Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average quality cattle

with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.80/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$132.80

64 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

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

$31.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.56

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	522	144.99	757	38
Small 1-2	323	124.95	404	3thin
Medium and Large 2	803	113.68	913	23

One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about −$156 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

132.80

—

SC average5 barns · 379 hd

143.36

−10.56

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	1,510	90.79	1,371	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	61.57	765	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	54.17	487	10

Every lot, as filed

48 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%	—	1,237	63.36/cwt	57.00–68.00	784	11
Bulls	—	—	1,510	90.79/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,371	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	51.72/cwt	50.00–53.00	656	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	59.92/cwt	56.00–67.00	560	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	57.54/cwt	55.00–60.00	499	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	769	66.78/cwt	60.00–75.00	514	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	138.29/cwt	135.00–139.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	163.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.50	752	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	110.76/cwt	105.00–114.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	780	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	149.54/cwt	145.00–151.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	125.80/cwt	121.00–128.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	709	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	745	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	67.35/cwt	65.00–70.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	50.34/cwt	45.00–53.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	98.98/cwt	98.00–100.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	218	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	130.62/cwt	125.00–132.50	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	162.47/cwt	155.00–170.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,025	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	86.67/cwt	85.00–88.50	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	888	106.97/cwt	104.00–111.50	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	147.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	418	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	911	1

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 223Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 56Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average quality cattle

with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,237	57.00–68.00	63.36
2	—	1,268	50.00–53.00	51.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	56.00–67.00	59.92
6	—	876	45.00–53.00	50.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	88.00–93.00	90.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	868	55.00–60.00	57.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	769	60.00–75.00	66.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,078	65.00–70.00	67.35
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	120.00–130.00	124.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	160.00–165.00	163.22
4	—	718	122.00–124.00	123.00
8	—	651	138.00	138.00
11	—	524	140.00–147.50	143.43
8	—	485	145.00–151.00	149.54
4	—	331	155.00–170.00	162.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	828	105.00–114.00	110.76
2	—	420	125.00–130.00	127.53
4	—	1,080	105.50	105.50
2	—	940	109.00	109.00
2	—	728	110.00–115.00	112.51
5	—	888	104.00–111.50	106.97
2	—	283	145.00–150.00	147.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
2	—	563	135.00–136.00	135.49
6	—	514	135.00–139.00	138.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	125.00–135.00	129.94
1	—	610	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	135.00–140.00	136.67
1	—	520	122.50	122.50
14	—	693	112.50	112.50
3	—	484	121.00–128.00	125.80
6	—	563	126.00	126.00
8	—	414	125.00–132.50	130.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	147.50	147.50
2	—	218	155.00–160.00	157.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	98.00–100.00	98.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
1	—	755	97.50	97.50
1	—	730	97.00	97.00
1	—	990	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	85.00–88.50	86.67
1	—	335	85.50	85.50

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle