Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.61/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$104.61

27 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

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

$34.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.54

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	319	124.24	396	4thin
Medium and Large 2	460	108.40	498	10thin
Small 1-2	351	108.28	380	4thin
Medium and Large 3	551	90.04	496	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.20/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale27 hd

104.61

—

SC average4 barns · 209 hd

115.15

−10.54

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	—	Low	1,461	82.58	1,206	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	56.81	716	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	52.00	822	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	48.83	437	17

Every lot, as filed

48 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 3	—	530	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	108.38/cwt	105.00–111.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	274	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	87.04/cwt	80.00–91.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	878	76.99/cwt	76.00–78.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	94.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	91.00/cwt	87.00–95.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	93.94/cwt	91.00–96.00	434	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	107.71/cwt	100.00–112.50	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	136.14/cwt	135.00–137.50	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	128.78/cwt	127.50–130.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	109.04/cwt	106.00–112.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	94.50/cwt	93.00–96.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	495	3
Bulls	—	—	1,140	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	844	1
Bulls	—	—	1,541	84.72/cwt	81.50–90.00	1,306	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	47.79/cwt	46.00–50.00	458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	57.94/cwt	54.00–63.00	753	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	822	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	36.93/cwt	32.00–40.00	290	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	52.49/cwt	44.00–59.00	487	13

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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 76Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 29Year 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	98.00	98.00
1	—	705	77.50	77.50
2	—	570	85.00–86.00	85.50
2	—	600	87.00–95.00	91.00
3	—	462	91.00–96.00	93.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	105.00–111.00	108.38
2	—	520	105.00–107.00	106.00
1	—	660	101.00	101.00
1	—	470	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	125.00–127.50	126.23
1	—	400	117.00	117.00
1	—	215	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
3	—	368	100.00–112.50	107.71
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	80.00–91.00	87.04
2	—	878	76.00–78.00	76.99
2	—	675	90.00–95.00	92.44
2	—	533	90.00–99.00	94.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	750	98.00	98.00
1	—	665	108.00	108.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	121.50	121.50
2	—	455	125.00–127.50	126.25
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
2	—	275	135.00	135.00
2	—	510	125.00–127.50	126.23
4	—	390	135.00–137.50	136.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
2	—	283	127.50–130.00	128.78
2	—	618	106.00–112.00	109.04
2	—	813	93.00–96.00	94.50
3	—	388	125.00–130.00	127.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,541	81.50–90.00	84.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	46.00–50.00	47.79
16	—	1,299	54.00–63.00	57.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	785	32.00–40.00	36.93
13	—	928	44.00–59.00	52.49

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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