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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 17

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 172▲ 107 vs year ago 114 · +93.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 68▼ 51 vs year ago 73 · −69.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 34▼ 8 vs year ago 9 · −88.9%

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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 $117.97/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$117.97

79 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$29.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

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	602	119.96	722	59
Medium and Large 2	438	115.48	506	15thin
Small 1-2	380	109.67	417	3thin
Medium and Large 3	653	90.50	591	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about $132 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 sale79 hd

117.97

—

SC average5 barns · 728 hd

119.26

−1.29

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	1,505	90.52	1,362	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	62.00	1,116	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	61.53	779	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	57.92	514	8thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	370	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	131.01/cwt	127.50–135.00	493	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	392	123.50/cwt	122.50–125.00	484	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	131.71/cwt	131.00–135.00	620	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	132.91/cwt	130.00–134.50	706	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	125.29/cwt	122.50–126.00	665	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	839	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	776	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	889	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	129.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	557	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	114.70/cwt	112.00–117.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	118.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	760	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	833	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	129.03/cwt	125.00–132.50	545	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	122.90/cwt	115.00–126.00	567	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	694	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	71.35/cwt	67.50–75.00	275	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	403	73.51/cwt	72.00–75.00	296	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,362	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	48.35/cwt	43.00–54.00	421	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	67.49/cwt	66.00–70.00	611	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	49.99/cwt	46.00–54.00	561	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	65.38/cwt	63.00–68.00	859	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,800	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,116	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,690.00/cwt	1,690.00–1,690.00	23,322	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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 172Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 68Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 34Year ago 9

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,314	63.00–68.00	65.38
2	—	1,123	46.00–54.00	49.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	870	43.00–54.00	48.35
4	—	905	66.00–70.00	67.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	90.00–91.00	90.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	1,690.00	1,690.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	72.00–75.00	73.51
2	—	385	67.50–75.00	71.35
1	—	475	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	122.50–125.00	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	776	114.50	114.50
7	—	376	127.50–135.00	131.01
5	—	531	122.50–126.00	125.29
2	—	645	112.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	555	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	475	125.00–127.50	126.25
2	—	275	134.00–135.00	134.51
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	685	122.50	122.50
11	—	531	130.00–134.50	132.91
7	—	471	131.00–135.00	131.71
1	—	250	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
1	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	112.00–117.00	114.70
2	—	510	110.00–115.00	112.55
2	—	473	115.00	115.00
2	—	390	115.00–116.00	115.49
2	—	318	120.00–125.00	122.40
1	—	645	107.50	107.50
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	540	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	768	108.50	108.50
12	—	652	116.50	116.50
10	—	432	125.00–130.00	129.03
2	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.38
2	—	468	120.00–124.00	122.05
2	—	585	121.00	121.00
4	—	520	118.00–120.00	118.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
2	—	460	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
3	—	422	125.00–132.50	129.03
6	—	631	110.00	110.00
7	—	461	115.00–126.00	122.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	92.00	92.00
1	—	735	92.00	92.00
1	—	870	92.00	92.00

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.