Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.65/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$144.65

92 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$21.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

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	494	150.08	741	69
Small 1-2	372	130.11	484	3thin
Medium and Large 2	516	128.09	661	20

One grade step is worth $21.98/cwt here — about $80 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 sale92 hd

144.65

—

SC average5 barns · 437 hd

143.46

+1.18

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	1,952	92.01	1,796	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	64.93	818	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	832	57.56	479	6thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	161.34/cwt	160.00–162.00	670	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	123.79/cwt	122.50–125.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	117.29/cwt	115.00–124.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	124.99/cwt	122.50–127.50	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	127.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	386	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	743	83.45/cwt	82.00–85.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	167.43/cwt	165.00–172.50	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.27/cwt	123.00–131.50	684	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	651	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	146.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	722	26
Steers	Small 1-2	—	372	130.11/cwt	125.00–132.50	484	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	487	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	56.06/cwt	47.00–62.00	642	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	791	54.36/cwt	50.00–57.00	430	4
Bulls	—	—	1,952	92.01/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	67.15/cwt	65.00–77.00	865	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	767	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,079.82/cwt	800.00–1,300.00	11,770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	63.97/cwt	63.00–65.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	129.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	117.15/cwt	112.00–121.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	538	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	136.59/cwt	130.00–145.00	594	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	138.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.73/cwt	142.00–143.50	826	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	127.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	115.08/cwt	112.00–122.50	484	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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 100Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 40Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 11

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	488	122.50–127.50	124.99
4	—	516	125.00–129.00	127.98
4	—	621	112.00–121.00	117.15
2	—	660	109.00–110.00	109.51
4	—	424	125.00–133.00	127.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	502	115.00	115.00
2	—	335	122.50–125.00	123.79
2	—	260	125.00–130.00	127.55
2	—	578	114.00–115.00	114.49
5	—	421	112.00–122.50	115.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	140.00–142.50	141.24
27	—	525	123.00–131.50	130.27
16	—	497	131.00	131.00
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
13	—	387	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	147.00	147.00
3	—	320	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	415	160.00–162.00	161.34
1	—	375	167.50	167.50
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
1	—	770	129.00	129.00
3	—	288	165.00–172.50	167.43
26	—	491	140.00–150.00	146.98
23	—	579	142.00–143.50	142.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	115.00–124.00	117.29
4	—	590	125.00–131.00	129.54
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
3	—	435	130.00–145.00	136.59
4	—	374	135.00–145.00	138.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	125.00–132.50	130.11
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	77.50	77.50

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	—	743	82.00–85.00	83.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	70.00	70.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	800.00–1,300.00	1,079.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	47.00–62.00	56.06
16	—	1,288	65.00–77.00	67.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	791	50.00–57.00	54.36
2	—	915	63.00–65.00	63.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,952	89.00–98.00	92.01

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