Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

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 $115.87/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$115.87

46 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

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	431	120.87	521	24
Medium and Large 2	478	114.63	548	16thin
Medium and Large 3	380	99.16	377	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $144 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 sale46 hd

115.87

—

SC average5 barns · 317 hd

120.07

−4.20

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	1,318	80.02	1,055	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	64.67	770	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	61.48	924	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	57.16	500	7thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 3	—	563	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	790	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	675	705.94/cwt	690.00–725.00	4,765	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	753	76.57/cwt	74.00–80.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	133.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.44/cwt	142.50–147.00	676	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	64.74/cwt	60.00–69.00	616	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	55.52/cwt	51.00–60.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	342	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	583	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	121.11/cwt	117.50–125.00	315	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	51.48/cwt	50.00–53.00	421	4
Bulls	—	—	1,275	74.53/cwt	74.00–75.00	950	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	61.48/cwt	61.00–62.00	924	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	68.04/cwt	64.00–72.00	821	19
Bulls	—	—	1,405	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.21/cwt	137.50–141.00	599	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	78.95/cwt	78.00–80.00	291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	93.46/cwt	90.00–97.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	125.50/cwt	124.00–126.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.39/cwt	123.00–128.00	589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,475	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	113.35/cwt	110.00–117.50	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	558	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 Jun 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 189Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 57Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 7

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	90.00–95.00	92.53
2	—	338	100.00–103.00	101.49
2	—	240	102.00–105.00	103.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	120.00	120.00
4	—	590	117.00	117.00
8	—	278	123.00	123.00
4	—	486	120.00	120.00
2	—	308	124.00–125.00	124.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	110.00	110.00
5	—	337	120.00	120.00
3	—	575	111.00	111.00
3	—	418	110.00–117.50	113.35
2	—	483	115.00–116.00	115.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.43
2	—	760	103.00–105.00	103.99
2	—	578	105.00–110.00	107.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	131.00–135.00	133.37
2	—	430	137.50–141.00	139.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	90.00–97.00	93.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	141.00	141.00
6	—	465	142.50–147.00	145.44
3	—	380	145.00	145.00
4	—	604	124.00–126.00	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.57
4	—	373	142.00	142.00
2	—	470	123.00–128.00	125.39
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	260	117.50–125.00	121.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	78.00–80.00	78.95

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	3	—	675	690.00–725.00	705.94
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	74.00–80.00	76.57
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	84.00	84.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	72.00	72.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	60.00–69.00	64.74
4	—	818	50.00–53.00	51.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	51.00–60.00	55.52
19	—	1,206	64.00–72.00	68.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	61.00–62.00	61.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	74.00–75.00	74.53
1	—	1,405	91.00	91.00

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