Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.92/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$124.92

76 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$49.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.57

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	490	139.67	684	9thin
Medium and Large 2	474	124.39	590	61
Small 1-2	301	111.79	336	5thin
Medium and Large 3	645	90.00	581	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.67/cwt here — about $104 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 sale76 hd

124.92

—

SC average5 barns · 393 hd

131.49

−6.57

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	1,763	70.33	1,240	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,478	49.89	737	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	882	41.16	363	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 3	—	553	95.19/cwt	93.00–98.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	103.81/cwt	103.00–104.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	119.39/cwt	110.00–125.00	493	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	423	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	104.67/cwt	100.00–108.00	390	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	729	77.49/cwt	74.00–82.00	565	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	636	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	106.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	493	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	327	103.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	339	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	35.88/cwt	35.00–37.00	318	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	46.44/cwt	45.00–48.00	408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	49.89/cwt	44.00–55.00	737	16
Bulls	—	—	1,763	70.33/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	471	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	101.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	108.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	471	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	100.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	112.09/cwt	111.00–118.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	122.30/cwt	116.00–128.00	576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.39/cwt	117.00–128.00	653	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	93.61/cwt	91.00–96.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	97.82/cwt	93.00–99.00	499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	117.08/cwt	105.00–119.00	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	757	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	92.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	317	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	90.66/cwt	90.00–92.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	92.97/cwt	91.00–95.00	429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	58.95/cwt	58.00–60.00	643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 115Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 68Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 10

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	93.00–98.00	95.19
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
5	—	510	93.00–99.00	97.82
2	—	655	90.00–96.00	92.98
2	—	618	90.00–92.00	91.02
5	—	461	91.00–95.00	92.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	103.00–104.00	103.81
10	—	463	105.00–110.00	106.52
8	—	511	100.00–105.00	101.25
3	—	435	105.00–110.00	108.33
6	—	585	100.00–105.00	100.80
2	—	325	110.00–115.00	112.58
2	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	100.00–108.00	104.67
5	—	327	100.00–108.00	103.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	110.00–125.00	119.39
6	—	488	111.00–118.00	112.09
2	—	513	110.00–120.00	115.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	95.00	95.00
3	—	503	91.00	91.00
2	—	470	91.00–96.00	93.61
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
2	—	757	91.00	91.00
3	—	577	90.00–92.00	90.66
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	137.00	137.00
2	—	320	145.00	145.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	125.00–130.00	128.14
10	—	375	120.00–130.00	125.66
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
3	—	580	119.00	119.00
8	—	428	120.00–135.00	129.43
11	—	471	116.00–128.00	122.30
17	—	521	117.00–128.00	125.39
7	—	626	105.00–119.00	117.08
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
2	—	305	112.00–115.00	113.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	729	74.00–82.00	77.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	58.00–60.00	58.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	50.00	50.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	56.00	56.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	35.00–37.00	35.88
2	—	878	45.00–48.00	46.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,478	44.00–55.00	49.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	64.00–74.00	70.33

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

Steers · 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