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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 29

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 196 vs last sale 145▲ 341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 50▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 6▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.86/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$113.86

116 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$30.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

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	423	122.36	517	58
Medium and Large 2	454	110.47	502	28
Small 1-2	361	108.96	393	15thin
Medium and Large 3	611	92.22	564	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale116 hd

113.86

—

SC average5 barns · 815 hd

119.94

−6.08

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	1,587	85.89	1,363	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	64.40	793	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	63.81	1,032	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	53.35	466	36

Every lot

68 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	232	129.32/cwt	120.00–133.00	300	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	267	126.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	336	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	141.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	438	19
Steers	—	Small 1-2	329	130.60/cwt	117.50–135.00	430	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	377	129.12/cwt	127.00–132.50	487	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	141.36/cwt	135.00–147.50	534	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	584	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	678	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	124.30/cwt	121.00–127.50	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	124.99/cwt	119.00–127.00	726	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	228	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	262	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	277	117.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	325	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	129.23/cwt	129.00–132.50	390	21
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	119.93/cwt	117.00–122.50	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	372	109.14/cwt	107.50–110.00	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	130.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	486	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	120.39/cwt	120.00–123.00	498	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	415	103.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	110.08/cwt	107.50–114.00	465	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	117.87/cwt	117.00–124.00	546	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	108.15/cwt	104.00–110.00	516	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	106.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	553	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	94.14/cwt	92.50–95.00	495	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	90.68/cwt	87.50–94.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	91.28/cwt	87.50–94.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	110.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	693	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	711	91.30/cwt	90.00–94.00	649	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	425	106.51/cwt	102.00–112.50	453	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	442	123.48/cwt	117.50–126.00	546	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	119.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	560	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	133.50/cwt	130.00–134.00	626	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	118.31/cwt	115.00–122.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	121.90/cwt	117.50–124.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	713	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	138	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	88.50/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,441	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	55.54/cwt	49.00–61.00	478	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	39.74/cwt	33.00–44.00	378	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	420	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	61.75/cwt	51.00–71.00	737	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	77.59/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,092	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	63.81/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,032	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	670	78.75/cwt	75.00–82.50	528	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	735	56.29/cwt	50.00–62.50	414	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	772	54.06/cwt	45.00–62.50	417	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	865	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	562	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	774	64.20/cwt	55.00–70.00	497	34
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	718	622.28/cwt	550.00–700.00	4,468	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	795	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	6,678	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	808	659.23/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,327	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,545	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	772	45.00–62.50	54.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	670	75.00–82.50	78.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	735	50.00–62.50	56.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	774	55.00–70.00	64.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	925.00	925.00

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	—	795	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	808	600.00–700.00	659.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	718	550.00–700.00	622.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	115.00–122.00	118.31
4	—	468	115.00–123.00	119.63
2	—	630	100.00–105.00	102.56
6	—	442	117.50–126.00	123.48
5	—	567	117.50–124.00	121.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	111.00–112.50	111.75
2	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.53
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
16	—	469	130.00–134.00	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	102.00–112.50	106.51
1	—	520	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	80.00	80.00
2	—	713	90.00–95.00	92.47
2	—	583	96.00–97.00	96.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	125.00–135.00	130.38
8	—	463	117.00–124.00	117.87
8	—	414	120.00–123.00	120.39
21	—	302	129.00–132.50	129.23
13	—	628	110.00–114.00	110.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	100.00–105.00	103.75
3	—	372	107.50–110.00	109.14
3	—	277	115.00–120.00	117.34
2	—	228	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	87.50–94.00	91.28
4	—	526	92.50–95.00	94.14
5	—	711	90.00–94.00	91.30
2	—	573	87.50–94.00	90.68
1	—	490	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	117.00–122.50	119.93
3	—	517	105.00–110.00	106.97
11	—	477	104.00–110.00	108.15
6	—	422	107.50–114.00	110.08
3	—	571	107.50	107.50
1	—	365	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	121.00–127.50	124.30
19	—	310	140.00–150.00	141.33
13	—	436	134.00	134.00
7	—	378	135.00–147.50	141.36
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
4	—	581	119.00–127.00	124.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	143.00	143.00
2	—	310	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	127.00–132.50	129.12
9	—	232	120.00–133.00	129.32
5	—	329	117.50–135.00	130.60
5	—	267	125.00–130.00	126.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,628	84.00–94.00	88.50
1	—	1,255	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,193	51.00–71.00	61.75
10	—	1,408	74.00–82.00	77.59
1	—	1,025	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	860	49.00–61.00	55.54
5	—	951	33.00–44.00	39.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	60.00–69.00	63.81

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.