Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.02/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$136.02

81 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

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	514	140.90	725	47
Medium and Large 2	453	132.82	602	28
Small 1-2	488	112.75	550	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $175 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 sale81 hd

136.02

—

SC average5 barns · 425 hd

132.26

+3.75

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	—	Low	1,490	100.15	1,492	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	59.91	735	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	53.50	475	7thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	138.69/cwt	135.00–142.50	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	88.73/cwt	87.50–90.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	147.84/cwt	143.00–151.50	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	633	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	50.16/cwt	48.00–52.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.20/cwt	127.50–134.00	702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	132.76/cwt	130.00–134.00	503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	116.87/cwt	115.00–117.50	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	893	71.34/cwt	69.00–74.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.17/cwt	129.00–134.00	564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	793	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.42/cwt	125.00–126.00	656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	134.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	104.79/cwt	102.50–107.00	587	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	546	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	595	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	627	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	616	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	101.19/cwt	100.00–102.50	334	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	703.22/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,013	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	101.26/cwt	100.00–102.50	575	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	533	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	536	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	610	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	625	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	459	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	363	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	404	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	60.99/cwt	55.00–73.00	757	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	56.50/cwt	53.00–60.00	515	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	45.99/cwt	45.00–47.00	382	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	84.22/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,291	6
Bulls	—	—	1,238	116.77/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,446	4
Bulls	—	—	1,529	101.68/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,555	19

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 221Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 22Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 4

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
1	—	610	112.50	112.50
3	—	485	125.00	125.00
11	—	430	129.00–134.00	131.17
12	—	523	125.00–126.00	125.42
2	—	375	130.00–138.00	134.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	87.50–90.00	88.73
1	—	390	97.50	97.50
1	—	780	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	122.50	122.50
5	—	380	120.00–124.00	123.06
2	—	425	115.00–117.50	116.21
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	100.00–102.50	101.19
2	—	568	100.00–102.50	101.26
2	—	533	100.00–101.00	100.49
2	—	363	110.00–112.50	111.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	122.50	122.50
2	—	290	135.00–142.50	138.69
1	—	460	137.50	137.50
2	—	413	127.50	127.50
13	—	527	127.50–134.00	133.20
9	—	379	130.00–134.00	132.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	461	143.00–151.50	147.84
8	—	413	145.00	145.00
10	—	557	141.50	141.50
11	—	617	128.50	128.50
4	—	515	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	127.50	127.50
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	102.50	102.50
1	—	375	122.50	122.50
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	115.00–117.50	116.87
2	—	663	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	468	115.00–120.00	117.46
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	102.50–107.00	104.79
4	—	546	109.00	109.00
1	—	695	101.00	101.00

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	—	1,300	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	650.00–750.00	703.22
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	69.00–74.00	71.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	48.00–52.00	50.16
18	—	1,241	55.00–73.00	60.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	912	53.00–60.00	56.50
2	—	830	45.00–47.00	45.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	77.00–89.00	84.22
4	—	1,238	115.00–118.00	116.77
19	—	1,529	90.00–110.00	101.68

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

Steers · 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