Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

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 $134.08/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$134.08

57 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$35.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

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	545	137.95	752	39
Medium and Large 2	326	135.82	442	11thin
Small 1-2	368	119.29	439	3thin
Medium and Large 3	347	102.72	357	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.23/cwt here — about $395 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 sale57 hd

134.08

—

SC average5 barns · 572 hd

133.28

+0.81

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	1,354	84.48	1,144	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	69.66	867	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	65.78	952	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	847	57.33	485	10

Every lot, as filed

62 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 3	—	710	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.05/cwt	100.00–114.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.50	283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.04/cwt	134.00–138.00	712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.45/cwt	100.00–110.00	644	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	680	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,570	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	751.67/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	122.19/cwt	120.00–123.00	533	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	119.29/cwt	115.00–122.50	439	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	122.50/cwt	120.00–127.50	539	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	768	60.78/cwt	59.00–62.50	467	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	853	708.69/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	592	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	408	112.36/cwt	107.00–115.00	458	3
Bulls	—	—	1,206	77.25/cwt	71.00–81.00	932	7
Bulls	—	—	1,561	94.61/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,477	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	79.04/cwt	78.00–80.00	982	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	70.04/cwt	61.00–75.00	873	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	72.51/cwt	72.00–73.00	870	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	63.18/cwt	60.00–71.00	576	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	65.78/cwt	63.00–69.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	907	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	782	51.48/cwt	48.00–55.00	403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	103.63/cwt	101.00–105.00	387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	100.91/cwt	100.00–103.00	367	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	50.50/cwt	50.00–51.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	116.86/cwt	110.00–118.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 126Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 30Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 34

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	83.00	83.00
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
2	—	528	90.00	90.00
2	—	460	93.00–95.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	100.00–114.00	107.05
2	—	580	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	545	112.00	112.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
3	—	623	100.00–110.00	103.45
3	—	440	120.00–127.50	122.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
3	—	408	107.00–115.00	112.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	135.00–137.50	136.20
2	—	637	112.00	112.00
7	—	548	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	125.00–127.50	126.25
2	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
7	—	436	120.00–123.00	122.19
3	—	596	118.00	118.00
4	—	481	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
3	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
7	—	465	110.00–118.00	116.86
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	100.00–103.00	100.91
2	—	243	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	134.00–138.00	135.04
13	—	490	145.50	145.50
1	—	810	116.00	116.00
6	—	737	123.00	123.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	115.00–122.50	119.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	101.00–105.00	103.63
1	—	270	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	135.00–140.00	136.45
3	—	205	130.00–140.00	134.92
2	—	323	135.00–140.00	137.52
1	—	445	132.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	700.00–800.00	751.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	853	650.00–775.00	708.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	768	59.00–62.50	60.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	72.00–73.00	72.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,206	71.00–81.00	77.25
5	—	1,561	91.00–98.00	94.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	78.00–80.00	79.04
27	—	1,247	61.00–75.00	70.04
2	—	1,220	50.00–51.00	50.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	60.00–71.00	63.18
5	—	782	48.00–55.00	51.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	63.00–69.00	65.78

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