Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.49/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$124.49

33 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

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

$43.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.64

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	128.53	618	22
Small 1-2	348	119.55	416	10thin
Medium and Large 3	800	85.00	680	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.53/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale33 hd

124.49

—

SC average5 barns · 443 hd

146.13

−21.64

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	1,434	86.74	1,244	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	61.03	751	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	802	49.10	394	16

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	91.28/cwt	90.00–92.50	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.50	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	139.93/cwt	137.50–142.50	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	688	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	305	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	345	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	336	118.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	397	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	452	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	293	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	366	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	134.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	117.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	91.46/cwt	90.00–92.50	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	94.29/cwt	90.00–97.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	94.87/cwt	92.50–97.00	346	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	111.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	53.13/cwt	50.00–57.00	434	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	784	43.92/cwt	35.00–49.00	344	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	61.03/cwt	51.00–66.00	751	19
Bulls	—	—	1,463	90.11/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,318	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	706	58.97/cwt	55.00–65.00	416	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,563	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	121.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	107.67/cwt	100.00–115.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	98.69/cwt	97.50–99.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	89.03/cwt	86.00–91.00	645	3

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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 85Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 0

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	90.00–92.50	91.28
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	97.50	97.50
1	—	520	97.50	97.50
5	—	623	97.50–99.00	98.69
3	—	725	86.00–91.00	89.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	100.00–105.00	102.53
2	—	465	130.00–135.00	132.45
2	—	420	130.00–132.50	131.31
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00	140.00
2	—	433	137.50–142.50	139.93
1	—	500	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	100.00–115.00	107.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	55.00	55.00
1	—	515	66.00	66.00
1	—	460	75.00	75.00
2	—	245	69.50	69.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	115.00–125.00	118.08
2	—	385	115.00–120.00	117.50
2	—	293	120.00–130.00	125.04
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	130.00–138.00	134.61
4	—	619	110.00–120.00	117.39
4	—	515	128.00	128.00
2	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	138.00	138.00
2	—	343	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	380	130.00	130.00
2	—	480	130.00–140.00	135.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	90.00–92.50	91.46
3	—	535	90.00–97.00	94.29
4	—	365	92.50–97.00	94.87
1	—	440	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	109.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	600	102.00	102.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	120.00–125.00	121.41
2	—	460	120.00–130.00	125.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	816	50.00–57.00	53.13
7	—	784	35.00–49.00	43.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,231	51.00–66.00	61.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	84.00–96.00	90.11
1	—	1,375	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	706	55.00–65.00	58.97
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	67.50	67.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	300.00	300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	750.00	750.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle