Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-03-18

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 18
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 223▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 81▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 20▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction replacement cattle records changed from per head to per cwt or vice versa where applicable *

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.51/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$127.51
47 head · 380 lb average
Value per head Derived
$485
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.88
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2408134.4754828
Medium and Large 2330124.744128thin
Small 1-2316115.833669thin
Medium and Large 349393.754622thin
One grade step is worth $40.72/cwt here — about $86 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 sale47 hd
127.51
—
SC average5 barns · 246 hd
119.63
+7.88
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—Average1,80891.611,6562thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36063.1285810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16261.2771220
CowsLean 85-90%Average89053.7147810

Every lot

47 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 1-2218120.86/cwt117.50–125.002633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260146.00/cwt146.00–146.003803
Steers—Medium and Large 2266126.34/cwt120.00–130.003364
Steers—Small 1-2320112.47/cwt110.00–115.003603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323136.46/cwt135.00–142.504415
Steers—Medium and Large 2340127.50/cwt127.50–127.504341
Steers—Medium and Large 335592.50/cwt92.50–92.503281
Steers—Medium and Large 2368123.52/cwt120.00–127.004552
Steers—Small 1-2385117.50/cwt117.50–117.504522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388136.75/cwt132.50–140.005317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423128.76/cwt127.50–130.005452
Steers—Small 1-2460107.50/cwt107.50–107.504951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2496130.00/cwt130.00–130.0064511
Steers—Medium and Large 2500118.00/cwt118.00–118.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 363095.00/cwt95.00–95.005991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2230110.00/cwt110.00–110.002531
Heifers—Medium and Large 327090.00/cwt90.00–90.002432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003342
Heifers—Small 1-2295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Heifers—Small 1-2330103.86/cwt100.00–107.503432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371110.73/cwt110.00–111.004117
Heifers—Small 1-2383102.55/cwt100.00–105.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 339590.00/cwt90.00–90.003561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433108.76/cwt107.50–110.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465112.00/cwt112.00–112.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 349596.00/cwt96.00–96.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418121.36/cwt117.50–125.005072
Bulls—Small 1-2440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455118.35/cwt115.00–120.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 348096.00/cwt96.00–96.004611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 355091.00/cwt91.00–91.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 379590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 324075.00/cwt75.00–75.001805
Dairy Steers—Large 335062.00/cwt62.00–62.002171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,80891.61/cwt89.00–95.001,6562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87140.19/cwt37.00–45.003504
Cows—Lean 85-90%90362.72/cwt52.00–71.005666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08747.14/cwt44.00–49.005126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18164.05/cwt54.00–72.0075610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22675.53/cwt75.00–77.009264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36063.12/cwt55.00–69.0085810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-264050.00/cwt50.00–50.003201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 269572.50/cwt72.50–72.505041

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.