Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.39/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$108.39

41 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$20.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	112.26	569	30
Small 1-2	335	108.10	362	4thin
Medium and Large 3	465	91.96	428	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.30/cwt here — about $141 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 sale41 hd

108.39

—

SC average5 barns · 332 hd

115.77

−7.38

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	1,782	86.17	1,536	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	60.83	747	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	55.94	858	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	892	52.75	471	20

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	108.61/cwt	105.00–110.50	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	116.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	130.24/cwt	127.50–135.00	345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	123.31/cwt	120.00–129.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	121.05/cwt	118.00–121.50	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	316	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	337	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	845	797.16/cwt	600.00–940.00	6,736	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	628.99/cwt	550.00–700.00	5,126	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	960	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	643	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	970	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	650	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	733	84.11/cwt	80.00–87.00	617	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	270	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	456	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	387	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	338	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	49.46/cwt	44.00–56.00	431	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	63.58/cwt	59.00–70.00	782	22
Bulls	—	—	1,390	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,790	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	55.94/cwt	55.00–58.00	858	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	50.74/cwt	45.00–55.00	621	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	62.63/cwt	61.00–65.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	827.35/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,547	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	739	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	113.64/cwt	110.00–116.00	481	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	92.95/cwt	90.00–96.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	92.26/cwt	90.00–95.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.50	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	108.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	91.44/cwt	90.00–93.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	92.04/cwt	90.00–94.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	95.97/cwt	95.00–97.00	499	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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 108Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 58Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 15Year ago 15

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	105.00–110.50	108.61
3	—	315	120.00–125.00	122.42
3	—	258	120.00–125.00	122.45
3	—	562	105.00–110.00	108.34
3	—	472	110.00–115.00	112.46
3	—	423	110.00–116.00	113.64
4	—	540	105.00–110.00	108.80
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	107.50–110.00	108.77
2	—	360	105.00–110.00	107.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	90.00–95.00	92.26
2	—	523	90.00–93.00	91.44
2	—	470	90.00–94.00	92.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.57
2	—	515	117.00–118.00	117.50
4	—	621	115.00–118.00	116.98
3	—	265	127.50–135.00	130.24
2	—	463	125.00–130.00	127.43
8	—	553	118.00–121.50	121.05
2	—	220	135.00–140.00	137.56
3	—	700	115.50	115.50
2	—	400	132.00–134.00	133.00
2	—	323	135.00–137.50	136.20
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	115.00–120.00	117.39
2	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.38
2	—	338	120.00–125.00	122.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	120.00–129.00	123.31
2	—	475	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	100.00–105.00	102.53
2	—	560	90.00–96.00	92.95
2	—	520	95.00–97.00	95.97
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	80.00	80.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	600.00–940.00	797.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	815	550.00–700.00	628.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,033	775.00–900.00	827.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	67.00	67.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	733	80.00–87.00	84.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	872	44.00–56.00	49.46
5	—	952	61.00–65.00	62.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,230	59.00–70.00	63.58
6	—	1,223	45.00–55.00	50.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,533	55.00–58.00	55.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	77.50	77.50
2	—	1,978	90.00–91.00	90.51

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle