Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. Average offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.55/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$111.55

95 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$29.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

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	478	119.74	572	52
Medium and Large 2	562	107.90	606	19thin
Small 1-2	443	104.23	462	11thin
Medium and Large 3	612	90.33	553	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.41/cwt here — about $19 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 sale95 hd

111.55

—

SC average5 barns · 849 hd

113.40

−1.85

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	1,510	77.53	1,171	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	49.61	644	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	49.33	794	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	40.24	364	5thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	522	135.60/cwt	134.00–136.00	708	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	91.03/cwt	90.00–93.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	502	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	750	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	781	634.76/cwt	550.00–775.00	4,957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	528	102.24/cwt	102.00–102.50	540	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	108.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	108.68/cwt	105.00–111.00	408	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	102.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	152.18/cwt	145.00–153.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.10/cwt	120.00–127.00	527	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	50.17/cwt	45.00–55.00	658	19
Bulls	—	—	1,455	72.58/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,056	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	80.00/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,230	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	583	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	586	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	343	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	364	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	578	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	46.55/cwt	45.00–48.00	444	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	49.33/cwt	47.50–51.00	794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	558	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	36.04/cwt	35.00–38.00	314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	93.77/cwt	92.50–95.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.96/cwt	109.00–113.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	126.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	336	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	76.02/cwt	74.00–78.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	103.05/cwt	101.00–105.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	117.64/cwt	116.00–120.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	82.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	758	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 217Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 80Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 45Year ago 12

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday. Average offering

of average 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
15	—	522	134.00–136.00	135.60
10	—	401	145.00–153.00	152.18
13	—	550	135.00	135.00
2	—	360	150.00–160.00	154.93
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
4	—	386	125.00–135.00	129.98
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	132.50	132.50
2	—	555	115.00–122.00	118.50
2	—	413	115.00–125.00	120.03
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	102.00–102.50	102.24
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
1	—	355	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	90.00–93.00	91.03
1	—	550	97.50	97.50
1	—	545	95.00	95.00
1	—	645	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	102.00	102.00
2	—	578	100.00–101.00	100.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
6	—	655	107.00	107.00
3	—	627	101.00–105.00	103.05
3	—	483	116.00–120.00	117.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	112.00	112.00
7	—	569	105.00–110.00	108.60
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
3	—	515	109.00–113.00	110.96
3	—	487	110.00–112.00	110.64
2	—	618	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	658	102.00–105.00	103.52
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	105.00–111.00	108.68
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
3	—	485	100.00–105.00	102.35
2	—	583	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	343	105.00–107.50	106.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	425	120.00–127.00	124.10
6	—	555	117.00	117.00
4	—	266	125.00–130.00	126.45
9	—	603	108.00	108.00
4	—	677	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	90.00–92.00	91.01
2	—	628	94.00–96.00	94.98
2	—	513	92.50–95.00	93.77
2	—	473	90.00–95.00	92.43
2	—	565	90.00–92.00	90.98
3	—	755	80.00–85.00	82.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	781	550.00–775.00	634.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	74.00–78.00	76.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,312	45.00–55.00	50.17
1	—	1,030	39.00	39.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	45.00–48.00	46.55
3	—	872	35.00–38.00	36.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	47.50–51.00	49.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	71.00–74.00	72.58
4	—	1,538	76.00–84.00	80.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle