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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 22

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 107▼ 55 vs year ago 161 · −34.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 14▼ 11 vs year ago 41 · −26.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average 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 $115.28/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$115.28

57 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$55.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

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	431	124.19	536	19thin
Medium and Large 2	497	116.75	580	20
Small 1-2	505	112.29	567	12thin
Small 3	465	100.00	465	1thin
Medium and Large 3	525	97.33	511	3thin
Large 3	678	68.50	464	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.69/cwt here — about $72 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 sale57 hd

115.28

—

SC average5 barns · 381 hd

117.35

−2.07

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	2,083	83.90	1,748	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	65.00	1,043	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,520	61.56	936	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,184	51.66	612	21

Every lot

46 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	—	Small 3	445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	122.61/cwt	119.00–126.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	503	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	551	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	446	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	537	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	122.63/cwt	120.00–123.00	567	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	477	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	496	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Value Added	522	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	585	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	652	4
Heifers	—	Large 3	595	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	610	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	656	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	532	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	428	108.77/cwt	105.00–112.50	466	2
Bulls	—	Small 3	440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	439	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	476	118.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	564	6
Bulls	—	Small 3	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,083	83.90/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,748	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	56.18/cwt	52.00–63.00	652	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	44.31/cwt	35.00–51.00	542	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	61.56/cwt	57.00–64.00	936	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,043	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	876	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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 107Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 1

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	107.50	107.50
2	—	415	119.00	119.00
3	—	496	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	93.00	93.00
1	—	415	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	120.00	120.00
4	—	585	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	120.00	120.00
3	—	532	115.00–117.00	116.33
2	—	555	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	120.00–123.00	122.63
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	270	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	70.00	70.00
1	—	595	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
1	—	355	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	129.00	129.00
4	—	675	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
2	—	465	119.00–126.00	122.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	109.00–110.00	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
2	—	563	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	105.00–112.50	108.77
6	—	476	115.00–120.00	118.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,270	69.00	69.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,083	82.00–86.00	83.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	57.00–64.00	61.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,224	35.00–51.00	44.31
13	—	1,160	52.00–63.00	56.18

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.