Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $130.20/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$130.20

38 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$22.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

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	396	145.05	574	10thin
Medium and Large 2	453	125.82	570	21
Small 1-2	284	122.10	347	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.95/cwt here — about $227 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 sale38 hd

130.20

—

SC average5 barns · 590 hd

129.61

+0.59

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	1,631	73.23	1,194	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	47.15	686	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	44.59	552	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	43.00	383	9thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	272	121.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	88.98/cwt	88.00–90.00	685	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	49.65/cwt	48.00–57.00	641	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	51.03/cwt	48.00–54.00	448	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	40.42/cwt	33.00–45.00	482	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	47.15/cwt	46.00–49.00	686	6
Bulls	—	—	1,631	73.23/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,194	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	36.57/cwt	35.00–40.00	330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	121.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	121.70/cwt	115.00–125.00	387	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	108.97/cwt	107.00–110.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	116.10/cwt	114.00–118.00	496	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	119.19/cwt	117.50–120.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.88/cwt	114.00–122.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	149.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	93.74/cwt	91.00–98.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	473	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	58.18/cwt	55.00–64.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	91.23/cwt	88.00–94.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	675	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 232Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 71Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 8

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

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
3	—	272	120.00–125.00	121.53
3	—	318	115.00–125.00	121.70
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	120.00–122.00	121.65
4	—	578	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.58
2	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.45
3	—	315	130.00–135.00	131.61
3	—	373	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
2	—	410	140.00–142.00	141.01
6	—	368	145.00–155.00	149.08
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	88.00–90.00	88.98
4	—	613	88.00–94.00	91.23
1	—	580	93.00	93.00
2	—	435	95.00–96.00	95.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	117.50–120.00	119.19
3	—	485	118.00–120.00	118.68
3	—	600	100.00	100.00
5	—	519	114.00–122.00	116.88
2	—	680	101.00–103.00	102.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	131.00–135.00	132.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	118.00–120.00	118.97
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
3	—	568	107.00–110.00	108.97
9	—	427	114.00–118.00	116.10
2	—	508	108.00–110.00	108.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	125.00–127.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	91.00–98.00	93.74
1	—	585	97.00	97.00
1	—	785	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,291	48.00–57.00	49.65
17	—	1,193	33.00–45.00	40.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	878	48.00–54.00	51.03
5	—	902	35.00–40.00	36.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,455	46.00–49.00	47.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,631	69.00–77.00	73.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,205	55.00–64.00	58.18

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle