Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers no trends based on limited comparable sales. Feeder bulls an heifers

were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady 2.00 higher. Average offerings of 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 $141.49/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$141.49

91 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$56.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.91

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	453	156.83	710	42
Medium and Large 2	527	130.85	689	35
Small 1-2	320	123.77	396	13thin
Medium and Large 3	480	100.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.83/cwt here — about $230 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 sale91 hd

141.49

—

SC average5 barns · 388 hd

149.40

−7.91

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	1,481	78.63	1,164	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	65.22	844	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	52.11	455	10

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	734	71.08/cwt	65.00–77.50	522	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	76.38/cwt	76.00–77.50	977	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	65.07/cwt	59.00–73.00	846	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	60.20/cwt	55.00–64.00	547	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,042	1,050.82/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,950	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	963	1
Bulls	—	—	1,296	71.43/cwt	68.00–73.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	112.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	156.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	119.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	97.00/cwt	90.00–101.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	101.62/cwt	100.00–102.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	142.84/cwt	140.00–146.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	118.04/cwt	112.00–122.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	129.04/cwt	125.50–137.00	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	125.37/cwt	122.00–130.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	119.57/cwt	117.00–120.00	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	137.58/cwt	130.00–142.50	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	146.58/cwt	143.00–149.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	139.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	163.45/cwt	155.00–167.50	711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	590	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	891	925.77/cwt	900.00–950.00	8,249	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	45.43/cwt	45.00–46.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	663	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	422	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	508	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	126.58/cwt	120.00–132.50	403	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	320	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	923	1,033.48/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	9,539	3
Bulls	—	—	1,586	82.74/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,312	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	44.02/cwt	40.00–49.00	368	5

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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 138Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 26Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 11Year ago 5

Compared to last week feeder steers no trends based on limited comparable sales. Feeder bulls an heifers

were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady 2.00 higher. Average offerings of average

to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	734	65.00–77.50	71.08
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	81.00	81.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	69.00	69.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	71.00	71.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,042	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,050.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	891	900.00–950.00	925.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	923	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,033.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	76.00–77.50	76.38
34	—	1,300	59.00–73.00	65.07
2	—	1,218	45.00–46.00	45.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	909	55.00–64.00	60.20
5	—	836	40.00–49.00	44.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	68.00–73.00	71.43
7	—	1,586	80.00–86.00	82.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	95.00–96.00	95.33
5	—	475	100.00–102.00	101.62
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	110.00–117.00	112.40
2	—	563	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	126.00	126.00
1	—	305	132.00	132.00
8	—	480	125.50–137.00	129.04
7	—	516	122.00–130.00	125.37
3	—	560	124.00	124.00
5	—	365	130.00–142.50	137.58
11	—	425	135.00–140.00	139.52
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	150.00	150.00
2	—	418	145.00–147.00	146.03
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	155.00–160.00	156.59
10	—	537	143.00	143.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
16	—	435	155.00–167.50	163.45
4	—	600	139.50	139.50
3	—	378	160.00–165.00	162.57
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
5	—	422	140.00	140.00
3	—	627	110.00–120.00	114.89
3	—	277	140.00–146.00	142.84
2	—	238	140.00–145.00	142.42
5	—	721	112.00–122.00	118.04
7	—	762	117.00–120.00	119.57
1	—	855	118.00	118.00
6	—	319	143.00–149.00	146.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	120.00–121.00	120.33
5	—	318	120.00–132.50	126.58
5	—	260	120.00–125.00	123.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	115.00–125.00	119.67
4	—	468	120.00–127.00	122.98
2	—	633	110.00–115.00	112.47
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	90.00–101.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	435	150.00–155.00	152.47
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	80.00	80.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle