Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly 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 $115.28/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$115.28

57 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$55.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

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	431	124.19	536	19thin
Medium and Large 2	497	116.75	580	20
Small 1-2	505	112.29	567	12thin
Small 3	465	100.00	465	1thin
Medium and Large 3	525	97.33	511	3thin
Large 3	678	68.50	464	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.69/cwt here — about $72 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 sale57 hd

115.28

—

SC average5 barns · 381 hd

117.35

−2.07

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	2,083	83.90	1,748	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	65.00	1,043	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,520	61.56	936	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,184	51.66	612	21

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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	656	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	496	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	556	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	522	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	579	6
Heifers	Small 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.61/cwt	119.00–126.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	503	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	551	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	Small 3	—	445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	423	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	876	1
Bulls	—	—	2,083	83.90/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	61.56/cwt	57.00–64.00	936	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,043	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	44.31/cwt	35.00–51.00	542	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	56.18/cwt	52.00–63.00	652	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	439	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	108.77/cwt	105.00–112.50	466	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	476	118.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	477	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	122.63/cwt	120.00–123.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	532	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	595	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	399	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	374	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 107Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 1

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	107.50	107.50
2	—	415	119.00	119.00
3	—	496	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	93.00	93.00
1	—	415	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	120.00	120.00
4	—	585	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	120.00	120.00
3	—	532	115.00–117.00	116.33
2	—	555	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	120.00–123.00	122.63
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	70.00	70.00
1	—	595	67.00	67.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
1	—	355	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	129.00	129.00
4	—	675	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
2	—	465	119.00–126.00	122.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	109.00–110.00	109.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
2	—	563	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	105.00–112.50	108.77
6	—	476	115.00–120.00	118.48
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	69.00	69.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,083	82.00–86.00	83.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	57.00–64.00	61.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,224	35.00–51.00	44.31
13	—	1,160	52.00–63.00	56.18

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