Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $117.12/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$117.12

65 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$22.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

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	442	123.02	543	36
Medium and Large 2	401	114.36	459	16thin
Small 1-2	353	108.34	382	6thin
Medium and Large 3	508	100.56	511	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.47/cwt here — about $32 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 sale65 hd

117.12

—

SC average5 barns · 486 hd

120.19

−3.08

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	—	High	1,772	90.33	1,600	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	63.47	761	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	57.69	508	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,755	54.00	948	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	433	113.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	122.26/cwt	119.00–124.00	577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	114.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	538	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	362	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	392	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,001	910.67/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	127.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	594	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	138.09/cwt	135.00–140.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	125.67/cwt	122.00–130.00	343	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	312	124.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	387	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	118.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.19/cwt	129.00–130.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	51.42/cwt	45.00–56.00	451	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	138.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	121.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	343	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	372	3
Bulls	—	—	2,070	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,174	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,395	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	127.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	454	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	51.76/cwt	44.00–55.00	552	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	66.23/cwt	60.00–75.00	815	17
Bulls	—	—	1,660	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	116.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	64.85/cwt	60.00–69.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	116.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	561	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,107	67.34/cwt	66.00–68.00	745	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,323	1,153.62/cwt	985.00–1,300.00	15,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	101.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	109.16/cwt	105.00–112.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	103.44/cwt	102.00–105.00	438	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 291Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 43Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 5

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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
5	—	433	110.00–115.00	113.65
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
3	—	333	115.00–120.00	116.60
3	—	373	115.00–120.00	116.56
4	—	470	110.00–112.00	110.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	637	116.00	116.00
9	—	472	119.00–124.00	122.26
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
8	—	431	120.00–124.00	121.49
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
6	—	357	125.00–130.00	127.19
5	—	349	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	100.00–102.00	101.01
1	—	610	92.00	92.00
1	—	550	102.00	102.00
2	—	423	102.00–105.00	103.44
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	105.00–110.00	108.34
3	—	343	105.00–110.00	108.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
4	—	326	135.00–140.00	138.09
2	—	445	120.00–135.00	127.50
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
4	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.78
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	122.00–130.00	125.67
5	—	312	120.00–130.00	124.04
10	—	378	115.00–125.00	118.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	129.00–130.00	129.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	100.00–105.00	101.20
3	—	318	105.00–112.00	109.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
2	—	638	91.00–95.00	93.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	110.00–120.00	114.31
2	—	670	109.00	109.00
1	—	545	122.00	122.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	466	125.00–132.00	127.50
7	—	435	135.00–145.00	138.16

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	4	—	1,001	850.00–1,000.00	910.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,323	985.00–1,300.00	1,153.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,107	66.00–68.00	67.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	878	45.00–56.00	51.42
7	—	884	60.00–69.00	64.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	44.00–55.00	51.76
17	—	1,230	60.00–75.00	66.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,585	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,660	78.00	78.00

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

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