Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2019-05-15

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 15
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 170▲ 152 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 45▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 18▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement cattle records changed from per head to per cwt where applicable *

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls to few to trend. There was and average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.54/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$122.54
50 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$525
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$3.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.17
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484124.1860121
Medium 2428121.8852116thin
Small 1-2338120.7040813thin
One grade step is worth $3.48/cwt here — about $193 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
122.54
—
SC average5 barns · 344 hd
122.71
−0.17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,42281.291,1554thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19552.7363016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45550.797393thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88839.283496thin

Every lot

48 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2233129.06/cwt125.00–132.403013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245158.75/cwt157.50–160.003892
Steers—Medium 2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Steers—Small 1-2283127.49/cwt122.50–130.003613
Steers—Small 1-2310119.92/cwt115.00–125.003722
Steers—Medium 2330147.50/cwt147.50–147.504871
Steers—Small 1-2368120.92/cwt117.00–125.004452
Steers—Medium 2379141.20/cwt137.50–145.005356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413150.00/cwt150.00–150.006202
Steers—Small 1-2470122.50/cwt122.50–122.505761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485142.50/cwt142.50–142.506911
Steers—Medium 2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Steers—Medium 2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
Heifers—Small 1-2280123.24/cwt120.00–125.003453
Heifers—Small 1-2325120.54/cwt115.00–125.003925
Heifers—Small 1-2367120.56/cwt115.00–125.004423
Heifers—Medium 2371131.79/cwt127.50–137.504898
Heifers—Medium 2411114.59/cwt112.00–117.504714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435125.21/cwt122.50–128.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463127.23/cwt120.00–130.0058910
Heifers—Medium 2465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Heifers—Medium 2515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529119.99/cwt119.00–125.006358
Heifers—Small 1-2585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Heifers—Medium 2625103.73/cwt102.50–105.006482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418151.98/cwt150.00–155.006356
Bulls—Medium 2420140.06/cwt135.00–145.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488143.73/cwt140.00–147.507012
Bulls—Medium 2490127.56/cwt122.00–133.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571139.00/cwt139.00–139.007945
Bulls—Medium 2578117.51/cwt115.00–120.006792
Bulls—Medium 2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 359065.00/cwt65.00–65.003841
Dairy Steers—Large 366363.92/cwt60.00–68.004242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37885.51/cwt85.00–86.001,1782
Bulls——1,46577.06/cwt76.00–78.001,1292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88839.28/cwt30.00–44.003496
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,07045.00/cwt45.00–45.004821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19154.80/cwt50.00–58.0065313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21243.74/cwt41.00–45.005303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64853.69/cwt51.00–56.008852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08565.00/cwt65.00–65.007051
Bred Cows—Medium 21,13556.00/cwt56.00–56.006361
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 21,03554.00/cwt54.00–54.005591
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11486.00/cwt81.00–90.009584
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24561.48/cwt61.00–62.007652

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.