Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2019-06-26

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 26
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 114▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 73▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*NOTICE: No sale next week in observance of Independence Day.

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 lower . Slaughter cows an bulls steady.

Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for

cattle with excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.31/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$106.31
38 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$21
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.75
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2443116.3551611thin
Medium 2463107.514987thin
Medium and Large 3535100.3853720
One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale38 hd
106.31
—
SC average5 barns · 425 hd
112.06
−5.75
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—Low1,79383.001,4882thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62060.709833thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25355.977018thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low84538.043212thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Steers—Medium 2312137.67/cwt130.00–142.504303
Steers—Small 1-2340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Steers—Small 1-2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372139.83/cwt137.50–142.005203
Steers—Medium 2380128.31/cwt125.00–130.004883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466141.98/cwt135.00–145.006626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640112.50/cwt112.50–112.507201
Steers—Medium 273090.00/cwt90.00–90.006572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2290125.00/cwt125.00–125.003631
Heifers—Medium 2340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Heifers—Medium 2350115.00/cwt115.00–115.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415116.32/cwt115.00–118.004833
Heifers—Medium 2420111.28/cwt110.00–112.504672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2454116.36/cwt114.00–118.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472100.86/cwt100.00–102.504763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518101.66/cwt100.00–105.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 3552100.00/cwt100.00–100.0055214
Heifers—Medium 264590.00/cwt90.00–90.005811
Heifers—Medium 277575.00/cwt75.00–75.005811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473121.93/cwt120.00–124.005772
Bulls—Medium 2473111.67/cwt110.00–115.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480105.00/cwt105.00–105.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525118.65/cwt114.00–120.0062312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530102.00/cwt102.00–102.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567115.87/cwt115.00–117.506576
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585101.76/cwt101.00–102.505952
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 333558.00/cwt58.00–58.001941
Dairy Steers—Large 336556.00/cwt56.00–56.002041
Dairy Steers—Large 352854.39/cwt50.00–59.002872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1821
Bulls——2,03090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84538.04/cwt35.00–42.003212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19537.50/cwt37.50–37.504481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26158.61/cwt57.00–62.007397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60556.05/cwt53.00–61.009002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-275377.43/cwt75.00–80.005832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12057.50/cwt57.50–57.506441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3870625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,4381

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.