Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower. 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 $123.95/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$123.95

84 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$47.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

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	514	147.05	756	22
Medium and Large 2	430	126.58	544	33
Small 1-2	368	116.48	429	6thin
Medium and Large 3	310	100.03	310	23

One grade step is worth $47.02/cwt here — about $446 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 sale84 hd

123.95

—

SC average5 barns · 374 hd

129.00

−5.05

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	1,532	73.00	1,118	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	53.64	860	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	48.86	559	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	46.87	413	14

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	117.28/cwt	114.00–120.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	92.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	93.48/cwt	92.50–95.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	116.28/cwt	114.00–120.00	422	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	775	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,030	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	759	64.29/cwt	61.00–72.00	488	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	980	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	539	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	663	58.99/cwt	58.00–60.00	391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,434	70.51/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,011	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	45.60/cwt	42.00–49.00	513	18
Bulls	—	—	1,728	77.98/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,347	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	54.74/cwt	51.00–57.00	644	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	53.64/cwt	52.00–55.00	860	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	44.22/cwt	40.00–48.00	406	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	53.48/cwt	50.00–58.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	118.42/cwt	110.00–121.00	512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.49/cwt	112.50–117.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	578	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.07/cwt	115.00–120.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	148.21/cwt	145.50–151.00	799	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	91.51/cwt	90.00–93.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	237	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	243	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	129.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	397	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	143.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	377	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	107.04/cwt	105.00–107.50	276	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	130.97/cwt	125.00–140.00	434	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	116.48/cwt	114.00–120.00	429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	679	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	92.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	679	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	103.75/cwt	100.00–107.50	477	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	442	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	460	2

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 364Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 63Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 12

No trends available this week on all class of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower. Average offering of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	400	123.50	123.50
4	—	545	120.00	120.00
2	—	560	120.00–121.00	120.51
5	—	387	128.00	128.00
6	—	491	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	114.00–120.00	117.28
2	—	638	111.00–112.00	111.49
3	—	363	114.00–120.00	116.28
9	—	432	110.00–121.00	118.42
3	—	563	112.50–117.00	114.49
2	—	508	112.50–115.00	113.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	91.00–95.00	92.98
2	—	510	90.00–93.00	91.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	460	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	240	110.00–112.00	110.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	90.00	90.00
3	—	528	92.50–95.00	93.48
6	—	679	99.00	99.00
3	—	620	90.00–95.00	92.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	115.00–125.00	119.81
2	—	615	100.00–105.00	102.56
2	—	663	100.00–105.00	102.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	100.00–107.50	103.75
2	—	442	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	115.00–120.00	118.07
9	—	367	125.00–135.00	129.36
4	—	641	123.00	123.00
3	—	703	110.00	110.00
7	—	279	130.00–140.00	135.10
5	—	331	125.00–140.00	130.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	539	145.50–151.00	148.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	237	102.50	102.50
8	—	432	92.00	92.00
6	—	258	105.00–107.50	107.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	140.00–145.00	143.10
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	114.00–120.00	116.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	520.00	520.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	759	61.00–72.00	64.29
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	55.00	55.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	663	58.00–60.00	58.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,434	64.00–75.00	70.51
4	—	1,728	77.00–79.00	77.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,125	42.00–49.00	45.60
10	—	1,176	51.00–57.00	54.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	52.00–55.00	53.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	918	40.00–48.00	44.22
4	—	790	50.00–58.00	53.48

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle