Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $104.97/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$104.97

24 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$25.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.25

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	116.93	574	12thin
Small 1-2	478	101.03	483	2thin
Medium and Large 3	657	91.41	600	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.52/cwt here — about −$26 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

104.97

—

SC average5 barns · 365 hd

116.22

−11.25

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	1,689	82.36	1,391	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	49.19	598	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	44.18	378	24

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	904	760.39/cwt	650.00–875.00	6,874	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	939	691.48/cwt	475.00–800.00	6,493	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	919	58.57/cwt	55.00–62.00	538	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	998	63.54/cwt	61.00–67.00	634	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	71.47/cwt	71.00–72.00	511	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	86.80/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,457	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	79.70/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,351	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	43.74/cwt	38.00–46.00	518	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	53.35/cwt	50.00–60.00	661	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	52.31/cwt	50.00–55.00	455	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	40.83/cwt	35.00–47.00	347	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	120.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	845	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	91.99/cwt	91.00–93.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	93.34/cwt	90.00–97.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	637	95.35/cwt	94.00–97.00	607	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	93.51/cwt	93.00–94.00	583	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	273	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 86Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	57.00	57.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	919	55.00–62.00	58.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	61.00–67.00	63.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	440.00	440.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	904	650.00–875.00	760.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	939	475.00–800.00	691.48
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	71.00–72.00	71.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	88.00	88.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	112.00–115.00	113.55
2	—	295	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	126.00	126.00
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
1	—	255	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	120.00	120.00
5	—	429	115.00–125.00	120.63
5	—	566	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	88.00	88.00
1	—	845	76.00	76.00
2	—	663	91.00–93.00	91.99
3	—	582	90.00–97.00	93.34
3	—	637	94.00–97.00	95.35
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	100.00–102.00	101.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
2	—	318	118.00–120.00	119.02
2	—	480	105.00	105.00
3	—	503	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
1	—	675	91.00	91.00
2	—	623	93.00–94.00	93.51
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	105.00	105.00
1	—	350	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	85.00–89.00	86.80
5	—	1,695	78.00–81.00	79.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,185	38.00–46.00	43.74
17	—	1,239	50.00–60.00	53.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	870	50.00–55.00	52.31
17	—	850	35.00–47.00	40.83

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

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle