Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

20 head of replacement cows

No feeder cattle comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were too few to trend. Moderate offerings of mostly 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 $113.42/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$113.42

84 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$7.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

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	627	116.68	732	25
Medium and Large 2	527	113.30	597	41
Small 1-2	460	109.29	502	6thin
Medium and Large 3	454	109.11	495	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.57/cwt here — about $237 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 sale84 hd

113.42

—

SC average5 barns · 546 hd

114.35

−0.93

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	1,618	84.04	1,359	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	58.04	700	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	56.01	646	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	50.50	716	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	558	115.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.06/cwt	105.00–109.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	526	132.44/cwt	132.00–133.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	114.24/cwt	112.00–114.50	631	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	137.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	427	129.63/cwt	124.00–134.00	554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	408	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	642	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	618	109.84/cwt	107.00–114.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	507	114.84/cwt	112.00–118.50	582	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	111.00/cwt	108.00–114.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	901	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	494	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	114.06/cwt	110.00–117.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	628	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	819	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	110.49/cwt	108.00–113.00	512	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	104.39/cwt	100.00–109.00	536	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Value Added	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	619	1
Steers	Small 3	—	340	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	272	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	87.38/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	147.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	106.55/cwt	103.00–110.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.59/cwt	115.00–127.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	108.30/cwt	100.00–117.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	488	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	644	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	402	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	56.74/cwt	53.00–62.00	662	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	635	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	58.04/cwt	54.00–61.00	700	7
Bulls	—	—	1,130	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	836	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 289Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 54Year ago 0

20 head of replacement cows

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	114.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	770	98.00–99.00	98.49
2	—	653	104.00–110.00	106.99
2	—	405	120.00–124.00	122.02
3	—	468	115.00–127.00	120.59
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
3	—	470	110.00–117.00	114.06
1	—	695	89.00	89.00
3	—	560	114.00–116.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
1	—	905	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	110.00–120.00	115.09
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	112.50	112.50
1	—	500	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	105.00–109.00	107.06
1	—	705	102.50	102.50
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
2	—	373	120.00–123.00	121.47
10	—	552	112.00–114.50	114.24
3	—	515	108.00–114.00	111.00
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
1	—	400	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	117.00	117.00
5	—	618	107.00–114.00	109.84
12	—	507	112.00–118.50	114.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	808	111.50	111.50
8	—	497	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	108.00–113.00	110.49
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
2	—	513	100.00–109.00	104.39
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	100.00–110.00	104.89
2	—	380	110.00–120.00	114.93
2	—	525	106.00–110.00	107.98
2	—	435	111.00–113.00	111.99
2	—	583	103.00–110.00	106.55
2	—	323	100.00–117.00	108.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	132.00–133.00	132.44
9	—	427	124.00–134.00	129.63
2	—	642	128.50	128.50
2	—	715	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
2	—	273	130.00–145.00	137.57
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	315	137.50	137.50
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	129.00	129.00
3	—	460	136.50	136.50
2	—	671	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	140.00–150.00	147.14
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
1	—	375	107.50	107.50
1	—	450	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	125.00–130.00	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	45.00	45.00
15	—	1,166	53.00–62.00	56.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,270	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,206	54.00–61.00	58.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	84.00–90.00	87.38
1	—	1,130	74.00	74.00

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