Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2019-11-20

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 20
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 218▲ 280 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 43▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 6▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There were moderate offerings of plain to average 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 $102.51/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$102.51
50 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$490
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2
$11.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.63
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2475106.8450830
Medium and Large 1-268598.336743thin
Small 1-245096.254338thin
Medium and Large 349095.044665thin
Small 239095.003714thin
One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $137 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 sale50 hd
102.51
—
SC average5 barns · 526 hd
106.14
−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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,51383.981,2712thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31150.636646thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21749.7160517

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2374104.20/cwt100.00–110.003905
Steers—Medium and Large 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004252
Steers—Medium and Large 2430118.88/cwt117.00–120.005119
Steers—Medium and Large 2460117.77/cwt112.00–119.005426
Steers—Medium and Large 347397.69/cwt92.50–102.504622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475128.76/cwt127.50–130.006122
Steers—Small 1-2510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 2525119.00/cwt119.00–119.006251
Steers—Small 1-2Full54097.50/cwt97.50–97.505271
Steers—Medium and Large 2574116.24/cwt112.00–118.006675
Steers—Small 1-263590.00/cwt90.00–90.005721
Steers—Small 1-268080.00/cwt80.00–80.005441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2305105.00/cwt105.00–105.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375112.00/cwt112.00–112.004201
Heifers—Small 239095.00/cwt95.00–95.003714
Heifers—Small 1-2Full41595.00/cwt90.00–100.003942
Heifers—Small 1-2425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435109.00/cwt109.00–109.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed44590.00/cwt90.00–90.004012
Heifers—Small 1-2455102.50/cwt102.50–102.504661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467107.47/cwt100.00–109.0050222
Heifers—Small 1-2Full47391.23/cwt90.00–92.504322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505115.00/cwt115.00–115.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 352098.40/cwt95.00–100.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528103.33/cwt103.00–105.005466
Heifers—Small 1-263590.00/cwt90.00–90.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-268595.00/cwt95.00–95.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286585.00/cwt85.00–85.007351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411115.75/cwt110.00–118.004767
Bulls—Small 1-2430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466111.19/cwt107.50–115.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474122.00/cwt122.00–122.0057814
Bulls—Small 1-247590.00/cwt90.00–90.004281
Bulls—Small 1-2523100.00/cwt100.00–100.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Bulls—Small 1-2570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 357391.52/cwt87.00–96.005242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577107.77/cwt107.00–110.006224
Bulls—Small 259092.50/cwt92.50–92.505461
Bulls—Medium and Large 261096.00/cwt96.00–96.005864
Bulls—Small 1-265587.50/cwt87.50–87.505731
Bulls—Medium and Large 268090.00/cwt90.00–90.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 381055.00/cwt55.00–55.004461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,51383.98/cwt82.00–86.001,2712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85036.34/cwt35.00–37.003093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29652.58/cwt45.00–56.0068114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31150.63/cwt44.00–55.006646
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,085785.00/cwt785.00–785.008,5171
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 271055.00/cwt55.00–55.003911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 286042.50/cwt42.50–42.503661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900468.00/cwt468.00–468.004,2121
Bred Cows—Small 396532.50/cwt32.50–32.503141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,10557.00/cwt57.00–57.006301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230627.00/cwt627.00–627.007,7121
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Stock Cows—Small 3800312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4961

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.