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

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.11/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$127.11

47 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

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	423	130.35	551	38
Medium and Large 2	463	113.39	525	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $26 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 sale47 hd

127.11

—

SC average5 barns · 710 hd

124.28

+2.82

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	1,725	83.20	1,435	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	60.75	741	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	59.08	877	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	50.74	456	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2Fancy	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	897	843.59/cwt	725.00–950.00	7,567	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	115.85/cwt	115.00–117.50	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	130.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	112.76/cwt	109.00–115.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	171.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	119.13/cwt	118.00–121.00	703	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	312	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	143.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	121.30/cwt	118.00–125.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.52/cwt	129.00–137.50	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	136.52/cwt	136.00–138.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.50	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	316	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	130.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	362	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	792	61.02/cwt	55.00–67.00	483	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	668	63.82/cwt	60.00–67.50	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	601	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	59.08/cwt	57.50–60.50	877	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	60.75/cwt	51.00–67.00	741	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	55.57/cwt	53.00–59.00	472	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	79.80/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,387	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	42.70/cwt	40.00–45.00	418	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	813	79.36/cwt	77.00–82.00	645	4

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 94Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 42Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 4Year ago 11

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 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	115.00–117.50	115.85
4	—	481	109.00–115.00	112.76
2	—	615	110.00–112.00	110.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	125.00–135.00	130.73
5	—	322	130.00–140.00	135.09
7	—	590	118.00–121.00	119.13
5	—	281	140.00–145.00	143.50
3	—	543	120.00	120.00
2	—	238	130.00–135.00	132.58
4	—	378	135.00–140.00	136.50
5	—	476	120.00–135.00	126.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	145.00–150.00	147.43
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	170.00–175.00	171.67
5	—	526	135.00–140.00	137.47
2	—	325	175.00	175.00
2	—	430	145.00–147.50	146.22
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	125.00	125.00
4	—	278	125.00–135.00	130.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	117.00–120.00	118.47
2	—	685	100.00–105.00	102.54
4	—	421	118.00–125.00	121.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	135.00–140.00	137.45
2	—	615	120.00–126.00	122.93
7	—	570	129.00–137.50	134.52
4	—	509	136.00–138.00	136.52
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	65.00	65.00
1	—	805	67.50	67.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	897	725.00–950.00	843.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	61.00	61.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	792	55.00–67.00	61.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	668	60.00–67.50	63.82
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	813	77.00–82.00	79.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	57.50–60.50	59.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,219	51.00–67.00	60.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	850	53.00–59.00	55.57
3	—	978	40.00–45.00	42.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,738	75.00–84.00	79.80

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle