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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 7

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 212▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 88▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 to

4.00 higher. Average offering 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 $120.02/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$120.02

82 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$21.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

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	509	124.87	635	58
Small 1-2	285	113.79	324	2thin
Medium 2	518	108.70	563	18thin
Medium and Large 3	480	103.79	498	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.09/cwt here — about $137 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 sale82 hd

120.02

—

SC average5 barns · 737 hd

119.35

+0.67

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	1,567	90.17	1,413	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	61.26	733	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	823	54.25	447	17

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	427	118.86/cwt	117.50–120.00	508	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	440	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	489	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	460	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	130.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	612	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	141.09/cwt	134.00–142.50	732	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	810	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	125.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	782	14
Steers	—	Medium 2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	285	113.79/cwt	112.50–115.00	324	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	487	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	383	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	429	113.21/cwt	110.00–117.50	486	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	468	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	103.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	484	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	128.10/cwt	120.00–129.00	623	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	119.92/cwt	116.00–121.00	613	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	573	109.19/cwt	107.50–110.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	727	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	725	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	793	88.49/cwt	85.00–92.00	702	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	413	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	465	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	428	103.82/cwt	100.00–105.00	444	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	480	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	119.36/cwt	119.00–122.50	621	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	523	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	630	110.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	680	108.75/cwt	107.50–110.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	725	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	789	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	245	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	208	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	260	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	189	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	255	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,065	79.58/cwt	77.00–82.00	848	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	92.52/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,553	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	822	44.52/cwt	39.00–48.00	366	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	824	61.06/cwt	54.00–68.00	503	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	62.49/cwt	58.00–72.00	747	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	535	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	961.11/cwt	875.00–1,030.00	12,975	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	953	1,021.90/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	9,739	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	955	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	1,061.96/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	11,660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,271	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	12,220	1

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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 212Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows an bulls were 2.00 to

4.00 higher. Average offering 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
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	85.00	85.00
1	—	260	72.50	72.50
1	—	245	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	110.00–112.50	111.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	519	134.00–142.50	141.09
14	—	625	120.00–128.00	125.17
7	—	598	135.50	135.50
4	—	468	130.00–132.00	130.75
3	—	720	122.00	122.00
3	—	372	135.00–140.00	136.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	117.50–120.00	118.86
2	—	460	115.00–120.00	117.45
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	112.50–115.00	113.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	100.00–105.00	103.38
1	—	515	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	486	120.00–129.00	128.10
13	—	511	116.00–121.00	119.92
7	—	596	122.00	122.00
4	—	375	125.00–135.00	129.91
3	—	710	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	110.00–117.50	113.21
3	—	573	107.50–110.00	109.19
2	—	793	85.00–92.00	88.49
2	—	725	90.00–95.00	92.47
2	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.41
2	—	383	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	290	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	100.00–105.00	103.82
1	—	530	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	119.00–122.50	119.36
5	—	467	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	110.00–115.00	112.52
2	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	680	107.50–110.00	108.75
2	—	725	107.50–110.00	108.77
3	—	480	110.00–115.00	113.35
3	—	630	108.00–112.00	110.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	824	54.00–68.00	61.06
7	—	822	39.00–48.00	44.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,196	58.00–72.00	62.49
1	—	1,215	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,679	86.00–97.00	92.52
2	—	1,065	77.00–82.00	79.58

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	875.00–1,030.00	961.11

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	5	—	953	825.00–1,125.00	1,021.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	960.00	960.00

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	1	—	1,165	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,061.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	940.00	940.00

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.