Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $108.89/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −24.75 against this barn's trailing median of $133.64.

Average price

$108.89

40 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$38.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.07

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	130.75	581	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	124.00	701	4thin
Small 1-2	561	110.33	619	6thin
Medium and Large 3	543	92.61	503	19thin

One grade step is worth $38.14/cwt here — about $78 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 sale40 hd

108.89

—

SC average5 barns · 604 hd

124.96

−16.07

This barn, trailing median1 sales

133.64

−24.75

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	1,465	82.34	1,207	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	76.50	788	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	54.82	599	17

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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	665	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	313	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	720	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	353	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	710	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	526	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	780	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	6,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	783	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	526	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	495	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.11/cwt	117.50–123.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	474	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	574	6
Bulls	—	—	1,353	69.66/cwt	60.00–80.00	942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,506	84.91/cwt	82.50–87.00	1,279	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	47.42/cwt	38.00–51.00	505	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	913	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	65.39/cwt	60.00–68.00	742	7
Bulls	—	—	1,600	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	592	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	498	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	452	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	338	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	512	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	655	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	297	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	137.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	556	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	113.25/cwt	107.00–120.00	595	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	13

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 202Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 56

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	47.00	47.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	49.00	49.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	63.00	63.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	880.00	880.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	76.00	76.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	112.50	112.50
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
2	—	525	107.00–120.00	113.25
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
3	—	480	117.50–123.00	121.11
4	—	403	135.00–139.00	137.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	72.00	72.00
3	—	526	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
1	—	450	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	92.50	92.50
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	122.00	122.00
4	—	405	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	111.00	111.00
6	—	474	121.00	121.00
2	—	592	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	112.50	112.50
1	—	285	112.00	112.00
7	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	122.50	122.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	120.00–130.00	125.17
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
2	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	128.00–131.00	129.49
2	—	382	146.00	146.00
5	—	700	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	128.00	128.00
2	—	297	147.50	147.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	60.00–80.00	69.66
5	—	1,506	82.50–87.00	84.91
1	—	1,600	107.50	107.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	38.00–51.00	47.42
7	—	1,134	60.00–68.00	65.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	73.00	73.00
1	—	810	80.00	80.00

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

Bulls · 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