Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull were steady.

Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.06/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$128.06

91 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

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	421	132.90	559	71
Medium and Large 2	438	114.04	500	13thin
Small 1-2	313	113.33	355	3thin
Medium and Large 3	509	98.78	503	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $56 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

128.06

—

SC average5 barns · 651 hd

127.72

+0.34

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	1,533	84.64	1,297	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	62.71	741	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	58.70	521	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	58.54	904	7thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	58.54/cwt	55.00–64.00	904	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,101	72.66/cwt	61.00–78.00	800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,123	72.82/cwt	70.00–78.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	324	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	89.06/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,512	4
Bulls	—	—	1,312	78.75/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,033	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	49.10/cwt	46.00–52.00	459	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	60.83/cwt	58.00–65.00	533	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	63.89/cwt	60.00–71.00	760	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	48.52/cwt	47.00–50.00	528	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	610	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	534	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	555	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	554	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	542	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	960	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	701	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	945	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,159	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	768	690.78/cwt	575.00–750.00	5,305	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	985	1,191.41/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	11,735	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	288	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	964	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	167.03/cwt	155.00–169.00	448	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	516	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,084	1,184.23/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	12,837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	699	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.08/cwt	137.50–145.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	110.84/cwt	110.00–111.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	119.26/cwt	115.00–125.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	118.60/cwt	115.00–124.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	130.47/cwt	125.00–137.50	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.92/cwt	120.00–140.00	635	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	127.95/cwt	124.00–131.00	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	144.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	467	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	137.92/cwt	134.00–143.00	506	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	141.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	411	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	124.78/cwt	124.50–125.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	160.56/cwt	160.00–161.00	605	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	127.10/cwt	127.00–127.50	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 230Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 74Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull were steady.

Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	55.00–64.00	58.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	46.00–52.00	49.10
9	—	877	58.00–65.00	60.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,189	60.00–71.00	63.89
2	—	1,088	47.00–50.00	48.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,698	85.00–94.00	89.06
3	—	1,312	76.00–80.00	78.75

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	—	1,230	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,084	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,184.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	985	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,191.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	768	575.00–750.00	690.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,101	61.00–78.00	72.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,123	70.00–78.00	72.82
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	77.50	77.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	63.00	63.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	73.00	73.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	107.00	107.00
2	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.45
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	154.00	154.00
5	—	473	145.00–150.00	149.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	115.00–124.00	118.60
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
6	—	412	125.00–137.50	130.47
1	—	730	112.50	112.50
2	—	663	110.00–112.50	111.24
16	—	485	120.00–140.00	130.92
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	54.00	54.00
1	—	335	90.00	90.00
1	—	215	90.00	90.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	288	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	165.00	165.00
12	—	747	129.00	129.00
3	—	426	161.00	161.00
3	—	841	117.50	117.50
7	—	268	155.00–169.00	167.03
2	—	880	115.00–117.50	116.24
8	—	614	135.00–138.00	136.47
13	—	377	160.00–161.00	160.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	137.50–145.00	140.08
2	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
2	—	360	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	107.50	107.50
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
6	—	431	110.00–111.00	110.84
4	—	384	115.00–125.00	119.26
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	100.00–105.00	102.55
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	120.50	120.50
11	—	473	124.00–131.00	127.95
10	—	324	135.00–145.00	144.07
5	—	592	120.50	120.50
14	—	367	134.00–143.00	137.92
11	—	291	135.00–143.00	141.21
9	—	511	124.50–125.00	124.78
5	—	433	127.00–127.50	127.10
1	—	215	140.00	140.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle