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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 8

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 85▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 64▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sales bring closed for holidays. Moderate offering average to

plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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 $133.44/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$133.44

71 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$43.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.27

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	518	139.93	725	44
Medium and Large 2	455	126.96	578	19thin
Small 1-2	342	118.80	407	6thin
Medium and Large 3	790	96.00	758	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.93/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale71 hd

133.44

—

SC average5 barns · 473 hd

144.71

−11.27

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	1,530	78.41	1,200	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,381	49.61	685	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	42.41	374	15

Every lot

55 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	275	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	134.91/cwt	127.50–140.00	440	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	147.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	487	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	153.72/cwt	150.00–157.50	558	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	376	117.00/cwt	110.00–125.00	440	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	134.55/cwt	130.00–142.50	511	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	148.62/cwt	145.00–152.50	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	128.66/cwt	120.00–137.50	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	147.97/cwt	147.50–152.50	735	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	134.43/cwt	130.00–136.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	125.03/cwt	120.00–127.50	788	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	120.91/cwt	117.00–124.00	822	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	844	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	407	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	116.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	439	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	127.20/cwt	125.00–129.00	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	123.16/cwt	116.00–127.50	576	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	623	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	93.67/cwt	90.00–97.50	674	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	125.85/cwt	117.00–135.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	438	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	443	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	144.07/cwt	140.00–152.50	664	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.45/cwt	122.50–132.50	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	565	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	568	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	78.41/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,200	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	39.78/cwt	35.00–42.00	340	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	46.35/cwt	44.00–54.00	429	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	479	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	50.01/cwt	44.00–57.00	697	38
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	973	889.85/cwt	830.00–950.00	8,658	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	605	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	3,509	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	810	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,700	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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 85Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to sales bring closed for holidays. Moderate offering average to

plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00–157.50	153.72
4	—	630	120.00–127.50	125.03
16	—	497	147.50–152.50	147.97
5	—	329	145.00–155.00	147.95
4	—	559	130.00–136.00	134.43
2	—	535	135.00	135.00
2	—	430	145.00–152.50	148.62
8	—	680	117.00–124.00	120.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
2	—	290	137.50–140.00	138.73
2	—	490	120.00–137.50	128.66
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
4	—	326	127.50–140.00	134.91
5	—	380	130.00–142.50	134.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	120.00–125.00	122.41
4	—	376	110.00–125.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
1	—	870	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	100.00–102.50	101.23
2	—	565	100.00–101.00	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	117.00–135.00	125.85
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	122.50–132.50	127.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	140.00–152.50	144.07
1	—	445	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	105.00–110.00	106.68
4	—	376	115.00–120.00	116.85
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
2	—	525	90.00–95.00	92.48
2	—	720	90.00–97.50	93.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	130.00	130.00
3	—	383	125.00–129.00	127.20
6	—	563	110.00–112.00	110.68
10	—	468	116.00–127.50	123.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	605	580.00	580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	973	830.00–950.00	889.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	925	44.00–54.00	46.35
9	—	855	35.00–42.00	39.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	42.00	42.00
38	—	1,394	44.00–57.00	50.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	75.00–81.00	78.41

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.