Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.26/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$109.26

70 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$26.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

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	421	121.79	512	7thin
Medium and Large 2	482	111.87	540	40
Small 1-2	454	103.95	472	15thin
Medium and Large 3	550	95.18	523	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.61/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale70 hd

109.26

—

SC average5 barns · 624 hd

115.62

−6.37

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	1,551	77.22	1,198	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	47.46	564	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	832	45.80	381	21

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.06/cwt	125.00–133.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	111.72/cwt	110.00–113.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	110.47/cwt	107.00–112.00	588	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	574	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	355	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.64/cwt	114.00–119.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	107.41/cwt	105.00–108.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	117.21/cwt	117.00–118.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	49.52/cwt	45.00–59.00	411	13
Bulls	—	—	1,551	77.22/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,198	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	48.54/cwt	45.00–56.00	582	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	38.84/cwt	36.00–42.00	432	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	39.75/cwt	37.50–42.00	332	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	103.09/cwt	101.00–104.00	433	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	576	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	576	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	399	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	671	69.69/cwt	68.00–71.00	468	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	94.61/cwt	90.00–98.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	656	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	937	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	113.74/cwt	112.00–118.00	479	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	121.84/cwt	118.00–123.00	554	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	114.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	587	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	113.79/cwt	112.50–114.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	343	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	319	117.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	375	4

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 144Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 56Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 11

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
8	—	466	110.00–113.00	111.72
11	—	532	107.00–112.00	110.47
5	—	608	105.00–108.00	107.41
1	—	260	123.00	123.00
2	—	560	105.00–106.00	105.50
10	—	421	112.00–118.00	113.74
2	—	383	117.50–120.00	118.73
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	110.00–115.00	112.54
7	—	420	101.00–104.00	103.09
5	—	576	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	117.00	117.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
1	—	370	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	92.50	92.50
4	—	474	90.00–98.00	94.61
2	—	690	99.00	99.00
1	—	600	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	125.00–133.00	130.06
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
6	—	558	114.00–119.00	117.64
5	—	505	117.00–118.00	117.21
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
2	—	937	91.00	91.00
3	—	420	125.00	125.00
8	—	455	118.00–123.00	121.84
3	—	308	130.00–135.00	131.70
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	122.50	122.50
4	—	319	115.00–125.00	117.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
8	—	373	138.00–145.00	140.54
5	—	526	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	102.00	102.00
6	—	473	115.00–125.00	119.98
4	—	575	110.00–119.00	114.01
2	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.44
12	—	515	110.00–116.00	114.07
7	—	608	112.50–114.00	113.79
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
2	—	615	91.00	91.00
1	—	670	93.00	93.00
2	—	780	88.00–89.00	88.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	830	45.00–59.00	49.52
8	—	834	37.50–42.00	39.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,198	45.00–56.00	48.54
2	—	1,113	36.00–42.00	38.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,551	75.00–81.00	77.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	671	68.00–71.00	69.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	81.00	81.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	76.00	76.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle