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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 26

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 276▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 42▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 9 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. Light offerings 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.87/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$142.87

24 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$62.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.56

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	398	160.21	638	7thin
Medium and Large 2	389	140.79	547	15thin
Medium and Large 3	603	97.75	589	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.46/cwt here — about $48 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 sale24 hd

142.87

—

SC average5 barns · 338 hd

153.44

−10.56

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	1,768	93.53	1,654	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	60.57	750	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	887	49.91	443	6thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	266	152.63/cwt	145.00–160.00	406	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	307	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	461	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	158.75/cwt	157.50–160.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	134.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	603	97.75/cwt	97.50–98.00	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	128.34/cwt	127.50–130.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	87.47/cwt	80.00–95.00	545	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	139.14/cwt	135.00–142.50	651	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	709	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	795	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	775	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	93.53/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,654	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	44.71/cwt	44.00–46.00	381	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	55.11/cwt	52.00–60.00	508	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	60.57/cwt	51.00–71.00	750	15
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,565	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	25,040	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,658	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	670	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	302	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	398	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	655	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	975	738.31/cwt	710.00–770.00	7,199	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	890.28/cwt	850.00–925.00	10,194	2

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 Feb 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 276Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	87.50	87.50
2	—	623	80.00–95.00	87.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	119.00	119.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	127.50–130.00	128.34
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	165.00	165.00
2	—	355	157.50–160.00	158.75
3	—	480	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	132.50	132.50
1	—	550	132.50	132.50
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
2	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.93
3	—	467	130.00–140.00	134.17
3	—	307	145.00–155.00	150.00
4	—	266	145.00–160.00	152.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	97.50–98.00	97.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	97.50	97.50
1	—	720	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	135.00–142.50	139.14
3	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.42
1	—	535	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	52.00–60.00	55.11
3	—	852	44.00–46.00	44.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,239	51.00–71.00	60.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,768	84.00–99.00	93.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	45.00	45.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	50.00	50.00

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)	1	—	845	77.50	77.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,610	103.00	103.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,565	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	2	—	1,145	850.00–925.00	890.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	710.00–770.00	738.31

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.