Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-01-22

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 22
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 149▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 57▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction slaughter goat changed from per cwt to per head and feeder pigs changed from per cwt to per head *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There were light offerings of mostly 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 $117.71/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$117.71
37 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$558
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 2-3
$38.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.81
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2445128.8457422
Medium and Large 2553105.285829thin
Small 344597.834363thin
Medium and Large 349595.004702thin
Small 2-344590.004011thin
One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $173 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 sale37 hd
117.71
—
SC average5 barns · 599 hd
121.52
−3.81
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—Low1,82877.221,4125thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30855.377247thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12550.1656435

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 3265100.00/cwt100.00–100.002651
Steers—Small 1-2273125.23/cwt120.00–130.003422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288162.57/cwt160.00–165.004682
Steers—Small 3310102.50/cwt102.50–102.503181
Steers—Small 336082.50/cwt82.50–82.502971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368163.17/cwt160.00–170.006003
Steers—Medium and Large 2370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005371
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 3395112.00/cwt112.00–112.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540142.50/cwt142.50–142.507701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665131.00/cwt131.00–131.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full96585.00/cwt85.00–85.008201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 3295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360105.00/cwt105.00–105.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added398130.00/cwt130.00–130.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full400117.50/cwt117.50–117.504701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418132.00/cwt132.00–132.005526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445127.50/cwt127.50–127.505671
Heifers—Small 3445107.50/cwt107.50–107.504781
Heifers—Small 2-344590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472130.00/cwt130.00–130.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478122.46/cwt120.00–125.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy54590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561110.00/cwt110.00–110.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005953
Heifers—Small 3Full59686.00/cwt86.00–86.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 363085.00/cwt85.00–85.005361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417154.75/cwt145.00–162.506453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458151.00/cwt151.00–151.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463140.51/cwt140.00–141.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469130.22/cwt123.00–135.006114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Full500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513123.28/cwt120.00–125.006323
Bulls—Small 1-2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545112.50/cwt112.50–112.506131
Bulls—Small 254585.00/cwt85.00–85.004631
Bulls—Small 2550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy59576.00/cwt76.00–76.004521
Bulls—Small 262881.37/cwt80.00–84.005113
Bulls—Medium and Large 365590.00/cwt90.00–90.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full66590.00/cwt90.00–90.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 269591.00/cwt91.00–91.006321
Bulls—Small 1-278070.00/cwt70.00–70.005461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,02058.00/cwt58.00–58.005921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0501
Bulls——1,87580.53/cwt77.00–86.001,5104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99842.76/cwt36.00–47.0042712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19154.02/cwt48.00–61.0064323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30855.37/cwt53.00–58.007247
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3815625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,0941
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2985625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,1561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 371047.00/cwt47.00–47.003341
Bred Cows—Small 380043.00/cwt43.00–43.003441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 281852.84/cwt49.00–57.004322

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.