Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to replacement cattle price changed some records from per head to per cwt*

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average 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 $106.45/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$106.45

74 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$28.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.42

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	545	121.25	660	28
Medium and Large 2	496	113.85	564	8thin
Small 1-2	500	104.56	523	5thin
Medium and Large 3	686	92.40	634	33

One grade step is worth $28.85/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 sale74 hd

106.45

—

SC average5 barns · 431 hd

114.88

−8.42

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	1,483	77.74	1,153	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	54.06	630	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	876	45.62	400	5thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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%	—	918	50.90/cwt	48.00–54.00	467	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	37.71/cwt	35.00–40.00	307	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	55.34/cwt	50.00–60.00	647	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	44.48/cwt	44.00–45.00	506	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	85.26/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,394	3
Bulls	—	—	1,255	66.45/cwt	62.00–71.00	834	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,485	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	753	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	550	46
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	551	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	463	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	314	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	524	103.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	541	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	93.89/cwt	91.00–96.00	667	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	92.90/cwt	90.00–94.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	890	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	92.47/cwt	89.00–96.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	90.00/cwt	89.00–91.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.32/cwt	111.00–115.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	103.93/cwt	101.00–107.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	121.13/cwt	120.00–123.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	371	116.96/cwt	110.00–122.50	434	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.10/cwt	120.00–129.00	609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	128.17/cwt	125.00–134.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	123.56/cwt	119.00–126.00	765	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	379	109.26/cwt	105.00–112.00	414	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	376	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	95.67/cwt	95.00–97.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	91.02/cwt	89.00–93.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	92.26/cwt	92.00–92.50	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	91.26/cwt	90.00–92.50	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	104.29/cwt	101.00–106.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	104.03/cwt	102.00–105.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	118.71/cwt	117.50–120.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	123.00/cwt	115.00–124.00	540	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	113.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	535	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	67.90/cwt	66.00–70.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	655	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 57Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 62Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 18

*Correction to replacement cattle price changed some records from per head to per cwt*

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average 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
3	—	918	48.00–54.00	50.90
2	—	813	35.00–40.00	37.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,169	50.00–60.00	55.34
2	—	1,138	44.00–45.00	44.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	83.00–87.50	85.26
2	—	1,255	62.00–71.00	66.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	66.00–70.00	67.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	59.00	59.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	753	73.00	73.00
28	—	551	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	132.50–135.00	133.72
15	—	439	115.00–124.00	123.00
6	—	563	110.00–114.00	113.34
4	—	523	113.00	113.00
4	—	457	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	105.00–112.00	109.26
2	—	335	112.00–112.50	112.25
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	95.00–97.00	95.67
2	—	720	93.00	93.00
2	—	660	89.00–93.00	91.02
2	—	613	92.00–92.50	92.26
2	—	590	90.00–92.50	91.26
1	—	545	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	771	97.00	97.00
5	—	568	101.00–106.00	104.29
3	—	468	102.00–105.00	104.03
2	—	410	107.50–110.00	108.77
2	—	325	117.50–120.00	118.71
2	—	268	115.00–120.00	117.43
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	100.00–105.00	103.20
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	710	91.00–96.00	93.89
5	—	586	90.00–94.00	92.90
4	—	890	87.00	87.00
4	—	670	92.00–93.00	92.50
4	—	621	89.00–96.00	92.47
2	—	760	89.00–91.00	90.00
1	—	545	92.50	92.50
1	—	410	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	111.00–115.00	113.32
2	—	563	101.00–107.00	103.93
2	—	415	120.00–123.00	121.50
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	584	119.00	119.00
8	—	539	120.00–123.00	121.13
4	—	413	128.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	610	114.00	114.00
2	—	465	133.00–135.00	133.97
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	110.00–122.50	116.96
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	120.00–129.00	127.10
5	—	374	125.00–134.00	128.17
4	—	220	130.00–140.00	134.77
2	—	420	125.00–129.00	126.95
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	119.00–126.00	123.56

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle