Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average offering

of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.65/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$138.65

37 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$33.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.61

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	538	146.19	786	22
Medium and Large 2	454	135.53	615	8thin
Small 1-2	275	123.08	338	4thin
Medium and Large 3	327	112.51	368	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.68/cwt here — about $418 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 sale37 hd

138.65

—

SC average5 barns · 424 hd

144.27

−5.61

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	1,342	76.39	1,025	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	54.65	619	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	52.57	820	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	881	50.26	443	16

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	1,210	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	104.47/cwt	104.00–105.00	334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	93.65/cwt	90.00–97.50	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	127.36/cwt	120.00–132.50	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	115.37/cwt	112.50–120.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	516	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	123.08/cwt	122.50–125.00	338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	154.57/cwt	154.00–155.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	112.51/cwt	107.50–115.00	368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	567	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	114.82/cwt	110.00–122.50	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	118.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	92.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	490	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	54.18/cwt	50.00–57.00	485	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	43.72/cwt	42.00–46.00	375	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	52.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	47.38/cwt	45.00–50.00	524	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	56.73/cwt	54.00–61.00	647	14
Bulls	—	—	1,350	78.96/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,066	5
Bulls	—	—	1,328	72.10/cwt	69.00–74.00	957	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	819	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	780	442.31/cwt	400.00–475.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	673	432.90/cwt	300.00–550.00	2,913	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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 0Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 7

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average offering

of average 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	—	1,210	85.00	85.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	72.50	72.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	400.00–475.00	442.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	300.00–550.00	432.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	104.00–105.00	104.47
2	—	565	90.00–97.50	93.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
9	—	435	120.00–132.50	127.36
3	—	490	124.00	124.00
2	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.59
4	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	305	132.50–135.00	133.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	112.50–120.00	115.37
2	—	463	111.00–112.00	111.51
2	—	433	112.50–115.00	113.73
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	122.50–125.00	123.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	130.00–135.00	133.28
3	—	363	140.00–145.00	142.38
2	—	573	125.00–132.00	128.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	147.50	147.50
9	—	537	154.00–155.00	154.57
5	—	686	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	107.50–115.00	112.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	150.00	150.00
4	—	410	147.50	147.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	140.00–145.00	143.35
3	—	612	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	110.00–122.50	114.82
3	—	487	115.00–125.00	118.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	90.00–95.00	92.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	895	50.00–57.00	54.18
6	—	858	42.00–46.00	43.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	50.00–55.00	52.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	45.00–50.00	47.38
14	—	1,141	54.00–61.00	56.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	76.00–81.00	78.96
3	—	1,328	69.00–74.00	72.10

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle