Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

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 $111.39/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$111.39

24 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$23.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.07

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	679	114.47	777	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	114.33	630	15thin
Medium and Large 3	543	90.50	492	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $286 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 sale24 hd

111.39

—

SC average5 barns · 156 hd

126.46

−15.07

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	1,507	91.24	1,375	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	66.34	821	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	64.00	1,000	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	845	56.31	476	30

Every lot, as filed

38 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%	—	886	60.15/cwt	55.00–69.00	533	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	49.67/cwt	42.00–53.00	384	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	64.00/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,000	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	68.58/cwt	60.00–75.00	848	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	53.28/cwt	46.00–57.00	646	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,507	91.24/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	917	628.49/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,763	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,175.66/cwt	1,050.00–1,375.00	13,638	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	903	841.37/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,598	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	119.43/cwt	119.00–122.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	114.47/cwt	111.00–118.00	777	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	109.92/cwt	107.50–112.50	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	818	89.48/cwt	86.00–92.50	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	667	93.35/cwt	90.00–95.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	858	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	549	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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
19	—	886	55.00–69.00	60.15
11	—	773	42.00–53.00	49.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	60.00–68.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,237	60.00–75.00	68.58
5	—	1,213	46.00–57.00	53.28
1	—	1,360	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	88.00–93.00	91.24

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	3	—	917	550.00–675.00	628.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,160	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,175.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	903	800.00–900.00	841.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	94.00	94.00
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	119.00–122.00	119.43
3	—	630	108.00	108.00
2	—	555	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	460	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	111.00–118.00	114.47
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	86.00	86.00
1	—	590	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	533	100.00–105.00	102.54
2	—	465	107.50–112.50	109.92
2	—	408	110.00–115.00	112.52
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	86.00–92.50	89.48
3	—	667	90.00–95.00	93.35
2	—	858	86.00–88.00	87.00
1	—	770	98.00	98.00
1	—	580	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
1	—	495	111.00	111.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle