Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.64/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$110.64

58 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$33.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

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	406	122.20	496	20
Medium and Large 2	461	108.13	499	26
Small 1-2	298	100.65	300	8thin
Medium and Large 3	566	89.13	505	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.08/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale58 hd

110.64

—

SC average5 barns · 624 hd

110.13

+0.51

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	—	Average	1,880	69.92	1,315	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	46.19	687	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	45.33	576	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	893	42.67	381	8thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,920	72.15/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,385	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	64.36/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,146	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	35.84/cwt	34.00–38.00	419	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	47.92/cwt	44.00–53.00	622	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	46.19/cwt	45.00–49.00	687	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	274	108.11/cwt	100.00–115.00	296	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	416	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	620	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,255	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	840	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	970	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,790	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	45.43/cwt	45.00–46.00	404	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	135.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	38.08/cwt	37.00–39.00	342	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	107.23/cwt	105.00–108.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,209	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	108.54/cwt	105.00–112.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	120.72/cwt	115.00–127.50	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	457	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	403	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	68.04/cwt	61.00–76.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	124.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	477	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	124.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	113.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	278	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	223	109.03/cwt	100.00–115.00	243	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	680	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	109.08/cwt	107.50–112.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	114.90/cwt	112.50–117.50	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	423	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	233	106.30/cwt	104.00–110.00	248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	3

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 255Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 48Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 10

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,920	70.00–75.00	72.15
2	—	1,780	61.00–66.00	64.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	34.00–38.00	35.84
11	—	1,297	44.00–53.00	47.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	45.00–49.00	46.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	890	45.00–46.00	45.43
3	—	897	37.00–39.00	38.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	100.00–115.00	108.11
1	—	350	111.00	111.00
3	—	223	100.00–115.00	109.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	125.00	125.00
7	—	414	135.00–140.00	135.84
1	—	345	157.50	157.50
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	110.00–117.00	113.52
4	—	365	115.00–127.50	120.72
3	—	403	110.00–115.00	113.35
4	—	275	120.00–130.00	124.36
2	—	218	125.00–130.00	127.30
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	80.00	80.00
1	—	275	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
4	—	233	104.00–110.00	106.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
6	—	518	105.00–108.00	107.23
8	—	466	105.00–112.00	108.54
3	—	572	100.00–105.00	101.73
2	—	290	112.50–115.00	113.77
3	—	418	107.50–112.00	109.08
2	—	313	112.50–117.50	114.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
1	—	665	77.50	77.50
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	122.50–125.00	123.77
10	—	383	120.00–127.00	124.65
5	—	489	115.00	115.00
3	—	340	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	85.00	85.00
1	—	520	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
1	—	445	95.00	95.00

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	—	620	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	56.00	56.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	53.00	53.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	61.00–76.00	68.04

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle