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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average

quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.77/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$113.77

93 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$35.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.98

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	482	124.04	598	38
Medium and Large 2	547	114.75	628	31
Small 1-2	430	109.52	471	9thin
Medium and Large 3	520	88.26	459	15thin

One grade step is worth $35.79/cwt here — about $139 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 sale93 hd

113.77

—

SC average5 barns · 470 hd

117.74

−3.98

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	57.13	743	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	879	51.72	455	18

Every lot, as filed

60 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	Small 1-2	—	263	118.81/cwt	117.50–120.00	312	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	384	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	440	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	479	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	534	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	233	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	369	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	925	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	675	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	95.08/cwt	90.00–98.00	300	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	96.96/cwt	96.00–98.50	518	13
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	98.24/cwt	97.50–98.50	563	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	145.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	135.19/cwt	131.00–137.00	645	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	130.82/cwt	120.00–137.50	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	113.92/cwt	111.00–118.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.46/cwt	115.00–125.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	137.50/cwt	130.00–141.00	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	118.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.77/cwt	114.00–120.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	111.43/cwt	110.00–114.00	689	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	98.51/cwt	97.50–99.00	461	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	45.52/cwt	41.00–51.00	505	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	58.79/cwt	55.00–65.00	781	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	44.51/cwt	40.00–50.00	377	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	56.31/cwt	49.00–60.00	507	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	129.12/cwt	129.00–130.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	374	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	419	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	563	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	583	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	463	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	88.21/cwt	88.00–90.00	393	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	661	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.86/cwt	109.00–114.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	113.50/cwt	113.00–115.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	117.27/cwt	115.00–118.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	123.22/cwt	120.00–127.50	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	120.92/cwt	118.00–124.00	646	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	125.08/cwt	121.00–130.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	139.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	361	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	103.45/cwt	102.00–105.00	541	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	108.54/cwt	107.00–110.00	450	2

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 193Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year ago 91

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average

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
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	117.50–120.00	118.81
2	—	338	112.00–115.00	113.47
2	—	383	115.00	115.00
6	—	479	110.00–113.00	111.52
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
3	—	283	160.00	160.00
4	—	638	126.00	126.00
5	—	383	145.00–150.00	145.97
6	—	585	134.50	134.50
9	—	477	131.00–137.00	135.19
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	120.00–137.50	130.82
3	—	672	111.00–118.00	113.92
4	—	524	115.00–125.00	118.46
5	—	358	130.00–141.00	137.50
5	—	482	117.00–122.00	118.00
5	—	568	114.00–120.00	116.77
5	—	618	110.00–114.00	111.43
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	95.00	95.00
1	—	415	89.00	89.00
1	—	925	73.00	73.00
3	—	315	90.00–98.00	95.08
13	—	534	96.00–98.50	96.96
23	—	573	97.50–98.50	98.24
25	—	468	97.50–99.00	98.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	129.00–130.00	129.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	428	117.00–120.00	118.46
3	—	585	110.00–112.00	110.67
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	102.00–105.00	103.45
2	—	415	107.00–110.00	108.54
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	110.00–115.00	111.93
2	—	563	102.00–105.00	103.47
1	—	490	107.00	107.00
1	—	425	109.00	109.00
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	446	88.00–90.00	88.21
5	—	661	88.00	88.00
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	109.00–114.00	112.86
6	—	608	113.00–114.00	113.50
6	—	513	113.00–115.00	113.50
4	—	486	115.00–118.00	117.27
3	—	267	120.00–127.50	123.22
2	—	555	112.00–114.00	113.01
1	—	730	102.50	102.50
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	534	118.00–124.00	120.92
9	—	437	121.00–130.00	125.08
6	—	497	126.00	126.00
2	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.40
2	—	258	135.00–145.00	139.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	41.00–51.00	45.52
21	—	1,328	55.00–65.00	58.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	846	40.00–50.00	44.51
11	—	900	49.00–60.00	56.31

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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