Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

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 $118.83/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$118.83

42 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$27.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

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	398	126.44	504	23
Medium and Large 2	390	114.32	445	13thin
Medium and Large 3	526	99.41	523	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.04/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale42 hd

118.83

—

SC average4 barns · 384 hd

117.74

+1.09

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	1,715	90.76	1,557	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	63.03	778	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	59.86	859	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	844	58.76	496	18

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	114.41/cwt	112.00–117.50	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	91.95/cwt	90.00–95.00	400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	108.30/cwt	106.00–113.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	128.82/cwt	122.50–132.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	134.99/cwt	132.50–137.50	302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	118.79/cwt	117.50–120.00	271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	519	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	934	84.60/cwt	82.50–88.00	790	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	758	453.14/cwt	400.00–500.00	3,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	126.66/cwt	125.00–127.50	485	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	815	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	127.21/cwt	125.00–128.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	124.37/cwt	123.00–128.00	392	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	113.78/cwt	112.50–115.00	410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,243	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	63.98/cwt	60.00–72.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	106.22/cwt	105.00–107.50	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	536	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	51.13/cwt	48.00–54.00	436	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	63.61/cwt	57.00–67.00	784	39
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	723	83.86/cwt	80.00–88.00	606	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	776	798.57/cwt	625.00–875.00	6,197	8
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	845	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	600	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	563	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	566	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	101.04/cwt	100.00–102.00	429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	62.58/cwt	58.00–68.00	525	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	59.86/cwt	56.00–63.00	859	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	51.82/cwt	50.00–54.00	653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	90.76/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,557	3

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 0

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
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
3	—	422	112.00–117.50	114.41
2	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.42
2	—	228	117.50–120.00	118.79
3	—	468	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	360	112.50–115.00	113.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	90.00–93.00	91.49
2	—	370	105.00–107.50	106.22
2	—	533	100.00–101.00	100.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	122.50	122.50
5	—	537	129.00	129.00
3	—	383	125.00–127.50	126.66
2	—	205	125.00–130.00	127.56
4	—	416	125.00–128.00	127.21
5	—	315	123.00–128.00	124.37
2	—	278	125.00–127.50	126.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	90.00–92.00	91.00
4	—	435	90.00–95.00	91.95
2	—	675	92.00–93.00	92.50
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	106.00–113.00	108.30
3	—	438	122.50–132.00	128.82
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	135.00–137.50	136.22
3	—	418	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	100.00	100.00
2	—	563	100.00–101.00	100.49
2	—	425	100.00–102.00	101.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	118.00–122.00	119.96
3	—	267	130.00–135.00	131.59
4	—	224	132.50–137.50	134.99
3	—	335	128.00–130.00	129.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	100.00–105.00	102.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	934	82.50–88.00	84.60
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	71.00	71.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	60.00–72.00	63.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	400.00–500.00	453.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	776	625.00–875.00	798.57
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	723	80.00–88.00	83.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	853	48.00–54.00	51.13
12	—	839	58.00–68.00	62.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,233	57.00–67.00	63.61
2	—	1,260	50.00–54.00	51.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,435	56.00–63.00	59.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	88.00–92.00	90.76

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