Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of mostly plain to 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 $133.63/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$133.63

38 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$47.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

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	468	151.86	710	14thin
Medium and Large 2	385	134.77	519	11thin
Medium and Large 3	344	119.74	412	5thin
Small 3	350	115.00	403	1thin
Medium 3	320	115.00	368	1thin
Small 2	378	111.62	422	2thin
Small 1-2	556	104.38	581	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.49/cwt here — about $130 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 sale38 hd

133.63

—

SC average4 barns · 256 hd

133.91

−0.28

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	1,582	87.15	1,378	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	64.00	1,037	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	63.37	823	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	58.53	643	16

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2Value Added	—	566	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	128.45/cwt	116.00–132.00	791	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	795	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	729	10
Bulls	—	—	915	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	702	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	466	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	900	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	581	6
Heifers	Small 3	—	265	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	272	1
Steers	Small 3	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Steers	Small 2	—	378	111.62/cwt	100.00–122.50	422	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	63.37/cwt	60.00–68.00	823	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	87.73/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,570	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	60.57/cwt	50.00–65.00	689	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	459	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	717.00/cwt	717.00–717.00	5,879	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	44.24/cwt	42.00–47.00	366	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,189	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	892.00/cwt	892.00–892.00	12,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	506	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	620	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	354	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	121.27/cwt	115.00–127.50	384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,117.77/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	13,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 196Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 47Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 14

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	129.50	129.50
5	—	532	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	800	99.00	99.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	141.00	141.00
1	—	360	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	128.00	128.00
10	—	463	157.00–158.00	157.51
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	122.50	122.50
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
2	—	760	85.00	85.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	100.00–122.50	111.62
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	132.50	132.50
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	354	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	115.00–127.50	121.27
2	—	385	115.00–120.00	117.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	616	116.00–132.00	128.45
6	—	418	139.00	139.00
3	—	490	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
2	—	365	122.00–122.50	122.25
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	112.50	112.50
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	62.50	62.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	42.50	42.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	70.00	70.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	85.00	85.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	717.00	717.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	892.00	892.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,117.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,415	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,790	80.00–93.00	87.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	60.00–68.00	63.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,137	50.00–65.00	60.57
2	—	828	42.00–47.00	44.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	64.00	64.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle