Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

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 $149.91/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$149.91

181 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

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	570	152.31	869	149
Medium and Large 2	399	139.58	556	29
Small 1-2	325	130.31	424	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $445 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 sale181 hd

149.91

—

SC average5 barns · 567 hd

147.13

+2.78

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	1,847	93.85	1,733	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	61.65	743	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	59.02	533	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.99/cwt	145.00–151.00	645	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.42/cwt	128.00–139.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	152.45/cwt	150.00–157.50	747	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	301	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	149.55/cwt	148.00–160.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.24/cwt	150.00–162.00	598	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	140.17/cwt	135.00–142.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	130.31/cwt	130.00–131.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.46/cwt	121.00–130.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	997	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	936	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.51/cwt	141.00–152.50	760	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	136.99/cwt	130.00–141.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	131.53/cwt	128.00–140.00	483	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	758	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	765	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	120.36/cwt	115.00–123.00	522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	137.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.75/cwt	135.00–143.00	533	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	155.41/cwt	150.00–162.50	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.44/cwt	125.00–133.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	117.65/cwt	116.00–118.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	825	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	51.70/cwt	50.00–53.00	440	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	63.75/cwt	60.00–71.00	780	15
Bulls	—	—	1,803	98.28/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	64.51/cwt	62.00–68.00	607	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	53.78/cwt	50.00–56.00	610	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	860	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	602	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,440	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	71.94/cwt	71.00–73.00	673	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	895	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	591	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	119.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.88/cwt	118.00–125.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	126.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	334	2

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 282Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 48Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 24

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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	433	145.00–151.00	148.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	110.00–118.00	113.94
4	—	424	128.00–139.00	132.42
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
3	—	480	120.00–130.00	124.93
2	—	638	110.00–116.00	112.96
2	—	688	108.00–112.00	110.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	137.00	137.00
3	—	490	150.00–157.50	152.45
8	—	427	148.00–160.00	149.55
11	—	385	150.00–162.00	155.24
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
24	—	515	141.00–152.50	147.51
1	—	290	157.50	157.50
3	—	712	126.00	126.00
8	—	314	150.00–162.50	155.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	406	135.00–142.00	140.17
2	—	535	121.00–130.00	125.46
5	—	471	130.00–141.00	136.99
2	—	270	140.00–145.00	142.64
2	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.33
12	—	376	135.00–143.00	141.75
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	130.00–131.00	130.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	630	158.25	158.25
16	—	650	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	145.00	145.00
1	—	765	143.00	143.00
1	—	865	125.00	125.00
2	—	825	129.00–130.00	129.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	72.50	72.50
1	—	505	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	128.00–140.00	131.53
16	—	619	122.50	122.50
6	—	287	130.00–140.00	137.50
3	—	313	135.00	135.00
13	—	477	125.00–133.00	128.44
4	—	514	126.00–130.00	126.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	434	115.00–123.00	120.36
6	—	471	116.00–118.00	117.65
2	—	220	120.00–125.00	122.27
1	—	740	117.50	117.50
5	—	373	115.00–125.00	119.58
5	—	330	118.00–125.00	120.88
1	—	685	112.50	112.50
2	—	273	120.00–125.00	122.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	50.00–53.00	51.70
4	—	941	62.00–68.00	64.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,224	60.00–71.00	63.75
4	—	1,135	50.00–56.00	53.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	94.00–102.00	98.28
1	—	1,935	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	85.00	85.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	66.00	66.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	71.00–73.00	71.94

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle