Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering 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 $119.90/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$119.90

27 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$23.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.09

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	684	127.47	872	15thin
Medium and Large 2	463	127.46	590	2thin
Small 1-2	370	120.20	445	2thin
Medium and Large 3	527	103.75	546	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about $326 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 sale27 hd

119.90

—

SC average5 barns · 187 hd

132.99

−13.09

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	1,375	79.69	1,096	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	60.39	736	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	50.51	438	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	50.00	870	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	120.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	41.57/cwt	37.00–46.00	354	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	45.74/cwt	40.00–49.00	495	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	153.38/cwt	152.50–155.00	575	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	235	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	110.33/cwt	108.00–115.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	108.38/cwt	107.00–112.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	673	595.63/cwt	500.00–675.00	4,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	322	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	94.96/cwt	93.00–97.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	121.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,090	74.04/cwt	72.00–76.00	807	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	54.98/cwt	51.00–58.00	482	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	63.18/cwt	59.00–70.00	786	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,247	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	970	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	100.59/cwt	100.00–103.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	604	2

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 11Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 76Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 9

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	115.00–125.00	120.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
10	—	822	118.00	118.00
4	—	360	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	105.00	105.00
4	—	424	100.00–105.00	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	125.00–130.00	127.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	152.50–155.00	153.38
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	110.00–115.00	112.39
2	—	322	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	110.00–112.00	110.99
3	—	613	100.00–105.00	101.66
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	130.00–135.00	132.59
2	—	383	135.00–145.00	139.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	100.00–103.00	100.59
2	—	660	90.00–93.00	91.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	108.00–115.00	110.33
7	—	571	107.00–112.00	108.38
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	418	118.00–125.00	121.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	93.00	93.00
2	—	800	82.00	82.00
3	—	428	93.00–97.00	94.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	37.00–46.00	41.57
6	—	876	51.00–58.00	54.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	40.00–49.00	45.74
21	—	1,244	59.00–70.00	63.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,090	72.00–76.00	74.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	500.00–675.00	595.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	145.00	145.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	85.00	85.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle