Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly 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 $128.44/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$128.44

50 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$50.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

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	468	141.16	661	22
Medium and Large 2	457	123.72	565	21
Small 1-2	525	112.50	591	1thin
Medium and Large 3	470	111.50	524	3thin
Small 3	320	90.52	290	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.64/cwt here — about $371 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 sale50 hd

128.44

—

SC average5 barns · 464 hd

125.75

+2.69

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	1,278	76.63	979	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	66.90	945	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	56.33	578	19

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	—	465	121.36/cwt	115.00–128.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	561	120.40/cwt	120.00–121.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	124.95/cwt	122.50–127.50	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	699	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.04/cwt	143.00–147.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	116.27/cwt	112.50–120.00	499	4
Steers	Small 3	—	335	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	130.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	537	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	512	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	436	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	577	113.36/cwt	113.00–114.00	654	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	700	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	146.20/cwt	145.00–147.50	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.22/cwt	127.50–129.00	600	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	338	84.28/cwt	60.00–107.50	285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	459	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	591	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	285	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.32/cwt	115.00–127.50	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	119.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	110.83/cwt	110.00–112.50	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.60/cwt	127.00–140.00	622	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	655	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	334	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	715	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,541	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 3	—	945	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,379	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,278	76.63/cwt	72.00–82.00	979	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	66.90/cwt	61.00–72.00	945	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	54.81/cwt	35.00–59.00	562	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	62.02/cwt	60.00–64.00	638	4

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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 353Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 39Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

No comparisons 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	115.00–128.00	121.36
2	—	235	130.00–134.00	131.96
2	—	363	122.50–127.50	124.95
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	133.00	133.00
2	—	425	115.00–127.50	121.32
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
2	—	505	115.00–124.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
2	—	468	127.50–129.00	128.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	120.00–121.00	120.40
3	—	540	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	472	148.00	148.00
3	—	508	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	60.00–107.50	84.28
1	—	285	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
1	—	275	117.50	117.50
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	132.00	132.00
4	—	429	112.50–120.00	116.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	147.00	147.00
2	—	373	143.00–147.00	145.04
2	—	333	148.00	148.00
2	—	235	145.00–147.50	146.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	150.00–152.50	151.21
1	—	455	142.50	142.50
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	148.00	148.00
2	—	645	119.00	119.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	131.00	131.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
2	—	305	125.00–136.00	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	165.00	165.00
2	—	660	140.00	140.00
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
6	—	505	159.00	159.00
3	—	581	134.00	134.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	119.00	119.00
4	—	436	124.00	124.00
8	—	577	113.00–114.00	113.36
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	117.00	117.00
1	—	700	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
5	—	480	127.00–140.00	129.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	110.00–112.50	110.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	51.00	51.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	72.00–82.00	76.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	61.00–72.00	66.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,025	35.00–59.00	54.81
4	—	1,029	60.00–64.00	62.02

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