Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average offering

of 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 $139.05/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$139.05

127 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$41.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

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	515	143.69	740	92
Medium and Large 2	395	129.62	513	28
Small 1-2	359	121.05	435	5thin
Medium and Large 3	373	102.35	382	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.34/cwt here — about $359 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 sale127 hd

139.05

—

SC average5 barns · 562 hd

139.25

−0.20

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	—	Average	1,625	85.42	1,388	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	62.43	724	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	62.35	882	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	55.59	480	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	63.95/cwt	61.00–67.00	584	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	62.35/cwt	60.00–64.00	882	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	92.57/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	66.05/cwt	62.00–72.00	762	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	130.93/cwt	127.50–135.00	299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	91.29/cwt	90.00–94.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	111.02/cwt	108.00–115.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	140.48/cwt	135.00–143.00	746	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.16/cwt	114.00–120.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	154.77/cwt	145.00–159.00	676	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	113.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	475	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	350	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	102.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	592	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	81.52/cwt	80.00–83.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	141.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	808	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	422	103.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	435	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	398	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	427	112.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	630	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	133.32/cwt	128.00–136.00	884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	143.47/cwt	143.00–146.00	669	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	408	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	925	507.19/cwt	460.00–550.00	4,692	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	950	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	475	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	850	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	616	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	377	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	452	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	106.35/cwt	104.00–110.00	503	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	307	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	50.02/cwt	47.00–54.00	415	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	139.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.50	436	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	53.13/cwt	48.00–57.00	624	7
Bulls	—	—	1,643	81.84/cwt	75.50–85.00	1,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.41/cwt	115.00–130.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	93.48/cwt	91.00–96.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	93.55/cwt	92.00–95.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.50	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	102.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	89.20/cwt	88.00–92.00	376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	133.75/cwt	128.00–138.00	563	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	104.46/cwt	101.00–108.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	114.09/cwt	110.00–117.50	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	122.01/cwt	115.00–130.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	116.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	444	5

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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 0Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 2

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	913	61.00–67.00	63.95
6	—	829	47.00–54.00	50.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	60.00–64.00	62.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,154	62.00–72.00	66.05
7	—	1,174	48.00–57.00	53.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	90.00–96.00	92.57
4	—	1,643	75.50–85.00	81.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	127.50–135.00	130.93
7	—	549	124.00	124.00
25	—	473	128.00–135.00	133.24
4	—	334	130.00–132.50	130.63
10	—	421	128.00–138.00	133.75
6	—	564	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	108.00–115.00	111.02
3	—	463	110.00–115.00	112.38
2	—	418	112.00–115.00	113.54
5	—	380	115.00–120.00	116.97
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	105.00–110.00	107.58
3	—	422	100.00–105.00	103.02
2	—	370	105.00–110.00	107.53
2	—	285	105.00–110.00	107.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	91.00–96.00	93.48
2	—	618	90.00–94.00	92.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	90.00–94.00	91.29
2	—	470	92.00–95.00	93.55
5	—	421	88.00–92.00	89.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	114.00–120.00	117.16
2	—	420	125.00–130.00	127.44
2	—	633	101.00–108.00	104.46
5	—	479	115.00–130.00	122.01
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	100.00–105.00	102.99
3	—	427	110.00–115.00	112.95
3	—	473	104.00–110.00	106.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	150.00–155.00	152.43
24	—	531	135.00–143.00	140.48
21	—	437	145.00–159.00	154.77
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
14	—	571	135.00–145.00	141.55
9	—	663	128.00–136.00	133.32
20	—	466	143.00–146.00	143.47
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	120.00–125.00	122.59
3	—	377	115.00–125.00	120.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	130.00–140.00	137.58
3	—	220	135.00–145.00	139.09
4	—	470	115.00–130.00	122.41
2	—	315	130.00–137.50	133.63
3	—	532	110.00–117.50	114.09
3	—	425	120.00–130.00	124.88
2	—	283	135.00–140.00	137.61
2	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	100.00–105.00	102.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	80.00–83.00	81.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	460.00–550.00	507.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	72.50	72.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	62.00	62.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle