Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.89/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$138.89

72 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$40.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

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	513	143.40	735	52
Medium and Large 2	442	128.65	569	18thin
Small 1-2	315	125.00	394	1thin
Medium and Large 3	500	102.50	513	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.90/cwt here — about $223 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 sale72 hd

138.89

—

SC average5 barns · 525 hd

134.68

+4.21

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	1,654	84.75	1,401	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	61.39	792	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	59.32	804	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	852	56.88	485	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	127.25/cwt	120.00–134.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	132.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	117.15/cwt	115.00–118.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	142.72/cwt	141.00–158.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	130.01/cwt	126.00–131.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	147.50/cwt	144.00–150.00	795	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	102.76/cwt	102.50–103.00	591	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	525	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	804.75/cwt	675.00–900.00	6,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	59.32/cwt	57.00–61.00	804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	80.62/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,329	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	63.05/cwt	59.00–67.00	585	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	739	47.62/cwt	43.00–53.00	352	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	65.59/cwt	58.00–71.00	874	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	48.77/cwt	42.00–54.00	567	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	95.44/cwt	94.00–97.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	130.38/cwt	127.50–132.50	471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.81/cwt	137.50–142.50	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.76/cwt	137.50–138.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	92.56/cwt	90.00–93.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	113.35/cwt	112.00–114.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.26/cwt	117.50–123.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	484	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	554	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	263	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 107Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 57Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 18Year ago 6

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	120.00–134.00	127.25
3	—	515	123.00	123.00
5	—	494	126.00–131.00	130.01
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	97.50	97.50
4	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	910	91.00	91.00
2	—	655	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	94.00	94.00
1	—	795	87.00	87.00
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	119.00–120.00	119.67
3	—	430	137.50–142.50	140.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
7	—	364	130.00–140.00	132.54
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	318	137.50–138.00	137.76
3	—	605	117.00	117.00
2	—	538	117.50–123.00	120.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	161.00	161.00
7	—	711	115.00–118.00	117.15
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
10	—	488	141.00–158.00	142.72
22	—	539	144.00–150.00	147.50
5	—	266	151.50	151.50
3	—	585	136.00	136.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	93.00	93.00
1	—	625	92.50	92.50
2	—	525	94.00–97.00	95.44
7	—	677	90.00–93.00	92.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	300	127.50	127.50
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
4	—	507	127.00	127.00
4	—	410	123.00–125.00	124.01
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
5	—	361	127.50–132.50	130.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
3	—	491	112.00–114.00	113.35
1	—	625	103.00	103.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
1	—	215	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	102.50–103.00	102.76
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	362	145.00	145.00
10	—	505	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	478	67.50	67.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	484	114.50	114.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	675.00–900.00	804.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	57.00–61.00	59.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	59.00–67.00	63.05
4	—	739	43.00–53.00	47.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,332	58.00–71.00	65.59
6	—	1,162	42.00–54.00	48.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,648	80.00–81.00	80.62

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle