Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

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 $128.77/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$128.77

101 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$40.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.39

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	517	132.49	685	79
Medium and Large 2	360	117.68	424	20
Medium and Large 3	458	92.46	423	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.03/cwt here — about $262 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 sale101 hd

128.77

—

SC average5 barns · 621 hd

124.38

+4.39

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	—	Low	1,483	81.47	1,208	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	59.73	761	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	876	55.88	490	13

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1-2	—	412	128.57/cwt	127.50–129.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	130.72/cwt	128.00–139.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	158.69/cwt	155.00–162.50	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.28/cwt	116.00–127.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	142.39/cwt	137.50–143.50	464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	974	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	574	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	698	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	694	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	59.75/cwt	55.00–65.00	507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	308	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	385	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	124.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	268	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	835	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	51.64/cwt	49.00–54.00	619	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	62.58/cwt	57.00–68.00	814	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	49.70/cwt	47.00–53.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	74.80/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,008	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	88.14/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	145.88/cwt	144.00–152.00	636	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	161.65/cwt	155.00–170.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	679	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,360	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	20,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	115.78/cwt	115.00–117.50	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	115.92/cwt	112.00–122.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	117.23/cwt	115.00–118.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	120.21/cwt	115.00–125.00	256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.25/cwt	129.50–133.50	748	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	123.08/cwt	112.00–124.50	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 327Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 48Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 6

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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	127.50–129.00	128.57
5	—	363	128.00–139.00	130.72
4	—	535	125.00–129.00	127.49
5	—	326	137.50–143.50	142.39
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
26	—	570	129.50–133.50	131.25
9	—	665	112.00–124.50	123.08
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	499	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	90.00–95.00	92.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	115.00–120.00	117.29
3	—	270	115.00–125.00	119.88
3	—	373	115.00–117.50	115.78
4	—	466	112.00–122.00	115.92
2	—	535	110.00–120.00	115.05
5	—	213	115.00–125.00	120.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	329	155.00–162.50	158.69
12	—	607	141.00	141.00
2	—	400	143.50	143.50
5	—	365	154.00–156.00	155.01
12	—	591	146.00	146.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
3	—	278	155.00–170.00	161.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	116.00–127.00	121.28
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
2	—	380	130.00–140.00	135.20
2	—	625	115.00–118.00	116.52
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
2	—	675	114.00–115.00	114.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	711	137.00	137.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	120.00–130.00	125.05
2	—	215	120.00–130.00	124.77
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	123.00	123.00
2	—	505	137.50–138.00	137.75
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
26	—	436	144.00–152.00	145.88
16	—	478	141.00–145.00	141.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	115.00–124.00	119.73
2	—	688	110.00–114.00	111.99
4	—	557	115.00–118.00	117.23
3	—	457	125.00–130.00	126.64
2	—	435	130.00–132.50	131.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	848	55.00–65.00	59.75
5	—	921	47.00–53.00	49.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	49.00–54.00	51.64
17	—	1,300	57.00–68.00	62.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	71.00–78.00	74.80
3	—	1,618	87.50–89.00	88.14

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