Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to

plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.Light demand for cattle with excessive hair

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.83/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$108.83

52 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$29.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

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	419	121.13	508	12thin
Medium and Large 2	511	108.91	556	26
Small 1-2	451	103.23	465	8thin
Medium and Large 3	672	91.33	613	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale52 hd

108.83

—

SC average5 barns · 526 hd

114.46

−5.64

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	1,533	87.39	1,340	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	58.42	740	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	47.63	412	12

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	376	126.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	475	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	394	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	427	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	465	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	94.43/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,551	3
Bulls	—	—	1,479	83.87/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,240	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	51.78/cwt	48.00–55.00	629	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	60.08/cwt	58.00–65.00	769	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	59.05/cwt	57.00–61.00	524	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	45.35/cwt	41.00–48.00	390	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	93.32/cwt	90.00–95.00	453	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	446	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.68/cwt	105.00–107.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	119.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	105.39/cwt	105.00–107.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.49/cwt	105.00–112.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	105.82/cwt	103.00–107.50	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	92.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	635	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	497	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	333	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.50	370	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	528	100.32/cwt	100.00–101.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	119.39/cwt	118.00–121.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 162Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 63Year ago 31

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to

plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.Light demand for cattle with excessive hair

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	120.00–130.00	126.25
3	—	470	130.00	130.00
3	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	117.50	117.50
1	—	385	111.00	111.00
1	—	415	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	120.00–121.00	120.25
5	—	579	125.00–130.00	129.01
5	—	677	118.00–121.00	119.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	123.00	123.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
2	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
1	—	700	85.00	85.00
3	—	485	90.00–95.00	93.32
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	102.50	102.50
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
2	—	338	125.00–127.50	126.26
4	—	410	124.00	124.00
5	—	485	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	105.00–107.00	105.68
4	—	393	115.00–121.00	119.53
5	—	578	105.00–107.00	105.39
6	—	523	105.00–112.00	110.49
8	—	474	103.00–107.50	105.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
3	—	685	90.00–95.00	92.65
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	102.50	102.50
2	—	333	110.00–112.50	111.20
2	—	435	100.00	100.00
3	—	528	100.00–101.00	100.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	90.00–101.00	94.43
6	—	1,479	80.00–88.00	83.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,215	48.00–55.00	51.78
20	—	1,280	58.00–65.00	60.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	57.00–61.00	59.05
10	—	860	41.00–48.00	45.35

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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