Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to 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 $111.98/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$111.98

44 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$34.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

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	333	137.50	457	2thin
Medium and Large 2	546	116.63	637	16thin
Small 1-2	482	108.20	522	10thin
Medium and Large 3	467	108.15	505	11thin
Small 3	324	102.87	333	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.63/cwt here — about $124 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 sale44 hd

111.98

—

SC average5 barns · 644 hd

120.55

−8.57

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	1,606	83.57	1,342	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,810	56.00	1,014	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	55.38	599	35

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.29/cwt	122.50–130.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	571	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	770	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,496	80.95/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,211	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	86.85/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,514	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	49.00/cwt	40.00–55.00	528	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	62.13/cwt	56.00–68.00	675	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,014	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	61.93/cwt	58.00–64.00	630	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	497	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,486	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	845	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	372	1
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,005	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	322	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	617	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	606	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	110.25/cwt	110.00–111.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	548	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	324	102.87/cwt	82.50–107.50	333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	117.65/cwt	112.50–123.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	525	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	413	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	106.61/cwt	102.00–109.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	127.65/cwt	122.50–132.50	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	940	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	683	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	446	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	549	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	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 Sep 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 135Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 28Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 4

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	112.50	112.50
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
2	—	525	122.50–130.00	126.29
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
2	—	413	122.50–132.50	127.65
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	137.50	137.50
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
3	—	361	144.00	144.00
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	82.50	82.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	459	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	93.00	93.00
4	—	647	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
5	—	475	111.00	111.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.50	132.50
1	—	290	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
3	—	521	120.00	120.00
5	—	636	114.00	114.00
4	—	448	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
4	—	393	110.00	110.00
6	—	524	102.00–109.00	106.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	82.50–107.50	102.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	110.00–111.00	110.25
1	—	430	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	113.00	113.00
2	—	413	112.50–123.00	117.65
1	—	510	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	119.00	119.00
1	—	635	107.50	107.50
1	—	450	119.00	119.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	70.00–86.00	80.95
4	—	1,743	85.00–89.00	86.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,078	40.00–55.00	49.00
17	—	1,086	56.00–68.00	62.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	56.00	56.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	58.00–64.00	61.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	59.00	59.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	52.00	52.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	62.00	62.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	44.00	44.00
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	32.00	32.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle