Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

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 $102.87/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$102.87

60 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$26.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.66

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	120.70	589	6thin
Medium and Large 2	487	112.63	549	11thin
Medium and Large 3	576	101.31	583	22
Small 1-2	521	94.28	492	21

One grade step is worth $26.42/cwt here — about $98 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 sale60 hd

102.87

—

SC average5 barns · 500 hd

113.53

−10.66

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	1,676	81.70	1,369	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	56.65	889	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	56.15	669	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	50.82	435	17

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	429	124.37/cwt	122.50–125.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	90.02/cwt	88.00–92.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	108.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	100.55/cwt	100.00–104.00	627	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	391	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	484	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	579	94.61/cwt	90.00–96.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.11/cwt	124.00–130.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	110.83/cwt	110.00–111.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	86.68/cwt	86.00–88.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	104.50/cwt	103.00–106.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	101.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.58/cwt	100.00–106.00	590	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	409	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	479	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	557	91.99/cwt	90.00–93.00	512	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	687	88.34/cwt	85.00–90.00	607	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	90.51/cwt	88.00–92.00	552	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	91.57/cwt	90.00–98.00	433	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	117.51/cwt	115.00–122.50	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	124.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	118.60/cwt	115.00–119.00	608	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	126.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	348	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	390	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	118.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	452	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	63.68/cwt	61.00–66.00	828	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	647	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,134	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	79.62/cwt	74.50–86.00	1,417	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	45.74/cwt	41.00–48.00	494	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	58.52/cwt	52.00–65.00	713	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	56.65/cwt	54.00–60.00	889	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	43.14/cwt	40.00–47.00	368	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	57.65/cwt	53.00–64.00	495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 241Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 63Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 56Year ago 31

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	122.50–125.00	124.37
4	—	535	110.00–115.00	112.54
6	—	608	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	585	110.00–112.50	111.26
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.55
2	—	733	88.00–92.00	90.02
3	—	528	100.00–105.00	102.00
3	—	665	100.00–102.00	100.65
7	—	437	105.00–110.00	108.58
9	—	624	100.00–104.00	100.55
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	93.00	93.00
2	—	535	90.00–91.00	90.51
7	—	579	90.00–96.00	94.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	124.00–130.00	127.11
4	—	520	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	114.00	114.00
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
2	—	353	115.00	115.00
6	—	524	110.00–111.00	110.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	102.00	102.00
3	—	705	86.00–88.00	86.68
4	—	531	103.00–106.00	104.50
4	—	623	100.00–105.00	101.48
5	—	482	105.00	105.00
5	—	570	100.00–106.00	103.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	101.00	101.00
2	—	523	90.00–93.00	91.52
3	—	557	90.00–93.00	91.99
3	—	687	85.00–90.00	88.34
4	—	610	88.00–92.00	90.51
5	—	473	90.00–98.00	91.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	95.00	95.00
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.52
3	—	557	115.00–122.50	117.51
4	—	443	120.00–126.00	124.53
4	—	660	119.00	119.00
8	—	377	130.00–143.00	136.78
10	—	513	115.00–119.00	118.60
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
3	—	275	120.00–130.00	126.61
3	—	325	115.00–125.00	119.85
4	—	381	115.00–120.00	118.74

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	61.00–66.00	63.68
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	83.00–85.00	84.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,780	74.50–86.00	79.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,079	41.00–48.00	45.74
22	—	1,218	52.00–65.00	58.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,570	54.00–60.00	56.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	852	40.00–47.00	43.14
9	—	858	53.00–64.00	57.65

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

Heifers · 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