Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

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 $109.98/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$109.98

53 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$27.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

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	414	118.63	491	18thin
Medium and Large 2	402	109.72	441	21
Small 1-2	309	105.59	326	8thin
Medium and Large 3	639	90.74	579	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.89/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale53 hd

109.98

—

SC average4 barns · 295 hd

116.03

−6.06

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	1,763	90.08	1,588	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	57.70	732	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	57.67	949	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	46.06	424	11

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	118.38/cwt	118.00–120.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	120.21/cwt	115.00–122.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	124.21/cwt	122.50–125.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	96.20/cwt	95.00–97.50	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	106.62/cwt	104.00–115.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.51/cwt	115.00–122.50	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	131.86/cwt	129.00–136.00	626	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	643	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	133.78/cwt	130.00–137.50	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.21/cwt	137.50–145.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	302	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	106.00/cwt	100.00–112.50	392	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	106.34/cwt	103.00–110.00	351	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	205	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	91.32/cwt	90.00–93.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	115.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	104.70/cwt	102.00–107.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	653	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	41.81/cwt	35.00–47.00	371	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	53.50/cwt	50.00–58.00	524	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	57.67/cwt	53.00–64.00	949	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	59.96/cwt	54.00–70.00	772	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	47.52/cwt	42.00–50.00	563	8
Bulls	—	—	1,763	90.08/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,588	8
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	555	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	782	37.59/cwt	30.00–44.00	294	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	886	42.67/cwt	33.00–50.00	378	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	61.68/cwt	59.00–65.00	757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	65.73/cwt	61.00–68.00	896	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	808	408.76/cwt	375.00–450.00	3,303	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	374	118.70/cwt	105.00–127.50	444	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	277	116.88/cwt	100.00–125.00	324	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	322	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	403	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	228	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	136.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	462	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	131.29/cwt	130.00–132.50	306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 115Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 11Year 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	117.50	117.50
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
6	—	326	115.00–120.00	115.82
4	—	420	102.00–107.00	104.70
3	—	272	115.00	115.00
2	—	643	100.00–103.00	101.49
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.50
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	118.00–120.00	118.38
4	—	505	110.00	110.00
4	—	464	115.00–122.00	120.21
3	—	325	122.50–125.00	124.21
2	—	205	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	100.00–110.00	105.00
2	—	370	100.00–112.50	106.00
2	—	330	103.00–110.00	106.34
1	—	205	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	90.00–93.00	91.32
1	—	775	87.50	87.50
1	—	665	92.00	92.00
1	—	525	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	95.00	95.00
2	—	475	95.00–97.50	96.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	104.00–115.00	106.62
4	—	433	115.00–122.50	117.51
2	—	503	112.50–115.00	113.76
1	—	820	82.00	82.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	475	129.00–136.00	131.86
12	—	502	128.00	128.00
4	—	428	130.00–137.50	133.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	127.50	127.50
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
9	—	339	130.00–138.00	136.30
2	—	503	115.00–117.50	116.26
2	—	233	130.00–132.50	131.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	137.50–145.00	141.21
2	—	338	145.00–147.50	146.24
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	105.00–127.50	118.70
6	—	277	100.00–125.00	116.88
5	—	322	125.00	125.00
2	—	228	115.00–120.00	117.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	887	35.00–47.00	41.81
4	—	980	50.00–58.00	53.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,645	53.00–64.00	57.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,287	54.00–70.00	59.96
8	—	1,184	42.00–50.00	47.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,763	86.00–96.00	90.08

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	1	—	925	60.00	60.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	782	30.00–44.00	37.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	886	33.00–50.00	42.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	59.00–65.00	61.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,363	61.00–68.00	65.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	808	375.00–450.00	408.76

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle