55.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
1	—	590	107.50	107.50
2	—	430	115.00–127.50	121.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
1	—	745	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	145.00–150.00	146.31
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
3	—	375	147.50–150.00	149.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	117.50	117.50
6	—	414	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	110.00	110.00
6	—	383	100.00–116.00	112.38
8	—	317	100.00–115.00	105.74
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	90.00	90.00
2	—	643	92.50–95.00	93.75
1	—	380	97.50	97.50
1	—	420	93.00	93.00
1	—	500	97.00	97.00
1	—	750	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	354	105.00–107.50	105.51
6	—	522	100.00	100.00
2	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	105.00–112.00	108.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	110.00–113.00	112.16
2	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	102.50	102.50
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
2	—	408	120.00–125.00	122.45
6	—	457	125.00–128.00	127.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	800.00–845.00	821.65
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	930	70.00–73.00	71.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	65.00	65.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle