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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 20

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 263▼ 76 vs year ago 221 · −34.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 53▼ 17 vs year ago 64 · −26.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.48/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$107.48

51 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$24.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

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	428	117.83	504	9thin
Medium and Large 2	419	110.92	465	18thin
Small 1-2	294	108.91	320	12thin
Medium and Large 3	544	93.14	507	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.69/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale51 hd

107.48

—

SC average5 barns · 446 hd

113.39

−5.91

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	1,579	90.12	1,423	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	62.45	990	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	61.18	785	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	55.96	512	14

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	130.06/cwt	127.50–132.50	407	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	113.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	370	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	123.26/cwt	115.00–127.50	515	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	431	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	117.43/cwt	115.00–118.00	674	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	220	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	247	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	272	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	295	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	115.82/cwt	115.00–117.50	357	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	320	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	344	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	348	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	339	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	362	107.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	389	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	115.48/cwt	115.00–117.50	440	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	116.09/cwt	115.00–117.50	554	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	105.78/cwt	105.00–110.00	515	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	631	92.75/cwt	92.00–93.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	683	88.09/cwt	80.00–96.00	602	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	136.29/cwt	135.00–137.50	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	118.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	499	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	132.68/cwt	132.00–135.00	637	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	491	116.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	573	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	478	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,579	90.12/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,423	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	45.88/cwt	40.00–52.00	418	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	63.52/cwt	55.00–69.00	582	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	49.57/cwt	47.00–52.00	600	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	62.40/cwt	55.00–68.00	806	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	62.45/cwt	61.00–64.00	990	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	677	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	850	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	561	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	890	61.02/cwt	60.00–62.00	543	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	870	740.03/cwt	700.00–770.00	6,438	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 May 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 263Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 53Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 10

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	520	92.00	92.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	132.00–135.00	132.68
2	—	420	135.00–137.50	136.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	102.00–105.00	103.49
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
3	—	505	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
2	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.43
4	—	491	110.00–119.00	116.75
3	—	420	115.00–121.00	118.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	97.50	97.50
2	—	683	80.00–96.00	88.09
4	—	631	92.00–93.00	92.75
1	—	465	95.00	95.00
1	—	540	93.00	93.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
5	—	381	115.00–117.50	115.48
2	—	545	106.00	106.00
6	—	487	105.00–110.00	105.78
3	—	308	115.00–117.50	115.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
2	—	440	117.50	117.50
5	—	477	115.00–117.50	116.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	105.00–110.00	107.56
3	—	362	105.00–110.00	107.37
3	—	220	110.00–115.00	112.41
3	—	272	105.00–110.00	108.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	127.50	127.50
3	—	690	120.00	120.00
3	—	420	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	116.00	116.00
7	—	418	115.00–127.50	123.26
2	—	313	127.50–132.50	130.06
2	—	715	112.00	112.00
5	—	574	115.00–118.00	117.43
1	—	250	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	112.50–115.00	113.77
3	—	420	102.50	102.50
1	—	240	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,010	67.00	67.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	66.00	66.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	60.00–62.00	61.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	700.00–770.00	740.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	916	55.00–69.00	63.52
6	—	912	40.00–52.00	45.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	61.00–64.00	62.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,291	55.00–68.00	62.40
2	—	1,210	47.00–52.00	49.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	88.00–95.00	90.12

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.