Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

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 $107.48/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$107.48

51 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$24.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

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	428	117.83	504	9thin
Medium and Large 2	419	110.92	465	18thin
Small 1-2	294	108.91	320	12thin
Medium and Large 3	544	93.14	507	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.69/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale51 hd

107.48

—

SC average5 barns · 446 hd

113.39

−5.91

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	1,579	90.12	1,423	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	62.45	990	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	61.18	785	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	55.96	512	14

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	88.09/cwt	80.00–96.00	602	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	115.48/cwt	115.00–117.50	440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	105.78/cwt	105.00–110.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	123.26/cwt	115.00–127.50	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	92.75/cwt	92.00–93.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.68/cwt	132.00–135.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	63.52/cwt	55.00–69.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	136.29/cwt	135.00–137.50	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	62.45/cwt	61.00–64.00	990	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	90.12/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,423	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	62.40/cwt	55.00–68.00	806	19
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	595	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	113.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	370	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	49.57/cwt	47.00–52.00	600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	45.88/cwt	40.00–52.00	418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	561	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	344	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	431	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	130.06/cwt	127.50–132.50	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	116.09/cwt	115.00–117.50	554	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	362	107.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	389	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	247	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	272	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	117.43/cwt	115.00–118.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	116.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	118.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	499	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	61.02/cwt	60.00–62.00	543	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	740.03/cwt	700.00–770.00	6,438	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	115.82/cwt	115.00–117.50	357	3

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 263Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 53Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 10

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	520	92.00	92.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	132.00–135.00	132.68
2	—	420	135.00–137.50	136.29
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	102.00–105.00	103.49
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
3	—	505	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
2	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.43
4	—	491	110.00–119.00	116.75
3	—	420	115.00–121.00	118.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	97.50	97.50
2	—	683	80.00–96.00	88.09
4	—	631	92.00–93.00	92.75
1	—	465	95.00	95.00
1	—	540	93.00	93.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
5	—	381	115.00–117.50	115.48
2	—	545	106.00	106.00
6	—	487	105.00–110.00	105.78
3	—	308	115.00–117.50	115.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
2	—	440	117.50	117.50
5	—	477	115.00–117.50	116.09
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	105.00–110.00	107.56
3	—	362	105.00–110.00	107.37
3	—	220	110.00–115.00	112.41
3	—	272	105.00–110.00	108.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	127.50	127.50
3	—	690	120.00	120.00
3	—	420	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	116.00	116.00
7	—	418	115.00–127.50	123.26
2	—	313	127.50–132.50	130.06
2	—	715	112.00	112.00
5	—	574	115.00–118.00	117.43
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	112.50–115.00	113.77
3	—	420	102.50	102.50
1	—	240	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	67.00	67.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	66.00	66.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	60.00–62.00	61.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	700.00–770.00	740.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	916	55.00–69.00	63.52
6	—	912	40.00–52.00	45.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	61.00–64.00	62.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,291	55.00–68.00	62.40
2	—	1,210	47.00–52.00	49.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	88.00–95.00	90.12

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

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