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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 31

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

212 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 0▲ 212 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 0▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 14 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. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.17/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$113.17

66 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	508	115.99	590	32
Medium 2	406	114.81	466	16thin
Small 1-2	362	109.30	395	11thin
Medium and Large 3	513	102.60	526	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $63 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 sale66 hd

113.17

—

SC average5 barns · 535 hd

115.20

−2.03

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	1,532	78.96	1,210	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	58.33	719	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	48.86	453	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	46.00	761	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	230	116.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	269	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	334	114.98/cwt	105.00–120.00	384	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	343	132.09/cwt	130.00–132.50	453	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	373	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	466	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	135.73/cwt	132.50–142.50	512	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.50	593	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	139.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	654	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	285	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	321	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	317	122.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	387	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	113.35/cwt	112.50–115.00	380	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	367	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	371	108.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	403	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	112.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	121.44/cwt	117.00–124.50	523	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	460	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	466	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	118.86/cwt	116.00–122.50	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	102.10/cwt	100.00–105.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	111.51/cwt	110.00–112.50	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	103.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	113.44/cwt	110.00–116.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	645	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	742	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	127.63/cwt	125.00–128.00	560	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	475	103.72/cwt	102.50–105.00	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	527	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	580	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	557	101.67/cwt	100.00–102.50	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	611	92.25/cwt	90.00–93.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	673	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	708	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	566	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,394	77.18/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,076	5
Bulls	—	—	1,705	81.18/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,384	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	42.78/cwt	32.00–49.00	388	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	54.59/cwt	50.00–62.00	518	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	59.35/cwt	51.00–66.00	730	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	43.18/cwt	30.00–49.00	541	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	896	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	761	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	765	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	459	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	823	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	494	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	71.07/cwt	67.00–75.00	823	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	789.75/cwt	620.00–900.00	6,318	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,044.43/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	13,264	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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	110.00	110.00
2	—	708	80.00	80.00
3	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.31
1	—	410	117.00	117.00
4	—	611	90.00–93.00	92.25
2	—	673	90.00–100.00	95.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	102.50–105.00	103.72
3	—	557	100.00–102.50	101.67
1	—	515	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.48
8	—	439	125.00–128.00	127.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	135.00–145.00	139.12
7	—	377	132.50–142.50	135.73
1	—	665	134.00	134.00
11	—	437	135.00–137.50	135.66
2	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	130.00–132.50	132.09
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
2	—	270	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	110.00–120.00	116.81
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
4	—	334	105.00–120.00	114.98
1	—	360	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	97.00	97.00
2	—	575	112.50–115.00	113.73
3	—	503	110.00–112.50	111.51
2	—	735	91.00–95.00	92.99
5	—	613	110.00–116.00	113.44
3	—	472	116.00–122.50	118.86
16	—	431	117.00–124.50	121.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	115.00–125.00	120.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
4	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.76
1	—	645	82.50	82.50
5	—	317	120.00–125.00	122.21
2	—	470	110.00–112.50	111.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	100.00–102.50	101.24
3	—	335	112.50–115.00	113.35
4	—	371	105.00–110.00	108.69
2	—	285	105.00–120.00	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	100.00–105.00	103.26
4	—	474	100.00–105.00	102.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	70.00–85.00	81.18
5	—	1,394	71.00–80.00	77.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	906	32.00–49.00	42.78
17	—	948	50.00–62.00	54.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	30.00–49.00	43.18
1	—	1,280	70.00	70.00
33	—	1,230	51.00–66.00	59.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	46.00	46.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	67.00–75.00	71.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,270	950.00–1,125.00	1,044.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	620.00–900.00	789.75

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.