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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 27

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 145▼ 34 vs year ago 101 · −33.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 47▼ 39 vs year ago 73 · −53.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%

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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 moderate 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 $125.00/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$125.00

29 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$304

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

$44.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

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	372	139.39	518	4thin
Medium and Large 2	516	125.15	645	23
Medium and Large 3	870	94.50	822	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.89/cwt here — about −$304 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 sale29 hd

125.00

—

SC average4 barns · 197 hd

129.19

−4.19

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	62.00	837	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	60.99	734	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	57.13	514	10

Every lot

32 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 1-2	338	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	482	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	451	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	481	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	124.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	652	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	825	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	915	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	833	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	375	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	128.66/cwt	125.00–132.50	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	385	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.50	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	129.63/cwt	127.00–132.50	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	376	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	58.70/cwt	51.00–63.00	530	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	45.42/cwt	44.00–47.00	481	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	62.55/cwt	53.00–69.00	761	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	837	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	618	56.98/cwt	55.00–59.00	352	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	663	68.23/cwt	64.00–72.00	452	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	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 May 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 145Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 47Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 15

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

quality cattle with moderate buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	102.00–105.00	103.47
2	—	488	105.00–110.00	107.51
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	630	100.00–102.00	100.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	115.00–118.00	116.52
2	—	323	125.00–132.50	128.66
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
2	—	283	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	110.00–112.50	111.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	94.00	94.00
1	—	510	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	130.00	130.00
6	—	637	118.00	118.00
9	—	523	122.50–125.00	124.73
2	—	363	130.00–135.00	132.45
2	—	343	130.00–133.00	131.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	98.00	98.00
1	—	915	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	135.00–137.50	136.23
2	—	338	140.00–145.00	142.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	127.00–132.50	129.63
3	—	490	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	663	64.00–72.00	68.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	618	55.00–59.00	56.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	44.00–47.00	45.42
20	—	1,217	53.00–69.00	62.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	43.00	43.00
9	—	903	51.00–63.00	58.70

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.