Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

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 $138.37/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$138.37

93 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$35.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

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	334	158.24	528	26
Medium and Large 2	527	131.73	694	59
Small 1-2	379	122.76	465	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.48/cwt here — about $63 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 sale93 hd

138.37

—

SC average5 barns · 459 hd

143.94

−5.57

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	1,495	78.11	1,168	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	58.21	719	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,810	51.83	938	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	784	47.37	371	10

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Lean 85-90%	—	784	47.37/cwt	40.00–55.00	371	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	51.83/cwt	49.00–56.00	938	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	78.11/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,168	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	61.23/cwt	58.00–64.00	820	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	53.19/cwt	52.00–54.00	563	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	372	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	391	123.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	156.65/cwt	155.00–157.50	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	127.08/cwt	127.00–127.50	568	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,045	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	726	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	645	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	123.55/cwt	123.00–125.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.90/cwt	155.00–163.00	531	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	139.87/cwt	137.00–141.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	146.42/cwt	142.50–150.00	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	139.27/cwt	138.00–145.00	393	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	113.93/cwt	108.00–116.00	884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	141.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	525	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	603	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	92.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	99.31/cwt	98.00–100.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	117.91/cwt	111.00–121.00	777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	145.78/cwt	131.00–148.00	641	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.16/cwt	125.00–137.50	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	110.14/cwt	105.00–112.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	695	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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 275Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 58Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 31Year 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 — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	784	40.00–55.00	47.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	49.00–56.00	51.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,340	58.00–64.00	61.23
6	—	1,058	52.00–54.00	53.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	77.00–79.00	78.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
2	—	283	130.00	130.00
5	—	391	120.00–125.00	123.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	150.00	150.00
6	—	278	155.00–157.50	156.65
16	—	330	155.00–163.00	160.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	115.00	115.00
9	—	522	137.00–141.00	139.87
2	—	220	142.50–150.00	146.42
8	—	282	138.00–145.00	139.27
9	—	776	108.00–116.00	113.93
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
10	—	659	111.00–121.00	117.91
15	—	440	131.00–148.00	145.78
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
2	—	568	120.00–125.00	122.42
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
5	—	318	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	447	127.00–127.50	127.08
7	—	489	123.00–125.00	123.55
13	—	372	139.00–145.00	141.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
8	—	512	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	116.00	116.00
3	—	320	130.00	130.00
2	—	268	120.00–125.00	122.34
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
7	—	617	105.00–112.00	110.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	90.00–95.00	92.56
2	—	578	100.00	100.00
3	—	528	98.00–100.00	99.31
2	—	438	100.00–105.00	102.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	443	135.00–145.00	139.97
2	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.49
3	—	477	125.00–137.50	130.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	145.00	145.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	100.00–105.00	102.50
1	—	805	88.00	88.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	97.50	97.50
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	56.00	56.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	66.00	66.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle