Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with average buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.80/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$131.80

55 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$53.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

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	654	136.25	891	29
Medium and Large 3	301	132.25	398	10thin
Medium and Large 2	475	131.50	624	12thin
Small 1-2	485	116.25	564	2thin
Small 3	543	82.50	448	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.75/cwt here — about $444 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 sale55 hd

131.80

—

SC average5 barns · 460 hd

133.25

−1.44

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	1,233	58.06	716	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	54.00	710	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	46.01	524	41

Every lot, as filed

51 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 3Value Added	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	545	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	542	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	331	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	467	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	482	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Steers	Small 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	291	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	903	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	724	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	Small 3	—	580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	348	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	3
Bulls	Small 3Value Added	—	493	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	53.53/cwt	50.00–62.00	668	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,233	58.06/cwt	46.00–74.00	716	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	43.25/cwt	35.00–51.00	475	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	925	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	407	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	699	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,162	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,304	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	598	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	410	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	473	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	11

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 153Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 39Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 45

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with average buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	102.50	102.50
1	—	470	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	127.50	127.50
2	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	415	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	667	128.00	128.00
3	—	371	127.50	127.50
11	—	545	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
1	—	410	57.50	57.50
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	127.50	127.50
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	98.00	98.00
1	—	505	102.50	102.50
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	455	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	542	125.00	125.00
3	—	331	141.00	141.00
2	—	455	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	117.50	117.50
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
1	—	580	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	291	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	780	124.00	124.00
17	—	658	137.25	137.25
5	—	486	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	130.00	130.00
3	—	265	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,247	50.00–62.00	53.53
30	—	1,099	35.00–51.00	43.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	46.00–74.00	58.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	44.00	44.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	51.00	51.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	54.00	54.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	48.00	48.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	640.00	640.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle