Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

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 $114.30/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$114.30

97 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$28.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

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	579	120.76	699	56
Medium and Large 2	491	108.37	532	30
Small 1-2	357	104.22	372	5thin
Medium and Large 3	616	92.00	567	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $133 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 sale97 hd

114.30

—

SC average5 barns · 322 hd

113.94

+0.35

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	1,493	78.50	1,172	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	56.48	694	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	53.08	457	10

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	427	112.54/cwt	105.00–117.50	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	108.23/cwt	105.00–115.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	113.42/cwt	112.00–115.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	114.52/cwt	114.00–115.00	439	2
Bulls	—	—	1,215	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	338	104.68/cwt	102.00–107.00	354	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	523	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	640	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,000	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	399	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	742	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	327	118.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	387	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	452	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	832	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	111.50/cwt	110.00–116.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	728	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	645	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	86.12/cwt	80.00–92.50	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.32/cwt	112.50–120.50	796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	128.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	109.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	116.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.79/cwt	120.00–127.50	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	2,070	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	35,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,234	1,003.54/cwt	925.00–1,060.00	12,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	163.18/cwt	160.00–164.00	604	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	91.22/cwt	90.00–92.50	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	106.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	642	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,207	68.91/cwt	60.00–78.00	832	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	58.09/cwt	50.00–63.00	497	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,202	72.37/cwt	69.00–79.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	40.78/cwt	38.00–44.00	447	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	60.41/cwt	53.00–69.00	762	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	41.39/cwt	40.00–43.00	360	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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 87Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 7

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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
3	—	427	105.00–117.50	112.54
10	—	478	105.00–115.00	108.23
2	—	318	112.00–115.00	113.42
2	—	383	114.00–115.00	114.52
2	—	900	95.00	95.00
2	—	268	114.00–115.00	114.48
2	—	560	107.50–110.00	108.73
2	—	615	101.00–103.00	101.99
5	—	517	105.00–110.00	106.95
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	102.00–107.00	104.68
2	—	385	102.00–105.00	103.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	120.00–125.00	121.98
20	—	612	121.25	121.25
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
8	—	514	128.50	128.50
14	—	690	112.50–120.50	115.32
2	—	700	113.00	113.00
1	—	350	126.00	126.00
2	—	453	120.00–122.50	121.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	90.00–94.00	92.03
2	—	630	90.00–91.00	90.49
2	—	538	92.00–95.00	93.48
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	117.50	117.50
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
3	—	327	115.00–125.00	118.27
2	—	273	120.00–125.00	122.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	258	175.00	175.00
18	—	708	117.50	117.50
6	—	580	125.50	125.50
7	—	441	159.00	159.00
5	—	336	154.00	154.00
19	—	370	160.00–164.00	163.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	111.00	111.00
2	—	430	120.00–127.50	123.79
2	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.42
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.57
3	—	850	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	91.00–95.00	93.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	110.00–116.00	111.50
3	—	417	127.00–130.00	128.98
7	—	576	105.00–115.00	109.00
5	—	476	110.00–120.00	116.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	90.00–91.00	90.51
2	—	465	90.00–92.50	91.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	130.00–132.50	131.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,770	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	856	50.00–63.00	58.09
3	—	870	40.00–43.00	41.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	38.00–44.00	40.78
16	—	1,262	53.00–69.00	60.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,234	925.00–1,060.00	1,003.54
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	69.00	69.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,207	60.00–78.00	68.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,202	69.00–79.00	72.37
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	895	80.00–92.50	86.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,070	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle