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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 16

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 199 vs last sale 317▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 78▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 10 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 $99.97/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$99.97

67 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$15.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

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	507	105.16	533	24
Medium and Large 2	439	102.32	449	19thin
Small 1-2	334	102.20	341	6thin
Medium and Large 3	459	89.83	413	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.33/cwt here — about $120 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 sale67 hd

99.97

—

SC average5 barns · 539 hd

103.61

−3.63

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	1,719	71.92	1,236	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	43.46	509	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	809	38.61	312	13

Every lot

48 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	116.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	395	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	360	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	391	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	116.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	433	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	134.47/cwt	134.00–135.00	504	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	479	102.18/cwt	100.00–106.00	489	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	131.58/cwt	130.00–132.00	664	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	118.60/cwt	112.00–122.00	611	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	515	101.86/cwt	100.00–107.50	525	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	122.56/cwt	120.00–123.00	685	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	736	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	318	102.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	327	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	92.02/cwt	90.00–95.00	307	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	365	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.50	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	108.30/cwt	107.00–110.00	399	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	92.25/cwt	85.00–95.00	395	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	101.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	433	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	100.29/cwt	100.00–102.00	460	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	104.38/cwt	104.00–105.00	501	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	540	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	90.30/cwt	89.00–92.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	629	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	413	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	417	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	89.85/cwt	80.00–95.00	381	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	441	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	485	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	499	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	86.89/cwt	80.00–95.00	410	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	87.52/cwt	85.00–90.00	446	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	532	100.85/cwt	100.00–102.50	537	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	578	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	82.84/cwt	80.00–87.50	485	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	82.46/cwt	80.00–85.00	544	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,647	74.70/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,230	5
Bulls	—	—	1,898	64.96/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,233	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	36.08/cwt	30.00–41.00	269	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	44.31/cwt	42.00–45.00	423	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	38.38/cwt	35.00–42.00	426	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	46.36/cwt	43.00–51.00	559	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,125	670.53/cwt	640.00–700.00	7,543	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,120	52.39/cwt	52.00–53.00	587	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	977	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	750	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	488	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	972	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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 317Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year 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.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	745	30.00–41.00	36.08
4	—	954	42.00–45.00	44.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,206	43.00–51.00	46.36
4	—	1,111	35.00–42.00	38.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,647	72.00–76.00	74.70
2	—	1,898	64.00–66.00	64.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	100.00–105.00	102.69
2	—	365	100.00–102.50	101.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	85.00–95.00	92.25
4	—	334	90.00–95.00	92.02
3	—	565	89.00–92.00	90.30
3	—	605	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	108.00	108.00
7	—	514	105.00	105.00
13	—	480	104.00–105.00	104.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
3	—	368	107.00–110.00	108.30
3	—	527	100.00–102.00	100.68
5	—	429	100.00–105.00	101.01
7	—	459	100.00–102.00	100.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	134.00–135.00	134.47
2	—	643	114.00–115.00	114.50
5	—	505	130.00–132.00	131.58
7	—	559	120.00–123.00	122.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	112.00–122.00	118.60
4	—	338	115.00–120.00	116.76
5	—	370	115.00–120.00	116.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	107.50–110.00	108.72
4	—	515	100.00–107.50	101.86
5	—	479	100.00–106.00	102.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	441	110.00	110.00
5	—	464	105.00–110.00	107.56
6	—	538	105.00–110.00	107.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	85.00–90.00	87.52
2	—	660	80.00–85.00	82.46
3	—	472	80.00–95.00	86.89
3	—	585	80.00–87.50	82.84
4	—	424	80.00–95.00	89.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	100.00–102.00	101.03
3	—	532	100.00–102.50	100.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	640.00–700.00	670.53

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	—	1,285	76.00	76.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	61.00	61.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	52.00–53.00	52.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	65.00	65.00

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.