Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2019-11-06

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 6
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 191▲ 238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 45▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 11▲ 21 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.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.79/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$101.79
74 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$460
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.73
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512112.005736thin
Small 1-2353105.6737310thin
Medium and Large 2487103.9250640
Medium and Large 341191.5237618thin
One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $198 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 sale74 hd
101.79
—
SC average5 barns · 743 hd
114.52
−12.73
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—Average1,36870.339628thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21146.7256617
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50946.266987thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86540.263487thin

Every lot

64 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 1-2228112.29/cwt110.00–115.002563
Steers—Medium and Large 325892.43/cwt90.00–95.002382
Steers—Small 1-2271109.70/cwt108.00–111.002974
Steers—Medium and Large 330591.27/cwt90.00–92.502782
Steers—Small 1-2335109.98/cwt105.00–115.003683
Steers—Medium and Large 337291.47/cwt90.00–95.003405
Steers—Medium and Large 2380117.43/cwt115.00–120.004462
Steers—Small 1-2388108.33/cwt105.00–110.004203
Steers—Medium and Large 2425112.98/cwt111.00–115.004802
Steers—Medium and Large 2473111.43/cwt108.00–115.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 2528115.36/cwt112.50–117.006094
Steers—Small 1-2530100.25/cwt100.00–101.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535123.25/cwt120.00–124.006595
Steers—Medium and Large 2568113.73/cwt110.00–115.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 2605114.50/cwt114.00–115.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 2690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
Steers—Medium and Large 2845107.50/cwt107.50–107.509081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2260108.91/cwt105.00–112.002833
Heifers—Medium and Large 327391.01/cwt90.00–93.002483
Heifers—Medium and Large 331693.53/cwt90.00–95.002964
Heifers—Small 1-2368107.25/cwt104.00–110.003954
Heifers—Medium and Large 336992.59/cwt90.00–95.003424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2392113.86/cwt112.00–115.004467
Heifers—Small 1-2425100.32/cwt100.00–101.004263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430106.65/cwt105.00–110.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 345893.73/cwt90.00–97.504292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470102.20/cwt100.00–105.0048010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512112.00/cwt112.00–112.005736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514102.59/cwt100.00–106.0052715
Heifers—Medium and Large 351892.45/cwt90.00–95.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568101.30/cwt100.00–103.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 262090.00/cwt90.00–90.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 362585.00/cwt85.00–85.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 270585.00/cwt85.00–85.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 374080.00/cwt80.00–80.005921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 341292.22/cwt90.00–96.003806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420128.58/cwt125.00–132.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424109.60/cwt107.00–112.004655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460122.64/cwt120.00–125.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469111.26/cwt105.00–115.005228
Bulls—Medium and Large 347992.72/cwt90.00–96.004444
Bulls—Small 1-2483101.52/cwt100.00–103.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512107.11/cwt105.00–115.005486
Bulls—Small 1-2538101.23/cwt100.00–102.505452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555107.48/cwt105.00–110.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 357293.04/cwt90.00–95.005324
Bulls—Medium and Large 362792.47/cwt90.00–95.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 367287.49/cwt85.00–92.505883
Bulls—Medium and Large 370884.16/cwt80.00–87.505963
Bulls—Medium and Large 377383.49/cwt82.00–85.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 382580.00/cwt80.00–80.006601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 240554.00/cwt54.00–54.002191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29867.73/cwt64.00–71.008795
Bulls——1,48574.67/cwt73.00–78.001,1093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85334.62/cwt30.00–38.002954
Cows—Lean 85-90%88047.77/cwt44.00–51.004203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12538.80/cwt36.00–41.004373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23048.42/cwt43.00–55.0059614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48047.47/cwt44.00–50.007036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68039.00/cwt39.00–39.006551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,07767.44/cwt63.00–77.007266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,13168.59/cwt64.00–75.007764
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1871,111.15/cwt930.00–1,275.0013,1895
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,208917.17/cwt800.00–1,050.0011,0796

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.