Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to no report last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.21/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$125.21

75 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$33.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

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	476	129.27	615	61
Medium and Large 2	484	112.12	543	10thin
Medium and Large 3	578	96.07	555	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.20/cwt here — about $60 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 sale75 hd

125.21

—

SC average5 barns · 560 hd

120.59

+4.62

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	—	Low	1,247	81.74	1,019	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	58.05	682	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	786	47.47	373	9thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	59.96/cwt	53.00–69.00	713	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	40.83/cwt	35.00–47.00	429	2
Bulls	—	—	1,179	72.26/cwt	68.00–77.00	852	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	143.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	691	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	98.39/cwt	95.00–102.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	822	90.00/cwt	88.00–92.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.95/cwt	132.50–141.00	726	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	102.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	868	90.66/cwt	87.00–95.00	787	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	55.56/cwt	54.00–58.00	472	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	736	40.99/cwt	35.00–46.00	302	5
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	650	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	442	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	810	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	608	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	—	—	1,289	87.67/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	152.81/cwt	145.00–154.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	138.95/cwt	136.00–142.50	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	156.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	514	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.39/cwt	123.00–124.50	723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	125.39/cwt	124.00–127.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	159.77/cwt	155.00–162.00	596	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	111.05/cwt	110.00–113.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	113.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	124.35/cwt	121.00–127.00	576	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	910	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	86.31/cwt	82.50–90.00	671	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 0Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 13

No trends available this week due to no report last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,189	53.00–69.00	59.96
2	—	1,050	35.00–47.00	40.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	849	54.00–58.00	55.56
5	—	736	35.00–46.00	40.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	68.00–77.00	72.26
8	—	1,289	81.00–95.00	87.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	483	142.00–145.00	143.03
4	—	410	145.00–155.00	150.02
16	—	526	132.50–141.00	137.95
5	—	610	128.00	128.00
2	—	570	130.00–135.00	132.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	88.00–92.00	90.00
3	—	575	100.00–105.00	102.36
3	—	868	87.00–95.00	90.66
1	—	710	93.00	93.00
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	910	86.00	86.00
2	—	778	82.50–90.00	86.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
2	—	483	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	630	110.00–117.00	113.42
2	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	92.50	92.50
2	—	568	95.00–102.00	98.39
1	—	445	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
2	—	620	105.00	105.00
3	—	472	110.00–113.00	111.05
1	—	520	112.00	112.00
1	—	230	122.50	122.50
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
4	—	364	136.00–142.50	138.95
13	—	581	123.00–124.50	124.39
2	—	322	145.00	145.00
11	—	508	124.00–127.00	125.39
18	—	463	121.00–127.00	124.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	506	145.00–154.00	152.81
4	—	329	155.00–160.00	156.27
9	—	680	128.00	128.00
1	—	230	167.50	167.50
19	—	373	155.00–162.00	159.77
7	—	619	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	140.00–145.00	142.52
2	—	358	135.00–140.00	137.52

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	68.00	68.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	75.00	75.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle