Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2019-06-12

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 12
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 101▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 73▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 6 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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.89/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$116.89
47 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$536
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2
$4.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.23
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514118.5560925
Small 1-2283117.113327thin
Medium 2448114.0251015thin
One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about $99 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
116.89
—
SC average5 barns · 367 hd
115.66
+1.23
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—Low1,52985.641,3098thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47862.899302thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16460.0769912
CowsLean 85-90%Low94144.874228thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2225120.00/cwt120.00–120.002702
Steers—Small 1-2270120.00/cwt120.00–120.003242
Steers—Medium 2273135.81/cwt135.00–137.503713
Steers—Medium 2308131.16/cwt127.50–135.004042
Steers—Small 1-2327118.39/cwt115.00–120.003873
Steers—Medium 2378130.50/cwt127.50–132.504935
Steers—Small 1-2379116.71/cwt112.00–120.004424
Steers—Medium 2475117.39/cwt115.00–120.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
Steers—Medium 2545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562135.00/cwt135.00–135.007594
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2210120.00/cwt120.00–120.002521
Heifers—Small 1-2273116.22/cwt115.00–120.003174
Heifers—Small 1-2340117.46/cwt115.00–120.003992
Heifers—Medium 2391124.17/cwt122.50–127.504866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423124.05/cwt120.00–125.005255
Heifers—Medium 2424112.54/cwt110.00–115.004774
Heifers—Medium 2462106.73/cwt105.00–110.004933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473118.35/cwt115.00–120.005606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537117.87/cwt115.00–120.006338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574116.08/cwt112.00–118.006664
Heifers—Medium 2615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007352
Heifers—Medium 267095.00/cwt95.00–95.006371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2415123.84/cwt120.00–127.505142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431139.51/cwt135.00–142.506015
Bulls—Medium 2450120.00/cwt117.50–122.505402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478134.97/cwt130.00–140.006452
Bulls—Medium 2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528130.90/cwt127.50–135.006913
Bulls—Medium 2580112.50/cwt112.50–112.506531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602126.01/cwt125.00–130.007595
Bulls—Medium 2638106.26/cwt105.00–107.506782
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 385564.50/cwt64.50–64.505511
Dairy Steers—Large 391067.50/cwt63.00–72.006142
Dairy Steers—Large 395566.00/cwt66.00–66.006301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44187.66/cwt82.00–90.001,2637
Bulls——2,14571.50/cwt71.50–71.501,5341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92359.29/cwt55.00–63.005472
Cows—Lean 85-90%94740.06/cwt34.00–48.003796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15657.70/cwt52.00–64.0066710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20371.92/cwt71.00–73.008652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47862.89/cwt58.00–68.009302
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-295377.09/cwt72.00–82.007352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3910760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,9161
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2985825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,1261
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,095850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,3081
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,6101

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.