Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

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 $120.89/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$120.89

119 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

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	753	122.71	924	102
Medium and Large 2	566	112.89	639	11thin
Small 1-2	413	106.50	440	5thin
Medium and Large 3	405	95.00	385	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $539 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 sale119 hd

120.89

—

SC average5 barns · 558 hd

123.24

−2.35

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	1,829	80.89	1,479	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	60.94	746	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	53.86	480	10

Every lot, as filed

53 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	Medium and Large 2	—	228	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	314	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,570	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	415	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	872	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	897	59.51/cwt	55.00–66.00	534	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	59.23/cwt	55.00–64.00	533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	57.77/cwt	53.00–63.00	525	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	44.73/cwt	40.00–50.00	382	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	64.14/cwt	56.00–70.00	811	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	46.03/cwt	42.00–48.00	475	3
Bulls	—	—	2,178	83.84/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,130	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	848	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	289	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	126.76/cwt	126.00–127.50	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,141	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	988	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	538	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	538	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	293	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	119.90/cwt	117.50–122.50	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	1,036	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	906	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.23/cwt	117.50–125.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	130.22/cwt	130.00–131.00	671	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.23/cwt	140.00–143.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	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 Feb 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 207Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year 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 — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	135.00–140.00	137.64
2	—	340	126.00–127.50	126.76
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	122.50	122.50
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	900	126.75	126.75
42	—	725	136.25	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	112.50	112.50
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	113.00–114.00	113.51
3	—	780	106.00	106.00
2	—	328	117.50–122.50	119.90
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	880	117.75	117.75
27	—	705	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	505	130.00	130.00
4	—	387	126.00	126.00
3	—	470	128.00	128.00
3	—	328	125.00–135.00	131.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
1	—	805	93.00	93.00
1	—	685	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	117.50–125.00	121.23
1	—	680	103.00	103.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	130.00–131.00	130.22
4	—	685	107.00	107.00
4	—	474	140.00–143.00	142.23
1	—	625	117.00	117.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	730.00	730.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	77.50	77.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	897	55.00–66.00	59.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	55.00–64.00	59.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	908	53.00–63.00	57.77
3	—	855	40.00–50.00	44.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,265	56.00–70.00	64.14
3	—	1,033	42.00–48.00	46.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,178	80.00–88.00	83.84
1	—	1,130	75.00	75.00

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