Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Average offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.86/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$125.86

36 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$23.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

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	469	132.38	621	25
Medium and Large 2	555	115.67	642	3thin
Medium and Large 3	393	109.31	430	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.07/cwt here — about $191 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 sale36 hd

125.86

—

SC average5 barns · 570 hd

125.57

+0.29

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	1,420	88.71	1,259	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	66.40	750	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	58.20	624	20

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	419	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,906	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	53.22/cwt	46.00–58.00	528	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	556	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	621	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	63.17/cwt	59.00–66.00	728	10
Bulls	—	—	1,484	90.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,343	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	82.67/cwt	80.00–85.00	800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	60.50/cwt	52.00–65.00	675	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	71.31/cwt	66.00–79.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	123.70/cwt	123.00–124.00	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	387	5
Bulls	—	—	970	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	140.51/cwt	137.00–144.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	549	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 261Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 49Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 3

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Average offering of average 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
1	—	265	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	102.00	102.00
5	—	352	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.18
2	—	640	119.00	119.00
5	—	561	129.50	129.50
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
3	—	503	136.00	136.00
10	—	666	123.00–124.00	123.70
2	—	303	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.50	125.50
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	142.00	142.00
6	—	454	137.00–144.00	140.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	103.00	103.00
1	—	430	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	130.00–135.00	130.99

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	1	—	805	52.00	52.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	98.00	98.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	890.00	890.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	968	80.00–85.00	82.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	992	46.00–58.00	53.22
10	—	1,152	59.00–66.00	63.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	52.00–65.00	60.50
6	—	1,142	66.00–79.00	71.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,484	90.00–93.00	90.52
1	—	970	76.00	76.00

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