Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.57/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$125.57

57 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$35.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

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	510	130.62	666	43
Medium and Large 2	501	116.11	582	10thin
Medium and Large 3	710	95.00	675	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.62/cwt here — about −$8 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

125.57

—

SC average5 barns · 412 hd

117.28

+8.29

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	1,908	98.93	1,888	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	64.35	784	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	839	50.21	421	13

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	915	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	874	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,023	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	65.43/cwt	61.00–70.00	203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	119.56/cwt	116.00–120.00	744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	136.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	578	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	975	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.15/cwt	112.00–120.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	97.01/cwt	95.00–99.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	138.13/cwt	131.00–140.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	105.71/cwt	104.00–108.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	619	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	137.75/cwt	136.00–139.00	784	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	127.40/cwt	125.00–128.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	870	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	4,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	52.54/cwt	46.00–56.00	624	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	66.32/cwt	61.00–73.00	812	18
Bulls	—	—	1,840	96.90/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,783	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	784	44.26/cwt	41.00–50.00	347	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	63.61/cwt	59.00–69.00	613	4

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 106Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 14

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
1	—	720	89.00	89.00
1	—	910	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	116.00–120.00	119.56
22	—	469	130.00–140.00	136.20
5	—	534	125.00–128.00	127.40
4	—	423	130.00–140.00	133.77
3	—	551	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
7	—	470	112.00–120.00	117.15
2	—	540	115.00–117.00	116.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
3	—	523	104.00–108.00	105.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	915	89.00	89.00
2	—	483	99.00–100.00	99.50
1	—	635	91.00	91.00
1	—	660	83.00	83.00
1	—	975	89.00	89.00
1	—	560	99.00	99.00
2	—	538	95.00–99.00	97.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	110.00	110.00
2	—	600	113.00	113.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	61.00–70.00	65.43
2	—	358	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	342	164.00	164.00
4	—	445	147.50	147.50
4	—	698	122.00	122.00
5	—	511	131.00–140.00	138.13
17	—	387	160.00	160.00
12	—	569	136.00–139.00	137.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	110.00–120.00	115.11

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	—	1,145	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	474.00	474.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	87.50	87.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	77.50	77.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	46.00–56.00	52.54
18	—	1,224	61.00–73.00	66.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	784	41.00–50.00	44.26
4	—	963	59.00–69.00	63.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	94.00–99.00	96.90
1	—	2,045	103.00	103.00

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

Bulls · 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