Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons today due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly 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 $102.60/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$102.60

35 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$78.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.73

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	514	142.25	731	4thin
Medium and Large 3	235	138.00	324	1thin
Medium and Large 2	405	133.78	542	12thin
Small 1-2	520	110.75	576	2thin
Small 3	477	66.64	318	13thin
Large 3	688	63.67	438	3thin

One grade step is worth $78.58/cwt here — about $293 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 sale35 hd

102.60

—

SC average5 barns · 290 hd

136.34

−33.73

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	1,188	79.00	938	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	70.03	776	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	62.00	831	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	57.04	585	21

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Small 3	—	785	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	424	1
Steers	Small 3	—	575	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.74/cwt	122.50–123.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	453	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	571	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	595	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	1
Steers	Small 3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	460	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	311	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	830	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	451	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	270	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	284	1
Steers	Small 3	—	380	75.66/cwt	65.00–85.00	288	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Steers	Small 3	—	483	57.27/cwt	42.50–75.00	277	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	785	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	510	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	48.60/cwt	33.00–55.00	448	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	70.03/cwt	65.00–75.00	776	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	615	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	258	1
Steers	Small 3	—	600	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	384	1
Steers	Small 3	—	410	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	60.41/cwt	56.00–75.00	645	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	508	1
Steers	Large 3	—	825	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	528	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	58.76/cwt	57.50–60.00	520	2
Bulls	—	—	825	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	536	1
Steers	Large 3	—	525	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	389	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	651	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	130.24/cwt	128.00–131.00	632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	440	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	361	1
Steers	Large 3	—	715	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	114.11/cwt	108.00–120.00	314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	732	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	291	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	139.87/cwt	137.50–142.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	675	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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 125Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 52Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 4

No comparisons today due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
2	—	320	140.00–142.00	141.05
1	—	610	122.50	122.50
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,020	74.00	74.00
1	—	395	142.00	142.00
2	—	275	137.50–142.00	139.87
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	54.00	54.00
1	—	575	65.00	65.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
3	—	380	65.00–85.00	75.66
5	—	483	42.50–75.00	57.27
1	—	600	64.00	64.00
1	—	410	50.00	50.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	102.50	102.50
1	—	460	119.00	119.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	64.00	64.00
1	—	525	74.00	74.00
1	—	715	53.00	53.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	291	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	122.50–123.00	122.74
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	42.00	42.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	67.50	67.50
1	—	270	105.00	105.00
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
1	—	785	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	102.00	102.00
1	—	450	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	651	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	128.00–131.00	130.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	220	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
2	—	275	108.00–120.00	114.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	112.50	112.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	57.50–60.00	58.76
1	—	910	64.00	64.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	63.00	63.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	921	33.00–55.00	48.60
15	—	1,068	56.00–75.00	60.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	65.00–75.00	70.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	93.00	93.00
1	—	825	65.00	65.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle