Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-05-06

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 6
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 284 vs last sale 57▲ 171 vs year ago 170 · +100.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 62▼ 13 vs year ago 45 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 20▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to replacement cattle price changed some records from per head to per cwt*

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $106.45/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −27.19 against this barn's trailing median of $133.64.
Average price
$106.45
74 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.42
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545121.2566028
Medium and Large 2496113.855648thin
Small 1-2500104.565235thin
Medium and Large 368692.4063433
One grade step is worth $28.85/cwt here — about $26 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 sale74 hd
106.45
—
SC average5 barns · 431 hd
114.88
−8.42
This barn, trailing median1 sales
133.64
−27.19
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—Average1,48377.741,1535thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16554.0663017
CowsLean 85-90%Average87645.624005thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220134.77/cwt130.00–140.002964
Steers—Small 1-2290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
Steers—Medium and Large 2315137.50/cwt137.50–137.504331
Steers—Small 1-2335115.00/cwt115.00–115.003851
Steers—Small 1-2371116.96/cwt110.00–122.5043410
Steers—Medium and Large 2374128.17/cwt125.00–134.004795
Steers—Medium and Large 2420126.95/cwt125.00–129.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 2479127.10/cwt120.00–129.0060910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619123.56/cwt119.00–126.0076516
Steers—Medium and Large 2715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235133.72/cwt132.50–135.003142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268117.43/cwt115.00–120.003152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325118.71/cwt117.50–120.003862
Heifers—Small 1-2335112.25/cwt112.00–112.503762
Heifers—Small 1-2379109.26/cwt105.00–112.004144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410108.77/cwt107.50–110.004462
Heifers—Small 1-2420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 342395.67/cwt95.00–97.004053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439123.00/cwt115.00–124.0054015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457117.00/cwt117.00–117.005354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468104.03/cwt102.00–105.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523113.00/cwt113.00–113.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 354595.00/cwt95.00–95.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563113.34/cwt110.00–114.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568104.29/cwt101.00–106.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 359091.26/cwt90.00–92.505382
Heifers—Medium and Large 361392.26/cwt92.00–92.505662
Heifers—Medium and Large 366091.02/cwt89.00–93.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 372093.00/cwt93.00–93.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 277197.00/cwt97.00–97.007488
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 341097.50/cwt97.50–97.504001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413128.98/cwt128.00–130.005334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415121.50/cwt120.00–123.005042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465133.97/cwt133.00–135.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520113.32/cwt111.00–115.005893
Bulls—Small 1-2524103.20/cwt100.00–105.005414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539121.13/cwt120.00–123.006538
Bulls—Medium and Large 354592.50/cwt92.50–92.505041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563103.93/cwt101.00–107.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584119.00/cwt119.00–119.0069510
Bulls—Medium and Large 358692.90/cwt90.00–94.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 362192.47/cwt89.00–96.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 367092.50/cwt92.00–93.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 371093.89/cwt91.00–96.0066712
Bulls—Medium and Large 376090.00/cwt89.00–91.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 389087.00/cwt87.00–87.007744
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added55184.00/cwt84.00–84.0046328
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added75373.00/cwt73.00–73.0055046
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25566.45/cwt62.00–71.008342
Bulls——1,63585.26/cwt83.00–87.501,3943
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81337.71/cwt35.00–40.003072
Cows—Lean 85-90%91850.90/cwt48.00–54.004673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13844.48/cwt44.00–45.005062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16955.34/cwt50.00–60.0064715
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1351,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,4851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,05067.90/cwt66.00–70.007132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 297880.00/cwt80.00–80.007822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,11059.00/cwt59.00–59.006551

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.