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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 11

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Aug 28Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▲ 297 vs last sale 0▲ 297 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 0▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 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 unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $112.89/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$112.89

77 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

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	568	121.63	691	3thin
Medium 2	494	118.95	588	45
Small 1-2	328	109.41	359	12thin
Medium and Large 3	331	97.77	324	17thin

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $367 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 sale77 hd

112.89

—

SC average5 barns · 351 hd

117.47

−4.58

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	—	Low	1,442	79.08	1,140	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	54.49	818	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	54.32	652	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	44.08	388	19

Every lot

51 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	276	97.13/cwt	90.00–102.50	268	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	313	111.10/cwt	107.50–115.00	348	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	103.72/cwt	102.50–105.00	345	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	106.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	402	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	96.85/cwt	92.50–100.00	367	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	428	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	492	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	475	121.06/cwt	110.00–125.00	575	22
Steers	—	Medium 2	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	563	115.15/cwt	110.00–117.50	648	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	366	110.86/cwt	110.00–112.50	406	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	97.23/cwt	90.00–105.00	356	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	111.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	481	9
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	465	100.86/cwt	100.00–102.50	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	94.25/cwt	90.00–97.50	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	479	105.91/cwt	105.00–111.00	507	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	107.34/cwt	106.00–110.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	100.49/cwt	100.00–102.50	573	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	637	101.14/cwt	101.00–102.00	644	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	420	113.57/cwt	110.00–117.50	477	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	432	101.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	439	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	463	115.28/cwt	110.00–118.00	534	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	90.11/cwt	85.00–95.00	473	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	108.92/cwt	108.00–112.50	577	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	96.25/cwt	95.00–97.50	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	581	107.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	623	11
Bulls	—	Medium 2	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	724	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	557	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	345	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	409	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	758	66.50/cwt	65.00–68.00	504	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	835	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	559	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	860	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	525	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	74.40/cwt	71.00–79.00	984	4
Bulls	—	—	1,561	83.75/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,307	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	52.89/cwt	41.00–60.00	455	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	41.73/cwt	36.00–48.00	369	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	45.09/cwt	40.00–49.00	513	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	58.27/cwt	51.00–64.00	716	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	54.49/cwt	50.00–58.00	818	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	745	647.65/cwt	500.00–750.00	4,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	864	75.74/cwt	71.00–78.00	654	4

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 Sep 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	105.00–110.00	106.31
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
7	—	313	107.50–115.00	111.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	92.50–100.00	96.85
7	—	276	90.00–102.50	97.13
2	—	333	102.50–105.00	103.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	120.00–125.00	121.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	475	110.00–125.00	121.06
10	—	548	120.00	120.00
7	—	428	115.00	115.00
4	—	563	110.00–117.50	115.15
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	100.00–102.50	100.49
4	—	366	110.00–112.50	110.86
3	—	530	100.00	100.00
3	—	465	100.00–102.50	100.86
2	—	423	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	366	90.00–105.00	97.23
3	—	467	90.00–97.50	94.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	115.00–116.00	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	479	105.00–111.00	105.91
9	—	430	110.00–113.00	111.97
7	—	637	101.00–102.00	101.14
4	—	530	106.00–110.00	107.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	100.00–105.00	101.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	77.00	77.00
3	—	525	85.00–95.00	90.11
2	—	580	95.00–97.50	96.25
2	—	440	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	581	105.00–110.00	107.27
7	—	530	108.00–112.50	108.92
6	—	420	110.00–117.50	113.57
5	—	463	110.00–118.00	115.28
1	—	600	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	60.00	60.00
1	—	670	61.00	61.00
1	—	835	67.00	67.00
1	—	860	61.00	61.00
2	—	758	65.00–68.00	66.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00

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	—	745	500.00–750.00	647.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	864	71.00–78.00	75.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	71.00–79.00	74.40
4	—	1,561	82.00–86.00	83.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,137	40.00–49.00	45.09
28	—	1,228	51.00–64.00	58.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,502	50.00–58.00	54.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	41.00–60.00	52.89
15	—	885	36.00–48.00	41.73

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.