Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

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.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.08/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$129.08

58 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$25.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.29

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	394	139.23	549	18thin
Medium and Large 2	368	125.70	462	36
Small 1-2	309	113.78	352	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.45/cwt here — about $197 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 sale58 hd

129.08

—

SC average5 barns · 512 hd

121.79

+7.29

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	1,715	79.69	1,367	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	50.13	606	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	812	41.13	334	10

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	138.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	468	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	93.73/cwt	92.50–95.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	115.38/cwt	115.00–116.00	376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	140.51/cwt	139.00–142.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	806	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	617	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	92.74/cwt	90.00–94.00	439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.50	540	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	497	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	403	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	7,574	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	813	73.72/cwt	71.00–76.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	108.77/cwt	107.00–110.00	520	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	428	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	479	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	829	80.28/cwt	77.00–86.00	666	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	754	35.01/cwt	30.00–41.00	264	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	42.51/cwt	42.00–43.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	52.04/cwt	45.00–58.00	639	16
Bulls	—	—	1,715	79.69/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,367	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	50.32/cwt	45.00–57.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	592	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	520	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,080	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	95.30/cwt	92.00–97.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.82/cwt	125.00–133.00	415	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	602	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	112.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	470	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	648	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	81.55/cwt	80.00–85.00	219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	91.37/cwt	90.00–94.00	478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	102.65/cwt	100.00–104.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	131.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	511	7

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 186Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 56Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 12

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	138.00–140.00	138.51
4	—	376	139.00–142.00	140.51
10	—	424	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	117.50	117.50
3	—	287	125.00–130.00	126.60
3	—	475	115.00–120.00	116.65
19	—	325	125.00–133.00	127.82
7	—	390	125.00–132.00	131.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	110.00–120.00	115.05
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	81.00	81.00
1	—	350	80.00	80.00
3	—	268	80.00–85.00	81.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	92.50–95.00	93.73
2	—	630	93.00–95.00	93.98
3	—	672	92.00–97.00	95.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	115.00–116.00	115.38
2	—	380	115.00–116.00	115.51
6	—	478	107.00–110.00	108.77
8	—	419	110.00–115.00	112.23
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	105.00–110.00	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	119.00	119.00
10	—	433	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	806	76.50	76.50
7	—	473	90.00–94.00	92.74
14	—	602	89.00	89.00
2	—	708	90.00–93.00	91.48
5	—	523	90.00–94.00	91.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	115.00–117.50	116.22
3	—	633	100.00–104.00	102.65
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	72.00	72.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	829	77.00–86.00	80.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	67.00	67.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	71.00–76.00	73.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	44.00	44.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	754	30.00–41.00	35.01
4	—	900	45.00–57.00	50.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	42.00–43.00	42.51
16	—	1,228	45.00–58.00	52.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,715	76.00–83.00	79.69

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle