Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.49/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$130.49

61 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$28.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

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	626	133.71	837	45
Medium and Large 2	296	132.20	391	8thin
Small 1-2	334	120.02	400	3thin
Medium and Large 3	536	105.00	563	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about $274 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 sale61 hd

130.49

—

SC average5 barns · 427 hd

132.86

−2.37

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	1,355	72.99	989	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	53.55	834	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	50.82	686	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	819	49.52	405	6thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	91.96/cwt	90.00–94.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	116.21/cwt	115.00–120.00	300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	101.87/cwt	100.00–103.00	372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,890	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	512	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	723	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	85.47/cwt	80.00–90.00	722	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	741.56/cwt	625.00–825.00	5,599	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	72.96/cwt	70.00–79.00	671	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	70.99/cwt	67.00–75.00	730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	53.04/cwt	52.00–54.00	606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	53.70/cwt	50.00–55.00	413	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	45.34/cwt	43.00–47.50	393	3
Bulls	—	—	1,283	70.98/cwt	69.00–76.00	911	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	53.94/cwt	52.00–56.00	769	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	45.61/cwt	45.00–47.00	559	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	53.55/cwt	53.00–54.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	124.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	838	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	133.46/cwt	125.00–137.00	805	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	209	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	358	118.78/cwt	117.50–120.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	130.78/cwt	127.50–135.00	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	142.91/cwt	140.00–147.50	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	93.05/cwt	91.00–95.00	496	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	95.01/cwt	92.00–97.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	129.82/cwt	127.50–130.50	948	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	131.25/cwt	127.50–135.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	116.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	117.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	96.04/cwt	93.00–97.50	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	487	105.30/cwt	102.50–106.00	513	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	408	107.35/cwt	105.00–109.00	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 212Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 61Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	90.00–94.00	91.96
1	—	465	92.00	92.00
1	—	630	92.00	92.00
2	—	838	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	785	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	505	118.00–126.00	124.93
1	—	600	107.50	107.50
2	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	258	115.00–120.00	116.21
2	—	573	112.00–115.00	113.53
2	—	430	116.00–118.00	117.01
3	—	232	115.00–120.00	116.55
7	—	322	115.00–125.00	117.25
2	—	755	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	100.00–103.00	101.87
2	—	533	91.00–95.00	93.05
3	—	435	92.00–97.00	95.01
1	—	640	97.50	97.50
3	—	572	93.00–97.50	96.04
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
5	—	487	102.50–106.00	105.30
3	—	408	105.00–109.00	107.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	121.00	121.00
5	—	415	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.48
3	—	500	139.00	139.00
6	—	603	125.00–137.00	133.46
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
3	—	372	140.00–147.50	142.91
2	—	285	140.00–145.00	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	167.50	167.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
2	—	358	117.50–120.00	118.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	127.50–135.00	130.78
1	—	455	137.50	137.50
2	—	233	130.00–135.00	132.63
2	—	255	127.50–135.00	131.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	730	127.50–130.50	129.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	53.00	53.00
1	—	440	55.00	55.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,635	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	66.00	66.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	920	70.00–79.00	72.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	67.00–75.00	70.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	52.00–54.00	53.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	66.00	66.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	80.00–90.00	85.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	625.00–825.00	741.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,283	69.00–76.00	70.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	50.00–55.00	53.70
3	—	867	43.00–47.50	45.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,426	52.00–56.00	53.94
6	—	1,225	45.00–47.00	45.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	53.00–54.00	53.55

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