Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

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 $124.38/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$124.38

151 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$34.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.41

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	584	132.25	772	90
Medium and Large 2	422	117.14	495	46
Small 1-2	358	110.50	396	2thin
Medium and Large 3	466	97.65	455	13thin

One grade step is worth $34.60/cwt here — about $317 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 sale151 hd

124.38

—

SC average5 barns · 725 hd

120.97

+3.41

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	1,635	82.29	1,345	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	53.82	642	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	53.60	816	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	51.22	474	12

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Medium and Large 2	—	273	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	107.13/cwt	105.00–109.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	118.39/cwt	115.00–119.00	462	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	386	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.36/cwt	125.00–127.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	106.23/cwt	105.00–107.50	829	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	358	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	95.72/cwt	94.00–98.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	95.51/cwt	94.00–97.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	772	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	790	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	127.59/cwt	126.00–128.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.28/cwt	123.00–128.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.29/cwt	115.00–117.50	663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	755	420.03/cwt	375.00–460.00	3,171	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	63.73/cwt	58.00–77.00	739	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	795	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	604	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	809	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	980	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	88.39/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,458	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	56.00/cwt	52.00–61.00	691	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	43.69/cwt	40.00–47.00	416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	54.98/cwt	51.00–60.00	501	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	53.60/cwt	51.00–57.00	816	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	45.46/cwt	40.00–49.00	472	12
Bulls	—	—	1,590	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.18/cwt	117.00–125.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	138.09/cwt	136.00–145.00	505	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	127.88/cwt	127.50–128.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.66/cwt	135.00–140.00	438	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	122.61/cwt	117.50–125.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	143.18/cwt	141.00–145.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	141.65/cwt	140.00–143.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	738	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 Oct 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 173Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 38Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 7

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	135.00–145.00	139.86
4	—	519	117.00–125.00	120.18
13	—	366	136.00–145.00	138.09
8	—	323	135.00–140.00	135.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	105.00–109.00	107.13
3	—	361	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	151.00	151.00
3	—	542	138.00	138.00
4	—	695	127.50–128.00	127.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	390	115.00–119.00	118.39
17	—	327	115.00–120.00	117.95
2	—	443	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	780	105.00–107.50	106.23
2	—	615	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	680	111.00	111.00
2	—	570	115.00–117.50	116.29
3	—	288	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	125.00–127.00	126.36
5	—	405	126.00–128.00	127.59
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	110.00–111.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	94.00–98.00	95.72
1	—	760	93.00	93.00
5	—	268	102.50	102.50
2	—	680	94.00–97.00	95.51
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	595	132.75	132.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	772	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	123.00–128.00	125.28
3	—	435	117.50–125.00	122.61
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
2	—	565	115.00–120.00	117.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	141.00–145.00	143.18
3	—	458	140.00–143.00	141.65
3	—	527	138.00–142.00	139.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	375.00–460.00	420.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,160	58.00–77.00	63.73
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	53.00	53.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	76.00	76.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	86.00–90.00	88.39
1	—	1,590	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,234	52.00–61.00	56.00
12	—	1,038	40.00–49.00	45.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	953	40.00–47.00	43.69
8	—	911	51.00–60.00	54.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	51.00–57.00	53.60

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle