Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $122.54/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$122.54

82 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$395

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

$24.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.24

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	320	126.49	404	10thin
Medium and Large 2	525	124.01	651	25
Medium and Large 1-2	658	123.12	810	42
Medium and Large 3	780	102.40	799	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about −$395 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 sale82 hd

122.54

—

SC average5 barns · 476 hd

130.78

−8.24

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	1,518	94.51	1,435	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	58.02	679	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	881	55.06	485	16

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	957	85.21/cwt	83.00–88.00	815	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	961	95.31/cwt	90.00–102.50	916	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	1,028.43/cwt	910.00–1,175.00	9,194	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	59.98/cwt	55.00–68.00	713	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	844.61/cwt	725.00–950.00	8,024	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	103.77/cwt	102.50–105.00	550	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	376	128.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	481	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	122.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	334	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	453	103.99/cwt	102.00–106.00	471	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	103.39/cwt	102.00–106.00	443	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	403	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	579	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	102.26/cwt	102.00–102.50	1,406	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	48.21/cwt	45.00–51.00	521	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	58.28/cwt	56.00–61.00	516	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	45.38/cwt	40.00–48.00	393	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,138.15/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	11,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	908	83.30/cwt	77.50–87.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	925	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	979.82/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	8,377	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,470	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	1,086.01/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	9,492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	900	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	756	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	958	71.87/cwt	70.00–74.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	90.33/cwt	86.00–94.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	91.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	108.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	743	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	721	91.00/cwt	89.00–95.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	93.02/cwt	91.00–95.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	92.96/cwt	90.00–95.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	614	91.26/cwt	90.00–93.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	91.97/cwt	90.00–95.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	113.96/cwt	112.00–115.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	110.37/cwt	108.00–112.50	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	111.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	567	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	118.76/cwt	115.00–125.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	109.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	122.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.84/cwt	134.00–135.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	112.36/cwt	109.00–115.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	1,110.64/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	10,518	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	117.66/cwt	115.00–119.50	870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	122.92/cwt	118.00–124.50	816	24
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	117.85/cwt	117.00–125.00	556	9

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 301Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 42Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 7

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	957	83.00–88.00	85.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	908	77.50–87.00	83.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	70.00–74.00	71.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	961	90.00–102.50	95.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	894	910.00–1,175.00	1,028.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	725.00–950.00	844.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	900.00–1,050.00	979.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	874	950.00–1,175.00	1,086.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	947	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,110.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	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
30	—	1,189	55.00–68.00	59.98
6	—	1,080	45.00–51.00	48.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	886	56.00–61.00	58.28
4	—	866	40.00–48.00	45.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,375	102.00–102.50	102.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
5	—	376	120.00–130.00	128.03
4	—	273	120.00–130.00	122.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
2	—	743	103.00–104.00	103.50
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
2	—	670	114.00	114.00
2	—	805	106.00	106.00
2	—	338	130.00–135.00	132.56
4	—	561	120.00–125.00	122.75
2	—	493	131.00	131.00
2	—	355	130.00–135.00	132.54
5	—	527	124.00–128.00	125.97
5	—	430	120.00–130.00	127.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	134.00–135.00	134.84
12	—	739	115.00–119.50	117.66
24	—	664	118.00–124.50	122.92
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	102.50–105.00	103.77
3	—	428	102.00–106.00	103.39
2	—	358	110.00–115.00	112.45
1	—	565	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	84.00	84.00
1	—	460	92.50	92.50
1	—	535	92.00	92.00
2	—	633	91.00–95.00	93.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	105.00–110.00	108.67
3	—	420	112.00–115.00	113.96
5	—	526	108.00–112.50	110.37
3	—	587	108.00–112.00	109.32
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
3	—	450	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	114.00	114.00
4	—	530	116.00	116.00
9	—	472	117.00–125.00	117.85
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	102.00–106.00	103.99
2	—	540	100.00–103.00	101.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	91.00	91.00
3	—	755	86.00–94.00	90.33
3	—	463	90.00–95.00	91.62
5	—	721	89.00–95.00	91.00
3	—	568	90.00–95.00	92.96
4	—	614	90.00–93.00	91.26
4	—	668	90.00–95.00	91.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	509	110.00–117.00	111.36
4	—	419	115.00–125.00	118.76
2	—	463	115.00–120.00	117.51
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
5	—	560	109.00–115.00	112.36
3	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle