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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 18

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 297▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 91▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 7 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $111.97/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$111.97

80 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$16.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.33

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	596	118.30	705	23
Medium 2	478	111.73	534	26
Small 1-2	309	111.64	345	18thin
Medium and Large 3	331	101.71	336	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.59/cwt here — about $369 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 sale80 hd

111.97

—

SC average5 barns · 542 hd

125.30

−13.33

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	1,585	75.08	1,190	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	51.77	779	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	51.58	661	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	47.78	417	21

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	235	112.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	265	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	281	112.34/cwt	111.00–115.00	316	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	103.58/cwt	100.00–107.50	324	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	330	110.11/cwt	100.00–115.00	363	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	332	120.11/cwt	119.00–125.00	399	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	362	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	404	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	97.49/cwt	92.50–102.50	361	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	122.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	464	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	119.27/cwt	116.00–124.00	526	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	637	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	525	110.42/cwt	110.00–112.50	580	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	710	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	114.46/cwt	114.00–115.00	873	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	883	77.99/cwt	76.00–80.00	689	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	268	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	275	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	101.85/cwt	90.00–105.00	333	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	368	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.50	426	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	381	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	383	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	421	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	458	108.55/cwt	107.00–109.00	497	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	92.78/cwt	85.00–97.50	434	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	523	103.62/cwt	101.00–105.00	542	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	558	104.17/cwt	102.50–105.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	108.16/cwt	108.00–109.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	603	87.47/cwt	80.00–95.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	713	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	675	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	624	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	413	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	462	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	386	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	468	109.11/cwt	105.00–112.00	511	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	119.82/cwt	119.00–125.00	573	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	110.49/cwt	108.00–112.00	586	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	560	105.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	593	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	623	94.04/cwt	83.00–105.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	667	82.62/cwt	80.00–88.00	551	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	710	85.67/cwt	84.00–87.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	770	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	639	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	75.08/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,190	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	42.85/cwt	38.00–48.00	373	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	54.35/cwt	50.00–57.00	476	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	41.89/cwt	36.00–46.00	503	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	55.07/cwt	50.00–61.00	723	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	51.77/cwt	49.00–54.00	779	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	717	74.32/cwt	72.00–77.00	533	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,839	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	980	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,056	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,269	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	940	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,345	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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 297Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year 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 and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
7	—	478	119.00–125.00	119.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	108.00–112.00	110.49
8	—	468	105.00–112.00	109.11
6	—	667	80.00–88.00	82.62
4	—	560	102.00–110.00	105.96
3	—	710	84.00–87.00	85.67
2	—	623	83.00–105.00	94.04
2	—	413	111.00–112.50	111.75
1	—	770	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	90.00–95.00	92.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	119.00–125.00	120.11
2	—	883	76.00–80.00	77.99
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	81.00	81.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
7	—	380	120.00–125.00	122.13
6	—	525	110.00–112.50	110.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	110.00–115.00	111.68
5	—	330	100.00–115.00	110.11
5	—	281	111.00–115.00	112.34
3	—	235	110.00–115.00	112.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	313	100.00–107.50	103.58
4	—	370	92.50–102.50	97.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	763	114.00–115.00	114.46
8	—	441	116.00–124.00	119.27
2	—	525	120.00–122.50	121.24
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	100.00	100.00
2	—	383	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	85.00–97.50	92.78
8	—	327	90.00–105.00	101.85
3	—	375	100.00–105.00	101.67
2	—	268	100.00–105.00	102.48
1	—	575	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	648	110.00	110.00
6	—	568	108.00–109.00	108.16
3	—	533	110.00–112.00	110.65
3	—	412	115.00–118.00	116.01
2	—	670	107.00	107.00
2	—	455	114.00–115.00	114.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	458	107.00–109.00	108.55
5	—	523	101.00–105.00	103.62
3	—	558	102.50–105.00	104.17
3	—	418	110.00–111.00	110.33
3	—	368	115.00–117.50	115.81
2	—	603	80.00–95.00	87.47
1	—	675	92.50	92.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	870	38.00–48.00	42.85
9	—	876	50.00–57.00	54.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,505	49.00–54.00	51.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,312	50.00–61.00	55.07
9	—	1,200	36.00–46.00	41.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	72.00–77.00	75.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	717	72.00–77.00	74.32

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	720.00	720.00

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)	1	—	1,125	735.00	735.00

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	1	—	940	675.00	675.00

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.