Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2019-11-13

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 13
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
218 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 238▲ 218 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 48▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 21▲ 6 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 on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and

bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. There was and average offering 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 $103.23/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$103.23
87 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$466
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$77
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.32
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2325107.6534919thin
Medium and Large 2501106.7453445
Medium and Large 346092.7242623
One grade step is worth $14.93/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale87 hd
103.23
—
SC average5 barns · 707 hd
107.55
−4.32
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—Average1,78288.551,5783thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30150.9466321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50450.557604thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low85438.263279thin

Every lot

60 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—Medium and Large 2258122.43/cwt120.00–125.003162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270131.67/cwt130.00–135.003563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310129.92/cwt127.50–132.504032
Steers—Small 1-2310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Steers—Small 1-2353111.48/cwt107.50–115.003943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369134.94/cwt130.00–140.004987
Steers—Medium and Large 2381121.89/cwt120.00–125.004644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405133.73/cwt132.50–135.005422
Steers—Small 1-2405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 2420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458129.99/cwt127.50–132.505952
Steers—Medium and Large 2490121.45/cwt115.00–124.005956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Steers—Small 1-2520103.71/cwt102.50–105.005392
Steers—Medium and Large 2526115.27/cwt110.00–120.006065
Steers—Medium and Large 2575113.25/cwt112.50–114.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 2650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2240111.28/cwt110.00–112.502672
Heifers—Medium and Large 325092.50/cwt92.50–92.502311
Heifers—Small 1-2283108.87/cwt105.00–110.003084
Heifers—Small 1-2321108.42/cwt105.00–110.003488
Heifers—Medium and Large 333092.54/cwt90.00–95.003052
Heifers—Medium and Large 336891.86/cwt90.00–95.003384
Heifers—Small 1-2378105.00/cwt105.00–105.003974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410111.00/cwt110.00–112.0045510
Heifers—Medium and Large 342093.15/cwt90.00–97.503914
Heifers—Small 1-2475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 347594.41/cwt90.00–97.504484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477108.36/cwt103.00–110.0051717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509102.50/cwt100.00–105.005226
Heifers—Medium and Large 352594.06/cwt90.00–97.504943
Heifers—Medium and Large 357592.59/cwt90.00–95.005322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580104.16/cwt104.00–105.006046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600106.00/cwt106.00–106.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 362890.00/cwt87.50–92.505653
Heifers—Medium and Large 278581.00/cwt81.00–81.006361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423116.60/cwt110.00–122.504937
Bulls—Small 1-2430101.02/cwt100.00–102.004342
Bulls—Medium and Large 343094.36/cwt92.50–95.004064
Bulls—Medium and Large 346991.20/cwt90.00–95.004284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2492109.97/cwt105.00–115.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 350590.00/cwt90.00–90.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523108.31/cwt100.00–112.505669
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560105.09/cwt100.00–110.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 359095.50/cwt95.00–96.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 361493.54/cwt85.00–97.0057411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 369585.00/cwt85.00–85.005911
Bulls—Medium and Large 372688.49/cwt88.00–90.006424
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,78288.55/cwt86.00–91.001,5783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84235.05/cwt31.00–39.002956
Cows—Lean 85-90%87844.69/cwt41.00–49.003923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06338.50/cwt38.00–39.004092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32652.25/cwt42.00–59.0069319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50450.55/cwt49.00–52.007604
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 361577.50/cwt77.50–77.504771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 385054.00/cwt54.00–54.004591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 386053.85/cwt52.50–55.004632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,077.21/cwt1,050.00–1,100.0012,1722

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.