Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-02-12

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 12
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 131▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 59▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 7▲ 13 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. Average offerings 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 $116.59/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$116.59
72 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$502
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$6.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.73
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515119.5961620
Medium and Large 2439116.7551335
Small 1-2315112.7235517thin
One grade step is worth $6.87/cwt here — about $261 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 sale72 hd
116.59
—
SC average5 barns · 399 hd
119.31
−2.73
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—Low1,61381.241,3115thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45860.508826thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26957.9673550
CowsLean 85-90%Average91147.3643112

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2240144.90/cwt140.00–150.003482
Steers—Medium and Large 2268145.00/cwt145.00–145.003892
Steers—Small 1-2287128.31/cwt125.00–130.003683
Steers—Small 1-2310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 2330137.50/cwt135.00–140.004542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Steers—Small 1-2375123.73/cwt120.00–125.004644
Steers—Medium and Large 2395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 2450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476142.70/cwt140.00–144.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580135.59/cwt135.00–136.007865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615128.00/cwt126.00–132.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2652129.00/cwt129.00–129.008418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720122.50/cwt122.50–122.508825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787118.00/cwt118.00–118.0092911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2245117.50/cwt115.00–120.002882
Heifers—Small 1-2276113.04/cwt110.00–115.003125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283123.72/cwt122.50–125.003502
Heifers—Small 1-2316113.66/cwt111.00–115.003596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320123.95/cwt123.00–125.003972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369119.74/cwt115.00–125.0044216
Heifers—Small 1-2373111.36/cwt105.00–120.004153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410116.01/cwt115.00–117.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426123.07/cwt120.00–125.005246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463123.35/cwt122.00–127.505714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465117.00/cwt117.00–117.005441
Heifers—Small 1-2470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540112.00/cwt112.00–112.006055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598116.00/cwt116.00–116.006949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2604110.00/cwt108.00–110.506645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421140.53/cwt137.50–145.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467115.67/cwt115.00–117.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478133.93/cwt130.00–140.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528131.25/cwt125.00–135.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565131.50/cwt125.00–137.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2593118.00/cwt117.00–119.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633104.99/cwt102.50–107.506652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658109.00/cwt108.00–110.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 372096.00/cwt96.00–96.006911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 388056.00/cwt56.00–56.004931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39875.11/cwt72.00–78.001,0502
Bulls——1,75785.33/cwt80.00–88.001,4993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90942.71/cwt37.00–48.003887
Cows—Lean 85-90%91353.88/cwt50.00–59.004925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25246.38/cwt40.00–49.005816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27159.54/cwt51.00–65.0075744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45860.50/cwt51.00–65.008826
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2704629.88/cwt525.00–680.004,4344
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3800400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,020750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-282572.50/cwt72.50–72.505981
Bred Cows—Small 1-291070.00/cwt70.00–70.006371
Bred Cows—Small 1-294557.50/cwt57.50–57.505431
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-272058.98/cwt55.00–63.004254

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.