Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $137.53/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$137.53

129 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.56

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	578	140.74	814	100
Medium and Large 2	498	127.44	635	24
Small 1-2	287	121.87	350	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $464 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 sale129 hd

137.53

—

SC average5 barns · 640 hd

133.98

+3.56

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	1,578	93.00	1,468	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	57.37	706	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	825	46.33	382	15

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	442	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	104.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	130.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	125.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	122.14/cwt	120.00–125.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	128.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	150.86/cwt	150.00–152.50	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	136.96/cwt	136.00–137.50	671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	858	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	863	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	790	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	962	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	480	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	288	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	282	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	685	489.09/cwt	450.00–535.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	775	782.68/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,066	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	685	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,795	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	681	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	423	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	305	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	317	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	359	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	322	121.37/cwt	119.00–125.00	391	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	58.40/cwt	55.00–66.00	725	27
Bulls	—	—	1,055	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,803	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	423	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	45.50/cwt	38.00–52.00	379	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	50.40/cwt	47.00–52.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	138.89/cwt	130.00–141.00	450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,076	829.38/cwt	775.00–925.00	8,924	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	895	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	71.87/cwt	71.00–73.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	112.02/cwt	108.00–115.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	91.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	113.18/cwt	110.00–114.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	95.49/cwt	95.00–97.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	142.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	106.48/cwt	104.00–110.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 194Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 26Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 6Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	137.00	137.00
4	—	521	139.00	139.00
3	—	310	150.00–152.50	150.86
12	—	490	136.00–137.50	136.96
10	—	668	128.50	128.50
4	—	600	129.00	129.00
9	—	284	169.00	169.00
7	—	577	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	685	140.50	140.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	120.00–125.00	122.61
3	—	322	119.00–125.00	121.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	135.00–145.00	140.54
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
8	—	687	115.00	115.00
4	—	500	121.00	121.00
2	—	325	140.00–142.50	141.19
2	—	223	140.00–145.00	142.25
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	102.00–105.00	104.01
4	—	266	125.00–135.00	130.62
3	—	505	108.00–115.00	112.02
2	—	480	117.00–117.50	117.25
5	—	583	110.00–114.00	113.18
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
2	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.54
5	—	634	104.00–110.00	106.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	107.00–109.00	107.99
6	—	438	120.00–125.00	122.14
3	—	370	125.00–135.00	128.42
6	—	521	122.00	122.00
5	—	324	130.00–141.00	138.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	605	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	115.00–120.00	117.45
1	—	505	102.50	102.50
2	—	368	115.00	115.00
2	—	265	110.00–120.00	115.00
3	—	317	110.00–115.00	113.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	90.00	90.00
4	—	506	95.00–97.00	95.49
1	—	410	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
5	—	416	120.00–130.00	125.48
3	—	567	110.00–115.00	113.34
7	—	528	110.00–120.00	116.06
1	—	495	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	90.00–95.00	91.62
1	—	770	87.50	87.50
1	—	600	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	70.00–72.00	70.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	71.00–73.00	71.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	450.00–535.00	489.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	775	600.00–850.00	782.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,076	775.00–925.00	829.38
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,241	55.00–66.00	58.40
4	—	1,164	47.00–52.00	50.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	58.00	58.00
14	—	832	38.00–52.00	45.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,840	98.00	98.00

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

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