Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-11-11

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 11
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 267▼ 108 vs year ago 218 · −49.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 25▲ 6 vs year ago 43 · +14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%
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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. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −31.25 against this barn's trailing median of $133.64.
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2415135.005601thin
Medium and Large 2560109.0161018thin
Medium and Large 362091.5556814thin
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
This barn, trailing median1 sales
133.64
−31.25
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,53879.141,2177thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35458.7479521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55350.387826thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low86145.7139315

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,055850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9681
BullsMedium and Large 3—62090.99/cwt90.00–92.005643
BullsMedium and Large 3—56390.49/cwt90.00–91.005092
SteersMedium and Large 2—660103.03/cwt101.00–105.006802
HeifersMedium and Large 3—56591.49/cwt90.00–93.005174
SteersMedium and Large 3—88095.00/cwt95.00–95.008361
HeifersMedium and Large 3—52595.00/cwt95.00–95.004991
BullsMedium and Large 2—525111.19/cwt107.00–115.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 2—530104.59/cwt103.00–106.005545
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006005
BullsMedium and Large 2—573107.94/cwt105.00–112.006184
HeifersMedium and Large 3—70590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
HeifersMedium and Large 3—61391.70/cwt87.00–95.005623
BullsMedium and Large 2—428121.15/cwt115.00–125.005194
BullsMedium and Large 2—685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006853
SteersSmall 1-2—370118.05/cwt110.00–123.004374
HeifersMedium and Large 2—318117.60/cwt115.00–120.003742
BullsMedium and Large 3—52592.29/cwt90.00–95.004853
BullsMedium and Large 3—66892.37/cwt90.00–96.006175
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—940730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,8621
Bred CowsSmall 2—80361.34/cwt60.00–65.004933
SteersSmall 1-2—335111.21/cwt110.00–112.503732
SteersMedium and Large 2—380134.87/cwt134.00–137.505136
SteersMedium and Large 2—770100.50/cwt100.00–101.007742
HeifersMedium and Large 2—459107.72/cwt105.00–109.004944
SteersSmall 1-2—270119.81/cwt115.00–125.003233
HeifersSmall 1-2—267111.11/cwt110.00–112.502973
HeifersSmall 1-2—373110.00/cwt109.00–111.004104
Bulls——1,24074.13/cwt73.00–75.009192
CowsLean 85-90%—84338.42/cwt34.00–44.003247
CowsLean 85-90%—87652.08/cwt47.50–55.004568
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,55350.38/cwt48.00–53.007826
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,35458.74/cwt50.00–65.0079521
BullsMedium and Large 2—638100.33/cwt100.00–101.006403
Bulls——1,65781.15/cwt78.00–83.001,3455
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—93785.41/cwt81.00–89.008003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,080980.00/cwt980.00–980.0010,5841
BullsMedium and Large 3—78089.00/cwt89.00–89.006941
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—61576.01/cwt75.00–77.004672
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 3—91069.00/cwt69.00–69.006281
SteersMedium and Large 2—590115.50/cwt115.00–116.006812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—535136.00/cwt136.00–136.007281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005601

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.