Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

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 $123.13/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$123.13

49 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$24.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.29

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	353	140.72	497	12thin
Medium and Large 2	498	117.74	586	29
Small 1-2	309	116.27	359	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about $138 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 sale49 hd

123.13

—

SC average5 barns · 422 hd

137.42

−14.29

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	1,580	72.30	1,142	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	54.13	752	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	50.15	626	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	41.83	375	15

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Medium and Large 3	—	575	92.53/cwt	91.00–94.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	124.18/cwt	123.00–130.00	337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.62/cwt	121.00–127.50	525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	140.80/cwt	137.50–142.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	669	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	437	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	72.74/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,002	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	61.42/cwt	61.00–62.00	743	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	54.13/cwt	51.00–59.00	752	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	52.20/cwt	50.00–56.00	433	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	38.06/cwt	33.00–45.00	351	11
Bulls	—	—	1,497	67.44/cwt	62.00–71.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	398	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	308	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	336	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	116.92/cwt	115.00–117.50	383	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	82.01/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,431	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	54.37/cwt	49.00–65.00	690	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	41.34/cwt	31.00–46.00	498	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	128.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.34/cwt	137.50–143.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	110.20/cwt	110.00–111.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	685	403.83/cwt	325.00–475.00	2,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	111.89/cwt	110.00–115.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.45/cwt	115.00–123.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	123.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	107.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	112.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	121.06/cwt	115.00–130.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	513	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	393	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 240Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 34Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 6

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	91.00–94.00	92.53
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	110.00–120.00	114.86
3	—	418	120.00–130.00	125.00
3	—	467	115.00–130.00	121.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	92.00–95.00	93.48
2	—	690	97.00	97.00
5	—	607	95.00	95.00
1	—	555	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	121.00–127.50	123.62
3	—	385	120.00–125.00	121.60
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	107.50	107.50
1	—	320	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	110.00–111.00	110.20
2	—	263	115.00–118.00	116.46
4	—	418	110.00–115.00	111.89
5	—	520	113.00	113.00
6	—	319	110.00–115.00	112.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	271	123.00–130.00	124.18
4	—	685	101.00	101.00
3	—	358	125.00–130.00	128.37
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
3	—	523	115.00–123.00	120.45
6	—	464	120.00–130.00	123.98
6	—	703	105.00–108.00	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	362	137.50–142.00	140.80
2	—	310	137.50–143.00	140.34
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	115.00–117.50	116.25
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
4	—	328	115.00–117.50	116.92
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	83.00	83.00
1	—	240	70.00	70.00
1	—	785	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	480.00	480.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	325.00–475.00	403.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	77.00	77.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,378	70.00–75.00	72.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	61.00–62.00	61.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	51.00–59.00	54.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	830	50.00–56.00	52.20
11	—	921	33.00–45.00	38.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,269	49.00–65.00	54.37
11	—	1,205	31.00–46.00	41.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,497	62.00–71.00	67.44
3	—	1,745	79.00–84.00	82.01

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