Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

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 $131.64/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$131.64

126 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$17.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

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	540	137.14	740	78
Medium and Large 2	558	123.60	690	36
Small 1-2	370	119.95	443	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about $297 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 sale126 hd

131.64

—

SC average5 barns · 737 hd

134.30

−2.66

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	1,642	80.77	1,326	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	56.15	674	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	55.41	910	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	53.18	478	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	50.57/cwt	47.00–53.00	463	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	59.71/cwt	58.00–61.00	512	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	55.41/cwt	54.00–57.00	910	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	51.14/cwt	48.00–55.00	651	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	59.90/cwt	57.00–63.00	686	8
Bulls	—	—	1,785	84.58/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,510	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	76.96/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,153	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	690	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	352	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	908	874.38/cwt	800.00–950.00	7,939	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	798	762.82/cwt	610.00–860.00	6,087	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	723	607.16/cwt	520.00–630.00	4,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	119.33/cwt	115.00–124.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	93.49/cwt	93.00–94.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	103.31/cwt	102.00–105.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	113.11/cwt	110.00–113.50	577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	110.23/cwt	110.00–112.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	805	28
Steers	Small 1-2	—	427	114.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	487	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	232	110.35/cwt	110.00–111.00	256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	130.18/cwt	129.00–135.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	139.84/cwt	135.00–145.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	123.01/cwt	117.00–125.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	551	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	140.31/cwt	140.00–141.00	619	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	132.87/cwt	131.00–136.00	753	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	152.94/cwt	152.50–153.00	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	127.65/cwt	126.00–131.00	914	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	444	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	155.81/cwt	155.00–157.50	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	136.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	463	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	512	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	106.94/cwt	105.00–109.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 151Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 50Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 4

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	915	47.00–53.00	50.57
2	—	858	58.00–61.00	59.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	54.00–57.00	55.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	48.00–55.00	51.14
8	—	1,146	57.00–63.00	59.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	83.00–86.00	84.58
2	—	1,498	74.00–80.00	76.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	51.00	51.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	800.00–950.00	874.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	610.00–860.00	762.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	723	520.00–630.00	607.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	115.00–120.00	117.61
2	—	333	115.00–124.00	119.33
2	—	468	114.00–116.00	114.97
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
9	—	510	110.00–113.50	113.11
8	—	593	110.00–112.00	110.23
2	—	363	115.00–120.00	117.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	93.00–94.00	93.49
2	—	460	96.00	96.00
2	—	365	105.00–106.00	105.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	102.00–105.00	103.31
3	—	232	110.00–111.00	110.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	129.00–135.00	130.18
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
8	—	450	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	90.00–93.00	91.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	110.00–112.00	110.65
2	—	568	116.00–120.00	117.99
7	—	421	130.00–140.00	136.07
3	—	475	125.00–130.00	126.63
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	530	105.00–109.00	106.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	601	134.00	134.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	110.00–115.00	114.04
2	—	315	125.00–130.00	127.38
1	—	510	109.00	109.00
2	—	355	120.00–130.00	125.07
2	—	225	125.00–130.00	127.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	383	135.00–145.00	139.84
6	—	676	117.00–125.00	123.01
2	—	408	134.00–136.00	134.99
3	—	468	127.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	580	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	441	140.00–141.00	140.31
14	—	567	131.00–136.00	132.87
8	—	343	152.50–153.00	152.94
9	—	716	126.00–131.00	127.65
3	—	362	155.00–157.50	155.81

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle