Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2019-08-28

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
▲ 299 vs last sale 125▲ 424 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 32▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 3▲ 8 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 mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower,

slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $125.48/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$125.48
150 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$337
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.21
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562129.0872695
Medium 2595119.8971450
Small 1-2344112.983895thin
One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $337 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 sale150 hd
125.48
—
SC average4 barns · 487 hd
130.70
−5.21
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—Low1,44786.621,2535thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18957.2068010
CowsLean 85-90%Average88042.3737311

Every lot

54 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2290125.00/cwt125.00–125.003631
Steers—Small 1-2340111.64/cwt110.00–115.003803
Steers—Small 1-2410105.00/cwt105.00–105.004311
Steers—Medium 2423125.00/cwt125.00–125.005292
Steers—Medium 2473121.71/cwt117.50–125.005769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493133.36/cwt131.00–139.0065721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524130.81/cwt128.00–131.0068521
Steers—Medium 2529122.59/cwt117.50–125.006494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571128.43/cwt128.00–129.0073329
Steers—Medium 2575121.13/cwt115.00–125.006965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613126.21/cwt125.00–129.0077416
Steers—Medium 2619120.94/cwt115.00–122.0074911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658123.75/cwt122.50–125.008142
Steers—Medium 2672117.09/cwt112.50–117.5078718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726120.81/cwt120.00–121.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Steers—Medium 2765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504401
Heifers—Small 1-2408105.00/cwt105.00–105.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418122.15/cwt120.00–125.005114
Heifers—Medium 2470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Small 1-2478101.84/cwt100.00–105.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492121.75/cwt119.00–122.0059911
Heifers—Medium 2516112.57/cwt107.00–114.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522117.91/cwt117.50–122.0061532
Heifers—Small 1-2525101.23/cwt100.00–102.505312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557120.29/cwt117.50–122.5067032
Heifers—Medium 2566107.27/cwt105.00–110.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636113.84/cwt110.00–115.007249
Heifers—Medium 2638102.51/cwt100.00–105.006542
Heifers—Medium 265095.00/cwt95.00–95.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007404
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2423104.85/cwt100.00–110.004442
Bulls—Medium 2431124.38/cwt115.00–125.0053616
Bulls—Small 1-2458102.49/cwt100.00–105.004692
Bulls—Medium 2485120.13/cwt112.00–122.5058322
Bulls—Medium 2532114.09/cwt110.00–122.506079
Bulls—Medium 2563112.47/cwt110.00–115.006332
Bulls—Small 1-2575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006041
Bulls—Medium 2615101.47/cwt98.00–105.006242
Bulls—Medium 266792.35/cwt91.00–93.006163
Bulls—Medium 271088.00/cwt88.00–88.006251
Bulls—Medium 275091.00/cwt91.00–91.006831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29579.85/cwt79.00–81.001,0342
Bulls——1,54891.14/cwt86.00–95.001,4113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85051.67/cwt50.00–53.004392
Cows—Lean 85-90%88740.30/cwt35.00–48.003579
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10548.00/cwt48.00–48.005301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19858.22/cwt55.00–64.006979
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2720605.07/cwt600.00–610.004,3572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2935610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,7041
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2965700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,7551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2970800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075912.15/cwt875.00–950.009,8062

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.