Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.93/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$111.93

47 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.94

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	584	112.69	658	8thin
Medium and Large 2	530	112.59	597	30
Medium and Large 3	448	111.51	499	6thin
Small 1-2	492	104.17	512	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $146 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 sale47 hd

111.93

—

SC average5 barns · 593 hd

116.87

−4.94

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	2,135	94.00	2,007	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	64.09	820	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,248	59.57	743	13

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	125.57/cwt	121.00–130.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.32/cwt	119.00–122.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	811	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.96/cwt	112.00–123.00	642	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	126.31/cwt	122.50–130.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	116.69/cwt	112.50–118.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.52/cwt	95.00–109.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	113.79/cwt	112.50–115.00	476	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	477	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.92/cwt	138.00–142.50	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	146.21/cwt	142.50–150.00	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.68/cwt	137.50–140.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	681	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	117.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	492	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	116.06/cwt	113.00–119.00	609	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	672	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	108.52/cwt	107.00–111.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	465	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	59.57/cwt	54.00–66.00	743	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	64.09/cwt	61.00–68.00	820	6
Bulls	—	—	2,135	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,007	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	630	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,854	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	587.21/cwt	569.00–608.00	5,314	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	654.00/cwt	654.00–654.00	6,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,177	1
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	5,380	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	630	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	938	635.47/cwt	514.00–722.00	5,961	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	755.42/cwt	574.00–924.00	9,345	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	884.16/cwt	816.00–934.00	10,681	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	123.21/cwt	122.50–124.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	113.68/cwt	112.50–115.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 67Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 9

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	572	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	121.00–130.00	125.57
2	—	605	105.00	105.00
3	—	423	119.00–122.00	120.32
6	—	811	90.00	90.00
12	—	535	112.00–123.00	119.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	109.00	109.00
1	—	535	102.50	102.50
1	—	610	97.50	97.50
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	117.50	117.50
2	—	418	110.00–125.00	117.63
2	—	525	113.00–119.00	116.06
2	—	655	100.00–105.00	102.52
3	—	585	107.00–111.00	108.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
2	—	290	122.50–130.00	126.31
7	—	522	110.00–115.00	112.99
8	—	481	112.50–118.00	116.69
10	—	628	95.00–109.00	107.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	117.50	117.50
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	104.00	104.00
2	—	418	112.50–115.00	113.79
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	102.50	102.50
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	122.50	122.50
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
1	—	945	95.00	95.00
4	—	620	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	102.50	102.50
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	137.50	137.50
2	—	328	150.00	150.00
3	—	350	150.00	150.00
3	—	665	119.00	119.00
5	—	420	138.00–142.50	138.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	595	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	572	128.00	128.00
2	—	228	142.50–150.00	146.21
2	—	370	137.50–140.00	138.68
3	—	523	117.50	117.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	122.50–124.00	123.21
2	—	375	112.50–115.00	113.68
1	—	315	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,248	54.00–66.00	59.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,279	61.00–68.00	64.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	453.00	453.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	569.00–608.00	587.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	654.00	654.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	740.00	740.00
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	504.00	504.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	514.00–722.00	635.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,237	574.00–924.00	755.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	816.00–934.00	884.16

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle