Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 higher . Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Average offering 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 $139.28/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$139.28

64 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$30.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

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	529	145.44	770	45
Medium and Large 2	483	129.41	625	13thin
Small 1-2	364	114.53	417	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.90/cwt here — about $353 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 sale64 hd

139.28

—

SC average5 barns · 427 hd

136.56

+2.72

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	1,516	86.44	1,310	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	64.21	786	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	64.05	1,033	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	804	55.14	443	13

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,366	88.68/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,211	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	64.05/cwt	63.00–65.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	123.73/cwt	120.00–127.50	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	379	114.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	433	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	61.79/cwt	50.00–67.00	499	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	40.17/cwt	35.00–45.00	319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	485	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	103.75/cwt	102.50–105.00	342	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	383	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	495	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	414	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	65.17/cwt	51.00–70.00	793	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	128.92/cwt	120.00–132.00	543	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	599	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	370	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	382	103.35/cwt	101.00–109.00	395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.51/cwt	137.00–145.00	818	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	107.18/cwt	103.00–115.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	714	70.86/cwt	65.00–76.00	506	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	755	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	126.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	114.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	594	99.75/cwt	99.00–100.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	754	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	143.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	101.50/cwt	100.00–102.50	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	123.68/cwt	122.00–125.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.25/cwt	100.00–101.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	104.65/cwt	102.00–106.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	111.93/cwt	109.00–115.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.99/cwt	120.00–129.25	659	18

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 243Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 36Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 13

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 higher . Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Average offering of 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
4	—	1,366	85.00–90.00	88.68
1	—	2,115	77.50	77.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	63.00–65.00	64.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	808	50.00–67.00	61.79
4	—	794	35.00–45.00	40.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	45.00	45.00
20	—	1,217	51.00–70.00	65.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	132.00	132.00
6	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
10	—	574	137.00–145.00	142.51
8	—	420	154.00	154.00
10	—	505	149.25	149.25
5	—	610	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	558	120.00–127.50	123.73
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
4	—	458	120.00–130.00	126.17
4	—	386	140.00–145.00	143.79
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	110.00–120.00	114.32
2	—	333	110.00–120.00	114.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	91.00	91.00
1	—	535	92.50	92.50
1	—	455	91.00	91.00
1	—	400	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	120.00–132.00	128.92
2	—	555	106.00–110.00	107.98
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
5	—	482	110.00–120.00	114.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
4	—	594	99.00–100.00	99.75
2	—	438	100.00–105.00	102.51
2	—	478	100.00–101.00	100.48
3	—	530	100.00–102.50	101.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	136.50	136.50
6	—	438	122.00–125.00	123.68
9	—	591	124.00	124.00
18	—	515	120.00–129.25	127.99
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	102.50–105.00	103.75
5	—	382	101.00–109.00	103.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	103.00–115.00	107.18
3	—	623	102.00–106.00	104.65
2	—	460	109.00–115.00	111.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	100.00–101.00	100.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	714	65.00–76.00	70.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	90.00	90.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	680.00	680.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle