Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-07-15

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 15
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 123▼ 28 vs year ago 135 · −20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 56▼ 19 vs year ago 33 · −57.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.15/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$128.15
42 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$42.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.84
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547132.2572432
Medium and Large 2323123.974007thin
Small 1-2365102.503741thin
Medium and Large 362090.005582thin
One grade step is worth $42.25/cwt here — about $166 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 sale42 hd
128.15
—
SC average5 barns · 323 hd
127.31
+0.84
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—Average1,32484.611,1203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29556.047266thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,85051.009441thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89342.453794thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2235127.50/cwt127.50–127.503001
Steers—Medium and Large 2270126.34/cwt125.00–127.503412
Steers—Medium and Large 2323123.82/cwt122.50–125.004002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325147.50/cwt147.50–147.504791
Steers—Small 1-2365102.50/cwt102.50–102.503741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495131.00/cwt131.00–131.006486
Steers—Medium and Large 350090.00/cwt90.00–90.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540136.50/cwt136.50–136.5073711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621126.00/cwt124.00–128.0078212
Steers—Medium and Large 374090.00/cwt90.00–90.006661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275132.55/cwt130.00–135.003653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325133.73/cwt132.50–135.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345115.00/cwt115.00–115.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 344092.50/cwt92.50–92.504071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 349295.00/cwt95.00–95.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425119.94/cwt115.00–125.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435132.50/cwt132.50–132.505761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 354092.00/cwt92.00–92.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605112.00/cwt112.00–112.0067812
Bulls—Medium and Large 377090.00/cwt90.00–90.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 385592.00/cwt92.00–92.007871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 326370.00/cwt70.00–70.001842
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 335070.00/cwt70.00–70.002451
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 352082.00/cwt82.00–82.004266
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 360082.00/cwt82.00–82.004924
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20380.92/cwt78.00–83.009732
Bulls——1,56592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89342.45/cwt38.00–45.003794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29556.04/cwt52.00–61.007266
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,85051.00/cwt51.00–51.009441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0501,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0012,7051

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.