Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower.

Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Average offering 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 $124.76/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$124.76

204 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$32.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.22

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	643	126.67	814	185
Medium and Large 2	433	114.95	498	9thin
Small 1-2	323	108.40	350	3thin
Medium and Large 3	568	93.83	533	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.85/cwt here — about $281 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 sale204 hd

124.76

—

SC average5 barns · 853 hd

119.54

+5.22

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	1,427	79.52	1,135	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	55.46	868	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	53.86	654	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	46.33	403	23

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	—	483	121.41/cwt	115.00–127.50	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	139.76/cwt	134.00–145.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,149	63.59/cwt	59.00–66.00	731	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,095	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	136.83/cwt	135.00–139.00	668	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	55.46/cwt	55.00–56.00	868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	86.97/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,315	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	58.44/cwt	50.00–67.00	739	11
Bulls	—	—	1,364	73.94/cwt	67.00–79.00	1,009	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	116.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	318	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	772	74.50/cwt	70.00–81.00	575	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	41.27/cwt	40.00–43.00	443	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	54.13/cwt	51.00–61.00	481	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	41.31/cwt	35.00–47.00	355	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	52
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	108.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	600	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	295	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	454	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	67.12/cwt	65.00–69.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	172.94/cwt	170.50–175.00	669	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	128.12/cwt	121.00–130.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	143.18/cwt	135.00–146.00	596	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	117.69/cwt	115.00–119.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	129.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,000	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,170	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	164.17/cwt	157.50–165.00	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.60/cwt	130.00–132.50	411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	120.47/cwt	117.50–125.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	132.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	94.98/cwt	90.00–97.50	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	88.47/cwt	87.00–90.00	587	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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 114Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 34Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 20

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower.

Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Average offering 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	115.00–127.50	121.41
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
1	—	750	102.50	102.50
2	—	720	99.00–100.00	99.49
3	—	522	117.50–125.00	120.47
3	—	617	105.00–110.00	107.51
2	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	120.00–122.50	121.24
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
8	—	488	135.00–139.00	136.83
1	—	670	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	94.00	94.00
1	—	750	92.50	92.50
1	—	440	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	134.00–145.00	139.76
1	—	535	122.50	122.50
2	—	288	135.00–145.00	139.87
3	—	323	135.00–145.00	139.90
2	—	415	135.00–137.50	136.28
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	110.00–120.00	116.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
3	—	318	150.00–155.00	151.62
9	—	431	157.50–165.00	164.17
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
3	—	545	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	387	170.50–175.00	172.94
52	—	815	115.00	115.00
48	—	1,000	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
2	—	465	112.00–115.00	113.52
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
3	—	332	120.00–122.50	120.84
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	95.00–100.00	97.45
3	—	570	90.00–97.50	94.98
2	—	663	87.00–90.00	88.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	920	120.00	120.00
17	—	455	137.50	137.50
7	—	295	154.00	154.00
7	—	370	141.00	141.00
26	—	416	135.00–146.00	143.18
7	—	820	105.00	105.00
40	—	735	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	105.00–110.00	108.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
5	—	473	121.00–130.00	128.12
9	—	586	115.00–119.00	117.69
3	—	365	125.00–135.00	129.13
2	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.53
4	—	315	130.00–132.50	130.60
4	—	283	130.00–135.00	132.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,149	59.00–66.00	63.59
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	660	65.00–69.00	67.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	475.00	475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	772	70.00–81.00	74.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	55.00–56.00	55.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,265	50.00–67.00	58.44
4	—	1,074	40.00–43.00	41.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	888	51.00–61.00	54.13
14	—	859	35.00–47.00	41.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	86.00–88.00	86.97
4	—	1,364	67.00–79.00	73.94

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