Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $109.12/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$109.12

34 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$27.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	117.98	579	23
Medium and Large 3	618	90.60	560	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.38/cwt here — about $18 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 sale34 hd

109.12

—

SC average5 barns · 425 hd

119.52

−10.40

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	1,693	82.67	1,399	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	58.67	762	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	843	54.62	460	21

Every lot, as filed

44 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%	—	1,368	62.71/cwt	58.00–68.00	858	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	49.57/cwt	43.00–53.00	566	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	60.72/cwt	58.00–65.00	523	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	46.48/cwt	42.00–53.00	380	9
Bulls	—	—	1,689	78.12/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,319	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	88.73/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,507	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	620	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,045	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	726	66.79/cwt	62.00–74.00	485	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	885	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,531	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	918	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,574	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	828	762.54/cwt	750.00–775.00	6,314	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	786.08/cwt	730.00–830.00	5,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	105.03/cwt	101.00–109.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.20/cwt	110.00–125.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	930	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	83.69/cwt	80.00–86.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	111.18/cwt	110.00–112.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	129.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	354	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	592	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.12/cwt	128.00–132.00	485	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	127.01/cwt	124.00–132.50	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	585	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	101.20/cwt	100.00–102.50	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	118.68/cwt	115.00–122.50	665	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	109.04/cwt	108.00–110.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	124.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	540	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	117.30/cwt	112.00–125.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	91.29/cwt	90.00–92.50	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 157Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 55Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 6

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average to plain 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
18	—	1,368	58.00–68.00	62.71
8	—	1,141	43.00–53.00	49.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	861	58.00–65.00	60.72
9	—	818	42.00–53.00	46.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,689	76.00–80.00	78.12
3	—	1,698	87.00–90.00	88.73

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	—	620	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	750.00–775.00	762.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	730.00–830.00	786.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	726	62.00–74.00	66.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	110.00–118.00	113.90
2	—	810	82.00	82.00
3	—	417	110.00–111.00	110.34
5	—	459	110.00–112.00	111.18
3	—	525	110.00–116.00	112.70
2	—	343	110.00–115.00	112.52
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	105.00–106.00	105.49
2	—	428	100.00–102.50	101.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	83.00	83.00
1	—	710	85.00	85.00
1	—	400	102.00	102.00
3	—	768	80.00–86.00	83.69
2	—	570	90.00–92.50	91.29
2	—	458	98.00–100.00	98.99
1	—	530	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	101.00–109.00	105.03
4	—	525	110.00–125.00	118.20
9	—	434	120.00–130.00	124.53
6	—	476	112.00–125.00	117.30
2	—	623	100.00–106.00	103.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	124.00–125.00	124.50
4	—	273	125.00–135.00	129.79
2	—	373	128.00–132.00	130.12
3	—	322	124.00–132.50	127.01
2	—	480	120.00–124.00	121.96
2	—	560	115.00–122.50	118.68
3	—	240	130.00–135.00	132.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	93.00	93.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	108.00–110.00	109.04

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

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Bulls · 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

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