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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 5

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

389 head

▲ 235 vs last sale 154▲ 163 vs year ago 226 · +72.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 43▼ 13 vs year ago 51 · −25.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 4▼ 1 vs year ago 12 · −8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

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 $133.12/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$133.12

136 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$27.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

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	525	136.61	717	103
Medium and Large 2	483	127.79	617	17thin
Small 1-2	422	117.45	496	14thin
Medium and Large 3	525	108.75	571	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about $146 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 sale136 hd

133.12

—

SC average5 barns · 632 hd

133.07

+0.06

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	1,627	87.79	1,428	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	61.19	539	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	60.73	943	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	60.02	806	14

Every lot

68 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	323	121.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	393	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	452	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	136.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	511	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	376	120.83/cwt	118.00–125.00	454	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	147.28/cwt	144.00–158.00	558	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	410	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	477	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	606	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	482	113.71/cwt	110.00–116.00	548	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	136.30/cwt	132.00–142.00	665	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	139.35/cwt	139.00–141.00	737	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	655	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	130.80/cwt	127.50–135.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	130.26/cwt	125.00–133.50	797	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	751	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	340	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	380	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	122.39/cwt	122.00–125.00	470	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	112.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	120.84/cwt	118.00–123.00	572	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	111.16/cwt	110.00–114.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	94.97/cwt	90.00–100.00	484	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	118.80/cwt	116.00–122.00	611	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	111.84/cwt	110.00–113.00	591	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	670	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	112.11/cwt	110.00–113.00	650	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	104.23/cwt	100.00–109.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	669	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	135.80/cwt	134.00–137.00	577	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	127.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	549	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	101.74/cwt	101.00–102.50	471	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	601	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	122.88/cwt	119.00–125.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	527	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	576	100.77/cwt	100.00–102.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	116.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	683	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	107.86/cwt	105.00–110.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	108.70/cwt	107.50–109.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	780	89.96/cwt	85.00–95.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	855	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	693	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	90.68/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,290	2
Bulls	—	—	2,035	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,669	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	861	66.60/cwt	64.00–70.00	573	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	52.18/cwt	46.00–56.00	476	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	44.14/cwt	40.00–49.00	527	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	62.67/cwt	58.00–69.00	857	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	60.73/cwt	59.00–63.00	943	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,168	1,127.09/cwt	875.00–1,300.00	13,164	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	787.77/cwt	700.00–925.00	6,412	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,265	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	893	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 154Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 43Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 12

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offering average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
3	—	482	110.00–116.00	113.71
4	—	376	118.00–125.00	120.83
3	—	323	120.00–125.00	121.75
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	410	115.00–117.50	116.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	127.50–135.00	130.80
27	—	488	132.00–142.00	136.30
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
25	—	612	125.00–133.50	130.26
12	—	379	144.00–158.00	147.28
32	—	529	139.00–141.00	139.35
3	—	661	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	475	127.50	127.50
6	—	375	130.00–140.00	136.24
2	—	680	115.00–117.50	116.27
2	—	535	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	623	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	107.50–109.00	108.70
4	—	624	105.00–110.00	107.86
14	—	586	110.00–118.00	116.48
7	—	478	119.00–125.00	122.88
3	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.56
6	—	431	125.00–128.00	127.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	134.00–137.00	135.80
6	—	510	125.00	125.00
6	—	466	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	81.00	81.00
2	—	463	101.00–102.50	101.74
4	—	576	100.00–102.00	100.77
3	—	780	85.00–95.00	89.96
3	—	527	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	110.00–115.00	111.69
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	556	120.00–121.00	120.50
22	—	514	116.00–122.00	118.80
28	—	473	118.00–123.00	120.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	122.00–125.00	122.39
5	—	623	100.00–109.00	104.23
3	—	435	110.00–115.00	112.35
5	—	479	110.00–114.00	111.16
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
6	—	528	110.00–113.00	111.84
12	—	580	110.00–113.00	112.11
1	—	700	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
4	—	690	97.00	97.00
1	—	575	92.50	92.50
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
3	—	510	90.00–100.00	94.97
2	—	415	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,368	58.00–69.00	62.67
2	—	1,195	40.00–49.00	44.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	46.00–56.00	52.18
5	—	861	64.00–70.00	66.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,552	59.00–63.00	60.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	87.00–94.00	90.68
1	—	2,035	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,090	850.00	850.00

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	7	—	814	700.00–925.00	787.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,168	875.00–1,300.00	1,127.09

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	1	—	930	96.00	96.00

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.