Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made 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 $123.28/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$123.28

139 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$24.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.06

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	598	127.59	763	84
Medium and Large 2	437	117.21	512	53
Small 1-2	463	102.97	477	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.62/cwt here — about $286 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 sale139 hd

123.28

—

SC average5 barns · 573 hd

116.22

+7.06

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	1,601	82.60	1,322	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	55.24	641	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	861	53.80	463	27

Every lot, as filed

44 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%	—	839	50.07/cwt	44.00–53.00	420	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	49.83/cwt	45.00–53.00	550	7
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	920	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	552	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	798	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	840	67.06/cwt	63.00–73.00	563	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	67.03/cwt	65.00–69.00	692	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	862	637.23/cwt	580.00–700.00	5,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	117.76/cwt	111.00–122.50	509	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.84/cwt	112.00–120.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	117.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	93.20/cwt	91.00–96.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	133.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	118.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	426	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	128.23/cwt	127.50–129.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	153.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	128.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	816	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	111.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	131.53/cwt	125.00–133.50	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	102.97/cwt	101.00–105.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	118.48/cwt	114.00–120.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	131.59/cwt	130.00–132.00	441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.56/cwt	135.00–142.50	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	129.86/cwt	125.00–130.50	632	8
Bulls	—	—	1,601	82.60/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	57.34/cwt	55.00–60.00	678	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	56.78/cwt	55.00–59.00	499	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	131.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	113.01/cwt	111.00–114.00	628	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	421	107.92/cwt	104.00–112.50	454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	149.51/cwt	148.00–151.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	671	93.98/cwt	91.00–96.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	92.48/cwt	90.00–97.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	144.62/cwt	135.00–146.00	545	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	120.57/cwt	117.50–124.00	440	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	145.64/cwt	140.00–147.50	425	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 278Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 34Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 10

No comparisons made 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
12	—	839	44.00–53.00	50.07
15	—	878	55.00–59.00	56.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,103	45.00–53.00	49.83
18	—	1,183	55.00–60.00	57.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	79.00–86.00	82.60

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	840	63.00–73.00	67.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	76.00	76.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	65.00–69.00	67.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	862	580.00–700.00	637.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	432	111.00–122.50	117.76
5	—	568	112.00–120.00	115.84
17	—	359	115.00–122.00	118.76
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
7	—	477	110.00–115.00	111.40
8	—	519	114.00–120.00	118.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	130.00–137.50	133.89
2	—	413	127.50–129.00	128.23
6	—	502	123.00	123.00
5	—	335	130.00–132.00	131.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	640	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	101.00–105.00	102.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	115.00–120.00	117.20
5	—	432	120.00–135.00	131.12
9	—	556	111.00–114.00	113.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	91.00–96.00	93.20
4	—	671	91.00–96.00	93.98
4	—	531	90.00–97.00	92.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	104.00–112.50	107.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	148.00–151.00	149.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	150.00–156.00	153.76
3	—	273	150.00–155.00	153.32
1	—	360	158.00	158.00
8	—	626	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	125.00–135.00	128.89
6	—	563	125.00–133.50	131.53
4	—	428	135.00–142.50	138.56
8	—	487	125.00–130.50	129.86
8	—	377	135.00–146.00	144.62
4	—	292	140.00–147.50	145.64
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	103.00	103.00
3	—	365	117.50–124.00	120.57
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	640	140.00	140.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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