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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 8

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 83▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 46▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction slaughter goat entry changed from per cwt to per head *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. There were very light offerings of average 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 $119.70/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$119.70

17 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.42

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	438	122.32	536	14thin
Medium and Large 2	430	107.50	462	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $73 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 sale17 hd

119.70

—

SC average5 barns · 232 hd

106.28

+13.42

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	1,150	77.00	886	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,462	55.99	819	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	48.19	534	42

Every lot

24 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	820	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	321	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	533	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	120.31/cwt	120.00–122.50	588	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	122.95/cwt	121.00–125.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	886	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	43.42/cwt	36.00–49.00	441	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	53.43/cwt	50.00–59.00	648	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,462	55.99/cwt	54.00–57.00	819	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	646.00/cwt	646.00–646.00	4,974	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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 83Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

*Correction slaughter goat entry changed from per cwt to per head *

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. There were very light offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
2	—	278	127.50	127.50
8	—	489	120.00–122.50	120.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	112.50	112.50
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	132.00	132.00
2	—	452	132.50	132.50
3	—	440	126.00	126.00
3	—	788	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	127.50	127.50
1	—	615	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	121.00–125.00	122.95
1	—	430	122.50	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	646.00	646.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	54.00–57.00	55.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,212	50.00–59.00	53.43
22	—	1,015	36.00–49.00	43.42

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.