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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 1

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 90▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 72▲ 46 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 $105.09/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$105.09

25 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$231

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

$35.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.23

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	374	127.80	478	6thin
Small 1-2	493	107.50	530	7thin
Medium and Large 3	768	92.33	709	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.47/cwt here — about −$231 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 sale25 hd

105.09

—

SC average5 barns · 278 hd

137.32

−32.23

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	—	Low	1,953	61.32	1,198	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,860	50.04	931	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	45.47	572	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	37.89	335	7thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	293	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	333	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	418	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	129.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	470	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	129.08/cwt	126.00–132.50	546	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	703	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	696	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	111.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	360	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	91.09/cwt	85.00–97.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	586	85.66/cwt	80.00–87.50	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	85.46/cwt	82.00–89.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	497	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	92.74/cwt	92.50–93.00	394	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	89.59/cwt	86.00–92.00	464	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	93.47/cwt	90.00–97.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,953	61.32/cwt	55.00–68.00	1,198	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	42.53/cwt	40.00–45.00	364	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	34.41/cwt	30.00–36.00	311	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	37.67/cwt	37.00–38.00	425	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	46.31/cwt	40.00–57.00	590	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,860	50.04/cwt	49.00–51.00	931	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 90Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 72Year ago 0

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	30.00–36.00	34.41
3	—	857	40.00–45.00	42.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	49.00–51.00	50.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,273	40.00–57.00	46.31
3	—	1,127	37.00–38.00	37.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,953	55.00–68.00	61.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	105.00	105.00
2	—	540	105.00	105.00
2	—	293	112.50–115.00	113.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	800	89.00	89.00
4	—	703	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	126.00–132.50	129.08
2	—	363	125.00–134.00	129.47
2	—	335	120.00–130.00	124.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	80.00–87.50	85.66
3	—	710	70.00	70.00
2	—	613	82.00–89.00	85.46
2	—	518	85.00–97.00	91.09
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
1	—	430	92.00	92.00
1	—	365	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	110.00–115.00	111.55
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	101.00	101.00
1	—	460	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	86.00–92.00	89.59
2	—	680	90.00–97.00	93.47
2	—	425	92.50–93.00	92.74
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
1	—	620	98.50	98.50
1	—	590	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	117.00	117.00
2	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.53
1	—	610	100.00	100.00

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.