Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

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 $127.30/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$127.30

47 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$45.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

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	405	137.35	556	30
Medium and Large 2	434	116.67	506	11thin
Small 1-2	427	105.00	448	2thin
Medium and Large 3	716	92.25	660	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.10/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale47 hd

127.30

—

SC average5 barns · 733 hd

124.96

+2.34

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	1,695	75.59	1,282	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	55.96	667	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	857	48.45	415	15

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	670	91.98/cwt	91.00–93.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	149.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	623	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	758	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	93.49/cwt	93.00–94.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.23/cwt	132.50–145.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	113.74/cwt	112.50–115.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	438	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	139.34/cwt	136.00–141.00	609	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	427	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	448	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	140.03/cwt	135.00–142.50	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	701	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	687	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	558	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	769	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	447	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	103.72/cwt	102.50–105.00	491	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	45.30/cwt	41.00–50.00	380	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	57.84/cwt	54.00–67.00	692	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	46.91/cwt	42.00–52.00	546	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	57.10/cwt	55.00–59.00	520	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	72.39/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,153	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	735	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,263	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	918	787.53/cwt	775.00–800.00	7,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	608	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.46/cwt	135.00–141.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	148.74/cwt	147.50–150.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	4

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 126Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 57Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 4

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	—	670	91.00–93.00	91.98
5	—	769	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	104.00	104.00
2	—	473	102.50–105.00	103.72
4	—	535	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	447	122.50	122.50
2	—	496	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	120.00–125.00	122.43
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
2	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	575	112.00	112.00
2	—	538	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	488	112.50–115.00	113.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	135.00–140.00	136.71
4	—	567	124.00	124.00
3	—	365	132.50–145.00	138.23
2	—	600	122.00	122.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
6	—	437	136.00–141.00	139.34
5	—	320	135.00–141.00	139.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	90.00–92.00	91.01
2	—	673	93.00–94.00	93.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	147.50–150.00	148.74
4	—	335	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	132.50	132.50
3	—	373	140.00–145.00	143.42
3	—	308	135.00–142.50	140.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	145.00–150.00	149.46
3	—	525	156.50	156.50
2	—	385	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
2	—	305	120.00–130.00	124.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	701	98.00	98.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	80.00	80.00
2	—	330	85.00	85.00
1	—	255	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	838	41.00–50.00	45.30
4	—	911	55.00–59.00	57.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,197	54.00–67.00	57.84
5	—	1,163	42.00–52.00	46.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,593	71.00–74.00	72.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	580.00	580.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	775.00–800.00	787.53

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle