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

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $102.39/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$102.39

33 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$43.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.19

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	415	135.00	560	1thin
Medium and Large 2	560	109.01	610	18thin
Medium and Large 3	620	91.55	568	14thin

One grade step is worth $43.45/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale33 hd

102.39

—

SC average5 barns · 373 hd

114.57

−12.19

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	1,538	79.14	1,217	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	58.74	795	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	50.38	782	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	861	45.71	393	15

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	103.03/cwt	101.00–105.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.19/cwt	107.00–115.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	104.59/cwt	103.00–106.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	107.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	91.70/cwt	87.00–95.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	121.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	118.05/cwt	110.00–123.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	92.29/cwt	90.00–95.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	92.37/cwt	90.00–96.00	617	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,862	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	803	61.34/cwt	60.00–65.00	493	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	134.87/cwt	134.00–137.50	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	107.72/cwt	105.00–109.00	494	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	119.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	323	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	267	111.11/cwt	110.00–112.50	297	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	410	4
Bulls	—	—	1,240	74.13/cwt	73.00–75.00	919	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	38.42/cwt	34.00–44.00	324	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	52.08/cwt	47.50–55.00	456	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	50.38/cwt	48.00–53.00	782	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	58.74/cwt	50.00–65.00	795	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	640	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	81.15/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,345	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	937	85.41/cwt	81.00–89.00	800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	694	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	76.01/cwt	75.00–77.00	467	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	910	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	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 Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 267Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 25Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 6

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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	—	1,055	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	803	60.00–65.00	61.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	937	81.00–89.00	85.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	90.00–92.00	90.99
2	—	563	90.00–91.00	90.49
3	—	525	90.00–95.00	92.29
5	—	668	90.00–96.00	92.37
1	—	780	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	107.00–115.00	111.19
4	—	573	105.00–112.00	107.94
4	—	428	115.00–125.00	121.15
3	—	685	100.00	100.00
3	—	638	100.00–101.00	100.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	101.00–105.00	103.03
6	—	380	134.00–137.50	134.87
2	—	770	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	590	115.00–116.00	115.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	110.00–123.00	118.05
2	—	335	110.00–112.50	111.21
3	—	270	115.00–125.00	119.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	90.00–93.00	91.49
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
3	—	613	87.00–95.00	91.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	103.00–106.00	104.59
5	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	318	115.00–120.00	117.60
4	—	459	105.00–109.00	107.72
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	110.00–112.50	111.11
4	—	373	109.00–111.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	75.00–77.00	76.01
1	—	910	69.00	69.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	73.00–75.00	74.13
5	—	1,657	78.00–83.00	81.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	843	34.00–44.00	38.42
8	—	876	47.50–55.00	52.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	48.00–53.00	50.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,354	50.00–65.00	58.74

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

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle