Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady based on a limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with Excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.17/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$133.17

78 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$25.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

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	488	136.63	667	56
Medium and Large 2	438	127.35	557	17thin
Small 1-2	310	118.75	368	2thin
Medium and Large 3	595	111.00	661	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $6 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 sale78 hd

133.17

—

SC average5 barns · 392 hd

131.19

+1.97

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	1,330	79.58	1,058	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	59.84	769	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	907	58.07	527	10

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	121.76/cwt	121.00–122.50	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	114.70/cwt	112.00–117.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	110.99/cwt	108.00–111.50	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	137.36/cwt	135.00–142.50	291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	129.11/cwt	127.50–130.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	109.60/cwt	108.00–110.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	122.49/cwt	117.50–124.00	568	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	154.48/cwt	150.00–157.50	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	149.22/cwt	142.50–155.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	119.95/cwt	119.00–122.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	147.92/cwt	146.00–150.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	335	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	135.44/cwt	133.00–137.00	633	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	136.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	695	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	128.86/cwt	128.00–129.50	777	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	125.86/cwt	125.00–127.50	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	72.32/cwt	71.00–74.00	662	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	71.35/cwt	67.50–74.00	539	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	880.98/cwt	840.00–925.00	7,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,463	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	282	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	447	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	50.16/cwt	47.00–52.00	435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	61.46/cwt	57.00–69.00	568	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	63.23/cwt	58.00–71.00	832	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	50.52/cwt	48.00–53.00	606	4
Bulls	—	—	1,478	86.39/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,277	2
Bulls	—	—	1,256	76.18/cwt	75.00–78.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	99.67/cwt	97.50–101.00	1,318	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	847	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	726	97.40/cwt	95.00–100.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	98.00/cwt	90.00–101.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	104.26/cwt	102.50–106.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	868	84.01/cwt	81.01–87.00	729	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	731	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	114.55/cwt	114.50–115.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	656	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	79.55/cwt	79.00–80.50	461	11
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	980	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	105.21/cwt	101.00–107.50	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	120.50/cwt	116.00–124.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	128.70/cwt	127.50–130.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	110.34/cwt	108.00–113.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	118.50/cwt	117.50–120.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.57/cwt	114.00–120.00	615	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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 389Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 38Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
3	—	660	115.50	115.50
7	—	426	119.00–122.00	119.95
3	—	335	125.00–127.50	125.86
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
3	—	383	125.00–127.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	121.00–122.50	121.76
8	—	481	112.00–117.00	114.70
7	—	632	108.00–111.50	110.99
2	—	320	120.00–122.50	121.27
10	—	589	114.50–115.00	114.55
2	—	665	107.00–110.00	108.50
5	—	547	117.00	117.00
3	—	425	115.00–117.00	115.68
3	—	390	117.50–120.00	118.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	107.50	107.50
4	—	610	90.00–101.00	98.00
2	—	705	104.00	104.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	99.00–100.00	99.49
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
3	—	512	101.00–107.50	105.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	212	135.00–142.50	137.36
4	—	388	127.50–130.00	129.11
2	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
4	—	636	116.00–124.00	120.50
2	—	418	127.50–130.00	128.70
1	—	450	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
3	—	333	150.00–157.50	154.48
3	—	267	142.50–155.00	149.22
2	—	365	146.00–150.00	147.92
2	—	220	150.00–155.00	152.39
14	—	467	133.00–137.00	135.44
16	—	509	130.00–138.00	136.60
14	—	603	128.00–129.50	128.86
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	588	111.00–112.00	111.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	120.00–130.00	123.17
5	—	664	108.00–110.00	109.60
9	—	464	117.50–124.00	122.49
2	—	550	112.00–117.00	114.50
3	—	617	108.00–113.00	110.34
4	—	528	114.00–120.00	116.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	95.00–100.00	97.40
2	—	825	90.00–95.00	92.55
2	—	630	102.50–106.00	104.26
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
2	—	868	81.01–87.00	84.01
2	—	455	112.00–112.50	112.25
1	—	675	101.00	101.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	731	72.50	72.50
11	—	580	79.00–80.50	79.55
6	—	980	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	915	71.00–74.00	72.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	755	67.50–74.00	71.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	78.00	78.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	840.00–925.00	880.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	960.00	960.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,322	97.50–101.00	99.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	47.00–52.00	50.16
7	—	924	57.00–69.00	61.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,316	58.00–71.00	63.23
4	—	1,200	48.00–53.00	50.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	85.00–88.00	86.39
4	—	1,256	75.00–78.00	76.18

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

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