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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 10

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 140▲ 40 vs year ago 132 · +30.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 20▲ 23 vs year ago 45 · +51.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 14▲ 28 vs year ago 6 · +466.7%

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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $108.74/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$108.74

62 head · 954 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$635

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

$25.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.67

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	332	132.41	440	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	106.67	1,075	57

One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about −$635 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 sale62 hd

108.74

—

SC average5 barns · 415 hd

130.42

−21.67

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	—	High	1,628	91.60	1,491	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	62.43	778	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	870	54.88	477	8thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	472	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	120.76/cwt	119.00–122.50	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,050	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,097	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	295	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	310	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	118.50/cwt	117.00–121.00	488	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	113.60/cwt	112.00–114.00	488	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	117.26/cwt	117.00–118.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	520	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	669	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	130.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	559	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	432	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	129.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	605	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	490	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	503	118.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	594	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	527	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	114.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	107.65/cwt	105.00–112.00	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	780	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	890	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	694	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	84.63/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,367	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	96.09/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,600	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	797	44.00/cwt	42.00–45.00	351	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	61.41/cwt	57.00–67.00	561	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	50.66/cwt	48.00–54.00	556	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	63.33/cwt	57.00–70.00	796	39
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	91.35/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,018	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	915	84.54/cwt	79.00–89.00	774	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	849	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	68.31/cwt	65.00–75.00	833	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,241	66.31/cwt	65.00–69.00	823	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	790	739.14/cwt	600.00–800.00	5,839	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	945	861.90/cwt	825.00–900.00	8,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,057	798.90/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,444	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,112.73/cwt	1,000.00–1,240.00	11,940	3

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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 140Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 20Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 14Year ago 6

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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	4	—	1,114	86.00–95.00	91.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	86.00	86.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	82.00	82.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,241	65.00–69.00	66.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,220	65.00–75.00	68.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	915	79.00–89.00	84.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,073	1,000.00–1,240.00	1,112.73

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	3	—	790	600.00–800.00	739.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	825.00–900.00	861.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,057	750.00–850.00	798.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	89.00	89.00
1	—	890	78.00	78.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	110.00–117.00	114.33
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
8	—	428	125.00–135.00	130.72
3	—	618	105.00–112.00	107.65
4	—	468	125.00–135.00	129.38
5	—	503	115.00–125.00	118.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	112.00–115.00	113.48
3	—	527	105.00–110.00	107.53
3	—	432	115.00–120.00	116.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	112.00–114.00	113.60
2	—	473	110.00–112.00	111.03
2	—	543	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	96.00–98.00	97.00
1	—	615	92.50	92.50
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	117.00–118.00	117.26
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
1	—	305	127.00	127.00
6	—	412	117.00–121.00	118.50
2	—	520	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	365	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	102.50	102.50
1	—	295	112.00	112.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	130.00–132.00	131.03
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
2	—	328	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
2	—	605	119.00–122.50	120.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,050	104.50	104.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	913	57.00–67.00	61.41
3	—	797	42.00–45.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	48.00–54.00	50.66
39	—	1,257	57.00–70.00	63.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,665	95.00–98.00	96.09
4	—	1,615	76.00–87.00	84.63

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.