Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

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.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.31/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$126.31

168 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	331	127.07	420	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	635	126.52	803	154
Small 1-2	378	112.53	425	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale168 hd

126.31

—

SC average5 barns · 404 hd

128.98

−2.67

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	1,190	72.48	863	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	56.36	640	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	794	48.61	386	7thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,190	72.48/cwt	70.00–75.00	863	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	647	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.08/cwt	129.00–133.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	72
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	382	108.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	414	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	533	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	425	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.77/cwt	132.50–137.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	118.11/cwt	117.50–120.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	118.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	105.28/cwt	102.00–108.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	110.85/cwt	108.00–115.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	110.82/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	105.82/cwt	102.50–110.00	488	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	50.05/cwt	47.00–53.00	398	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	59.13/cwt	53.00–66.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	153.43/cwt	145.00–156.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	128.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	93.50/cwt	92.50–95.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	92.62/cwt	92.50–93.00	403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	91.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	566	5

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 199Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 46Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 21

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	40.00	40.00
6	—	795	47.00–53.00	50.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	42.50	42.50
5	—	1,102	53.00–66.00	59.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	70.00–75.00	72.48

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)	1	—	995	65.00	65.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,125.00	1,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	665	124.00	124.00
72	—	635	127.00	127.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	110.00–115.00	112.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	113.00	113.00
5	—	480	143.00	143.00
1	—	810	108.00	108.00
1	—	200	145.00	145.00
4	—	580	121.00	121.00
4	—	380	145.00–156.00	153.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	329	120.00–135.00	128.00
3	—	380	120.00–130.00	124.96
2	—	263	125.00–130.00	127.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	129.00–133.00	131.08
2	—	438	132.50–135.00	133.74
2	—	475	132.50–137.00	134.77
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	100.00–105.00	102.50
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
2	—	585	100.00–104.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	106.00–110.00	107.98
4	—	424	117.50–120.00	118.11
3	—	522	110.00–111.00	110.66
6	—	472	110.00–115.00	110.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	90.00–95.00	92.51
2	—	678	90.00	90.00
5	—	618	90.00–95.00	91.63
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	105.00–110.00	108.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	115.00–120.00	118.30
3	—	517	102.00–108.00	105.28
1	—	590	106.00	106.00
5	—	422	108.00–115.00	110.85
6	—	750	105.00	105.00
2	—	255	120.00–125.00	122.50
4	—	461	102.50–110.00	105.82
2	—	385	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	613	100.00–102.00	100.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	92.50–95.00	93.50
2	—	660	90.00–95.00	92.50
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
4	—	435	92.50–93.00	92.62

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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