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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 5

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← May 29Jun 5Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 101▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 73▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 15▲ 9 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 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. There was and average offering 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 $119.71/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$119.71

51 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium 2 over Small 1-2

$7.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.16

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	475	124.87	593	15thin
Small 1-2	359	117.56	422	36

One grade step is worth $7.31/cwt here — about $171 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 sale51 hd

119.71

—

SC average5 barns · 458 hd

126.87

−7.16

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	1,510	81.96	1,238	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	55.29	648	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	48.79	460	10

Every lot

38 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	278	120.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	336	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	324	121.12/cwt	115.00–130.00	392	19
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	116.78/cwt	110.00–125.00	441	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	416	128.19/cwt	120.00–132.50	533	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	467	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	534	104.83/cwt	104.00–105.00	560	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	572	124.18/cwt	120.00–127.50	710	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	273	113.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	310	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	320	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	377	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	360	123.52/cwt	123.00–125.00	445	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	395	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	114.57/cwt	110.00–117.50	485	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	477	112.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	510	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	91.20/cwt	85.00–100.00	465	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	92.21/cwt	85.00–99.00	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	617	91.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	565	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	407	106.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	434	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	480	99.47/cwt	98.00–101.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	563	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	642	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	608	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	626	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	290	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	85.94/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,411	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	42.75/cwt	40.00–45.00	393	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	54.82/cwt	53.00–57.00	529	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,047	48.81/cwt	45.00–50.00	511	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	57.19/cwt	53.00–65.00	692	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	735	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	470	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	740	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	318	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	728	47.54/cwt	45.00–50.00	346	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	740	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	318	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	1,065	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	687	2

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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 101Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	103.00	103.00
7	—	563	114.00	114.00
3	—	530	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	98.00–101.00	99.47
3	—	407	100.00–110.00	106.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	110.00–115.00	112.30
3	—	510	108.00–110.00	108.99
5	—	617	90.00–95.00	91.64
6	—	423	110.00–117.50	114.57
8	—	360	123.00–125.00	123.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
4	—	510	85.00–100.00	91.20
4	—	573	85.00–99.00	92.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	115.00–117.50	116.25
4	—	273	110.00–120.00	113.62
6	—	320	115.00–120.00	117.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	324	115.00–130.00	121.12
6	—	534	104.00–105.00	104.83
5	—	278	120.00–125.00	120.94
4	—	378	110.00–125.00	116.78
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	120.00–132.50	128.19
3	—	572	120.00–127.50	124.18
3	—	467	120.00–130.00	125.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	43.00	43.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	64.00	64.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	43.00	43.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	728	45.00–50.00	47.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	64.00–65.00	64.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	965	53.00–57.00	54.82
5	—	919	40.00–45.00	42.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,210	53.00–65.00	57.19
5	—	1,047	45.00–50.00	48.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	84.00–87.00	85.94
1	—	1,115	70.00	70.00

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.