Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly 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 $121.39/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$121.39

51 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 3

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.20

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	122.70	649	44
Medium and Large 3	345	118.75	410	2thin
Small 1-2	412	112.50	463	3thin
Small 3	278	108.75	302	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $347 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 sale51 hd

121.39

—

SC average5 barns · 334 hd

135.59

−14.20

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	1,228	78.13	960	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	67.08	880	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	59.96	674	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	57.05	884	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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%	—	1,312	67.08/cwt	63.00–74.00	880	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	62.57/cwt	47.00–66.00	717	21
Bulls	—	—	1,479	84.60/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,251	7
Steers	Small 3	—	340	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	400	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	347	1
Heifers	Small 2Value Added	—	463	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	498	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	1
Steers	Small 3	—	215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	355	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	417	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	690	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,795	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	1
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	604	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	634	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	605	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	430	120.03/cwt	117.50–122.50	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	617	44.66/cwt	31.00–62.50	276	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	861	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	470	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	865	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	554	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	386	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	41.67/cwt	34.00–46.00	403	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	57.05/cwt	53.50–64.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Bulls	—	—	936	70.59/cwt	66.00–77.00	661	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	64.19/cwt	62.00–66.00	761	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	735	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,329	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	432	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	870	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	405	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	853.00/cwt	853.00–853.00	8,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	397	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	656	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	586	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	668	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	346	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	596	121.28/cwt	121.00–124.00	723	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	335	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	377	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 219Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 41Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 20

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly 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
10	—	1,312	63.00–74.00	67.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,146	47.00–66.00	62.57
3	—	968	34.00–46.00	41.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	53.50–64.00	57.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	80.00–87.00	84.60
6	—	936	66.00–77.00	70.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	117.50	117.50
1	—	215	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	137.50	137.50
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
2	—	365	140.00–142.50	141.23
1	—	705	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	107.50	107.50
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	346	122.00	122.00
31	—	596	121.00–124.00	121.28
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	117.50	117.50
1	—	440	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Small 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	117.50	117.50
1	—	605	81.00	81.00
1	—	335	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	105.00	105.00
7	—	397	119.00	119.00
7	—	586	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
2	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	117.50	117.50
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	430	117.50–122.50	120.03
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	110.00	110.00
3	—	656	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	58.00	58.00
1	—	495	78.00	78.00

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	—	750	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	617	31.00–62.50	44.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	853.00	853.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	53.00	53.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	62.00–66.00	64.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	53.00	53.00

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