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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 29

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 221▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 64▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 15 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. 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 $126.27/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$126.27

34 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$6.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.18

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	637	129.73	827	7thin
Medium 2	531	129.39	687	8thin
Small 1-2	386	123.69	477	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.04/cwt here — about $350 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 sale34 hd

126.27

—

SC average4 barns · 204 hd

132.46

−6.18

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,256	59.95	753	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	59.61	720	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	45.69	426	11

Every lot

41 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	263	128.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	338	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	328	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	427	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	376	123.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	120.15/cwt	117.50–125.00	505	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	438	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	591	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	475	121.09/cwt	117.50–125.00	575	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	520	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	540	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	132.64/cwt	125.00–138.00	822	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	635	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	833	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	312	115.29/cwt	110.00–125.00	360	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	364	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	437	4
Heifers	—	Large 3	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	125.86/cwt	122.50–130.00	550	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	124.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	468	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Large 3	485	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.50	491	2
Heifers	—	Large 3	533	103.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	2
Heifers	—	Large 3	587	103.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	673	99.83/cwt	95.00–105.00	672	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	430	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	465	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	673	106.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	744	105.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	785	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	793	103.76/cwt	100.00–107.50	823	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	43.17/cwt	38.00–45.00	398	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	57.02/cwt	53.00–61.00	553	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	45.84/cwt	40.00–48.00	535	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	61.39/cwt	51.00–70.00	745	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,256	59.95/cwt	56.00–65.00	753	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,145	47.97/cwt	47.00–49.00	549	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	814	56.49/cwt	50.00–63.00	460	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	967	59.92/cwt	55.00–68.00	579	5

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 221Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

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

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
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	400	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	744	100.00–110.00	105.49
3	—	673	105.00–110.00	106.99
2	—	793	100.00–107.50	103.76
2	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.41
1	—	455	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	120.00–130.00	123.88
3	—	420	117.50–125.00	120.15
3	—	263	125.00–135.00	128.35
2	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.60
2	—	475	117.50–125.00	121.09
2	—	328	125.00–135.00	130.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	125.00–138.00	132.64
2	—	680	120.00–125.00	122.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	130.00–140.00	135.04
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	540	130.00–135.00	132.52
2	—	635	115.00–120.00	117.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
2	—	425	105.00	105.00
2	—	485	100.00–102.50	101.22
3	—	587	100.00–105.00	103.35
4	—	533	100.00–105.00	103.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.51
2	—	673	95.00–105.00	99.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	585	127.00	127.00
3	—	437	122.50–130.00	125.86
3	—	458	120.00–130.00	124.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	110.00–125.00	115.29
4	—	364	115.00–125.00	119.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	923	38.00–45.00	43.17
2	—	970	53.00–61.00	57.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	56.00–65.00	59.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,213	51.00–70.00	61.39
4	—	1,168	40.00–48.00	45.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	47.00–49.00	47.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	967	55.00–68.00	59.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	814	50.00–63.00	56.49

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.