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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 8

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← earliestMay 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 0▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 0▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.04/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$132.04

50 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$27.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.57

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	134.13	718	36
Medium 2	379	131.91	500	11thin
Medium and Large 3	310	110.00	341	1thin
Small 1-2	610	106.25	648	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.88/cwt here — about $70 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 sale50 hd

132.04

—

SC average5 barns · 387 hd

138.61

−6.57

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	1,689	81.25	1,372	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	55.96	700	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	52.00	751	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	50.45	602	19

Every lot

53 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	319	133.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	425	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	361	131.95/cwt	127.50–140.00	476	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	385	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	472	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	410	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	142.88/cwt	142.00–147.50	594	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	139.69/cwt	135.00–142.50	675	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	712	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Full	540	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	137.23/cwt	132.50–138.00	801	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	851	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	340	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	380	126.30/cwt	122.50–130.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	424	121.43/cwt	117.50–127.50	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	558	105.83/cwt	105.00–107.50	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	112.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	691	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	110.45/cwt	109.00–115.00	762	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	975	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	868	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	427	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.50	559	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	135.00/cwt	132.50–137.50	579	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	518	122.61/cwt	115.00–130.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	770	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	275	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	172	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,689	81.25/cwt	73.00–88.00	1,372	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	42.03/cwt	41.00–44.00	480	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	52.03/cwt	48.00–58.00	625	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	55.96/cwt	55.00–58.00	700	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	751	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	865	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,528	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	870	519.67/cwt	455.00–625.00	4,521	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,040	627.40/cwt	575.00–675.00	6,525	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,130	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,989	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	631.46/cwt	580.00–675.00	7,578	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	754.56/cwt	600.00–935.00	9,409	3

This sale against other markets

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 May 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	142.50	142.50
2	—	523	135.00–137.50	136.22
7	—	416	142.00–147.50	142.88
7	—	584	132.50–138.00	137.23
8	—	483	135.00–142.50	139.69
8	—	734	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	127.50–140.00	131.95
4	—	319	130.00–140.00	133.29
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	122.50	122.50
1	—	835	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	690	109.00–115.00	110.45
5	—	612	105.00–115.00	112.97
5	—	557	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	117.50–127.50	121.43
3	—	558	105.00–107.50	105.83
3	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.66
2	—	380	122.50–130.00	126.30
1	—	340	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	70.00	70.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	132.50–137.50	135.00
3	—	520	120.00–130.00	124.89
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	590	125.00–128.00	126.49
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
1	—	655	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	130.00–132.50	130.85
2	—	518	115.00–130.00	122.61
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	62.50	62.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	530.00	530.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	575.00–675.00	627.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	580.00–675.00	631.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	870	455.00–625.00	519.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,247	600.00–935.00	754.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,202	48.00–58.00	52.03
3	—	1,143	41.00–44.00	42.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	55.00–58.00	55.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,689	73.00–88.00	81.25

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.