Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

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 $125.90/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$125.90

75 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$9.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

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	489	127.48	623	63
Medium and Large 2	428	117.61	503	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about $120 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 sale75 hd

125.90

—

SC average5 barns · 567 hd

128.30

−2.40

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	1,491	86.05	1,283	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	58.72	537	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	58.62	755	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	57.50	794	2thin

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 1-2	—	1,495	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	127.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.85/cwt	123.00–126.50	709	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	131.52/cwt	127.00–138.00	485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	118.07/cwt	115.00–120.00	373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	135.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	138.86/cwt	138.50–142.50	778	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	137.38/cwt	132.00–138.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	850	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	574	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	62.70/cwt	61.00–64.00	781	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	51.83/cwt	50.00–54.00	704	3
Bulls	—	—	1,464	89.23/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,306	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	82.87/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,258	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	57.50/cwt	57.00–58.00	794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	62.58/cwt	60.00–65.00	591	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.55/cwt	128.00–137.50	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.16/cwt	120.00–129.50	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	865	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	843	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	3

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 172Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 30Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,495	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	72.00	72.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	67.50	67.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
12	—	487	127.50–130.00	127.71
17	—	521	125.00–127.50	126.22
17	—	563	123.00–126.50	125.85
12	—	369	127.00–138.00	131.52
4	—	440	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	118.00	118.00
3	—	421	115.00–117.00	116.35
4	—	316	115.00–120.00	118.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	128.00	128.00
3	—	613	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
8	—	428	128.00–137.50	131.55
6	—	479	120.00–129.50	127.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	130.00–138.00	135.24
8	—	565	125.00–130.00	129.38
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
2	—	288	137.50–140.00	138.76
3	—	483	137.00	137.00
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
2	—	380	135.00–140.00	137.53
1	—	650	117.50	117.50
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	155.00–160.00	157.44
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
11	—	560	138.50–142.50	138.86
10	—	653	132.00–138.00	137.38
3	—	793	121.00	121.00
5	—	515	143.00	143.00
4	—	358	150.00–160.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	125.00–130.00	127.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,245	61.00–64.00	62.70
3	—	1,358	50.00–54.00	51.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	57.00–58.00	57.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	60.00–65.00	62.58
1	—	855	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	88.00–90.00	89.23
4	—	1,518	80.00–85.00	82.87

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle