Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

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 $141.95/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$141.95

73 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$503

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

$47.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

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	515	155.18	798	44
Medium and Large 2	458	126.03	578	20
Small 1-2	478	114.14	545	7thin
Medium and Large 3	275	107.59	296	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.59/cwt here — about $503 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 sale73 hd

141.95

—

SC average5 barns · 463 hd

136.18

+5.78

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	52.99	637	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	50.98	436	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	46.54	723	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	—	1,390	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	790	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,148	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	838	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,609	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	754	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	985	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	85.80/cwt	85.00–87.50	940	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	505	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	815	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	579	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	795	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	541	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	835	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	551	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	46.54/cwt	46.00–47.00	723	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	55.56/cwt	53.00–60.00	447	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	45.26/cwt	41.00–48.00	415	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	56.60/cwt	54.00–63.00	691	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	46.97/cwt	44.00–50.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	765	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	93.96/cwt	93.00–95.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	114.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	526	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.65/cwt	117.50–119.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	95.05/cwt	94.00–96.00	402	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	111.89/cwt	110.00–112.50	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	400	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	117.15/cwt	111.00–120.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	632	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	86.08/cwt	80.00–93.00	275	30
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	331	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	91.30/cwt	90.00–93.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 270Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 89Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 2

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	82.00	82.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,095	85.00–87.50	85.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	46.00–47.00	46.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	805	53.00–60.00	55.56
8	—	918	41.00–48.00	45.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,220	54.00–63.00	56.60
9	—	1,174	44.00–50.00	46.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	126.00	126.00
6	—	632	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	93.00–95.00	93.96
2	—	423	94.00–96.00	95.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	115.00–125.00	119.97
1	—	655	107.50	107.50
9	—	461	110.00–120.00	114.18
7	—	528	117.50–119.00	118.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	121.00–122.00	121.48
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	154.00	154.00
27	—	484	158.00	158.00
14	—	570	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	118.00	118.00
5	—	385	133.00	133.00
4	—	308	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	490	132.50–135.00	133.74
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	110.00–112.50	111.89
3	—	368	111.00–120.00	117.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	105.00–110.00	107.59
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	319	80.00–93.00	86.08
30	—	368	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	110.00–112.00	110.65
2	—	455	115.00–120.00	117.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	95.00	95.00
3	—	472	90.00–93.00	91.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	135.00	135.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle