Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

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 $112.07/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$112.07

96 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$25.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

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	483	118.38	572	34
Medium and Large 2	516	111.22	574	44
Small 1-2	434	106.86	464	12thin
Medium and Large 3	536	92.91	498	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.47/cwt here — about $74 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 sale96 hd

112.07

—

SC average5 barns · 447 hd

114.21

−2.14

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	1,255	74.19	931	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	65.50	845	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,664	64.28	1,070	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	845	47.24	399	11

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	384	108.59/cwt	100.00–122.50	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.72/cwt	127.50–135.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	117.43/cwt	117.00–120.00	548	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	630	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,780	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	121.81/cwt	121.00–125.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	643	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	115.19/cwt	110.00–117.50	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	107.36/cwt	106.00–108.00	614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	117.06/cwt	114.00–120.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	105.01/cwt	104.00–111.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	101.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	117.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	130.80/cwt	125.00–133.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	122.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	108.62/cwt	108.00–109.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	343	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	538	101.59/cwt	100.00–102.00	547	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	59.03/cwt	55.00–68.00	557	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	801	70.10/cwt	62.50–77.50	562	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	943	73.96/cwt	69.00–79.00	697	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.50	354	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	414	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	101.52/cwt	100.00–102.50	487	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	66.75/cwt	58.00–77.00	863	25
Bulls	—	—	1,325	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,206	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	49.90/cwt	49.00–51.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	789	40.50/cwt	36.00–44.00	320	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	64.28/cwt	59.00–67.00	1,070	5
Bulls	—	—	1,220	65.78/cwt	60.00–72.00	803	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	22,046	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	962.62/cwt	950.00–975.00	10,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	783	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	701	91.75/cwt	91.00–93.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,570	1,462.50/cwt	1,425.00–1,500.00	22,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	931	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	99.84/cwt	92.50–107.50	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.48/cwt	107.50–115.00	525	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	94.96/cwt	92.50–97.50	337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.50	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	143.27/cwt	142.50–145.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	92.75/cwt	92.50–93.00	527	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	113.55/cwt	112.50–114.50	578	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	107.53/cwt	105.00–112.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	910	82.97/cwt	80.00–86.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	120.96/cwt	117.00–125.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	694	5

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 341Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 32Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 6Year ago 20

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	155.00	155.00
5	—	450	137.00	137.00
10	—	624	123.50	123.50
10	—	743	111.00	111.00
5	—	544	127.50	127.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	100.00–122.50	108.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	121.00–125.00	121.81
2	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.58
6	—	622	114.00–118.00	117.02
4	—	359	125.00–133.00	130.80
2	—	430	119.00–122.00	120.47
2	—	473	115.00–117.50	116.22
3	—	275	142.50–145.00	143.27
2	—	580	110.00–120.00	114.87
5	—	770	105.00	105.00
4	—	731	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	115.00	115.00
2	—	435	105.00–107.00	105.98
5	—	538	100.00–102.00	101.59
2	—	318	110.00–112.50	111.22
2	—	368	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	127.50–135.00	130.72
7	—	467	117.00–120.00	117.43
2	—	365	125.00–127.50	126.22
18	—	574	112.00	112.00
3	—	257	130.00–135.00	133.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	114.00–120.00	117.06
5	—	670	103.00	103.00
2	—	275	120.00–125.00	122.32
8	—	580	108.00–109.00	108.62
1	—	425	112.00	112.00
2	—	638	100.00–101.00	100.51
5	—	475	107.50–115.00	110.48
2	—	338	115.00–120.00	117.52
17	—	509	112.50–114.50	113.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	90.00–92.00	91.01
2	—	355	92.50–97.50	94.96
2	—	568	92.50–93.00	92.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	130.00–135.00	131.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	110.00–117.50	115.19
14	—	572	106.00–108.00	107.36
7	—	626	104.00–111.00	105.01
4	—	669	100.00–105.00	101.74
6	—	525	105.00–112.00	107.53
4	—	426	117.00–125.00	120.96
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	105.00	105.00
3	—	480	100.00–102.50	101.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	90.00–92.00	90.99
8	—	701	91.00–93.00	91.75
2	—	470	92.50–107.50	99.84
2	—	680	93.00	93.00
2	—	640	90.00–92.00	91.01
3	—	805	86.00	86.00
2	—	910	80.00–86.00	82.97
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	62.00	62.00
4	—	460	75.00	75.00

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	1	—	630	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	1,460.00	1,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	950.00–975.00	962.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,570	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,462.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	801	62.50–77.50	70.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	101.00	101.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	69.00–79.00	73.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	55.00–68.00	59.03
7	—	789	36.00–44.00	40.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,293	58.00–77.00	66.75
2	—	1,253	49.00–51.00	49.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,664	59.00–67.00	64.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,220	60.00–72.00	65.78

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle