Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.66/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$108.66

89 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$22.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

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	442	119.55	528	16thin
Medium and Large 2	564	107.64	607	64
Medium and Large 3	573	96.56	553	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale89 hd

108.66

—

SC average5 barns · 833 hd

114.06

−5.40

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	1,588	76.18	1,210	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	50.05	631	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	46.13	418	12

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	111.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	118.93/cwt	115.00–122.50	319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	122.98/cwt	118.00–131.00	580	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	104.14/cwt	104.00–105.00	560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	704	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	103.90/cwt	102.50–106.00	705	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	108.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	626	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	111.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	580	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	71.17/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	645	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	137.16/cwt	132.50–140.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	133.70/cwt	132.50–135.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	154.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	111.78/cwt	110.00–113.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	41.96/cwt	35.00–46.00	395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,013	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	79.93/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,163	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	366	120.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	442	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	404	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	49.10/cwt	48.00–51.00	433	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	51.86/cwt	48.00–60.00	667	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	43.24/cwt	37.00–46.00	503	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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 185Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 37Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 4

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
5	—	427	110.00–115.00	111.04
2	—	268	115.00–122.50	118.93
7	—	538	104.00–105.00	104.14
17	—	679	102.50–106.00	103.90
16	—	576	105.00–110.00	108.76
12	—	606	106.50	106.50
2	—	233	120.00–122.50	121.21
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	494	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	119.00	119.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	127.50	127.50
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
5	—	519	111.00–115.00	111.79
2	—	333	132.50–135.00	133.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	95.00	95.00
2	—	520	100.00–102.00	101.03
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
2	—	660	90.00–92.00	90.99
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
12	—	472	118.00–131.00	122.98
2	—	323	135.00–140.00	137.56
4	—	380	135.00–140.00	138.72
11	—	408	132.50–140.00	137.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
6	—	563	125.00–130.00	126.67
5	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	328	150.00–160.00	154.73
2	—	488	135.00–140.00	137.49
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
8	—	366	115.00–125.00	120.86
2	—	323	120.00–130.00	125.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	110.00–111.00	110.34
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
6	—	704	92.00	92.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
5	—	531	110.00–113.00	111.78
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	102.00	102.00
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	87.50	87.50
1	—	460	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	69.00–73.00	71.17
4	—	1,455	78.00–81.00	79.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	941	35.00–46.00	41.96
7	—	881	48.00–51.00	49.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,287	48.00–60.00	51.86
4	—	1,163	37.00–46.00	43.24

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