Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-08-12

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 12
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
277 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 389▲ 126 vs year ago 151 · +83.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 38▼ 5 vs year ago 48 · −10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 10 vs year ago 9 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were unevenly steady based on a limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with Excessive hair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.17/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$133.17
78 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$634
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$6
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.97
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488136.6366756
Medium and Large 2438127.3555717thin
Small 1-2310118.753682thin
Medium and Large 3595111.006613thin
One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $6 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 sale78 hd
133.17
—
SC average5 barns · 392 hd
131.19
+1.97
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—Average1,33079.581,0586thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28559.8476915
CowsLean 85-90%Low90758.0752710

Every lot

80 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2212137.36/cwt135.00–142.502913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220152.39/cwt150.00–155.003352
Steers—Small 1-2240120.00/cwt120.00–120.002881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2267149.22/cwt142.50–155.003983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333154.48/cwt150.00–157.505143
Steers—Medium and Large 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365147.92/cwt146.00–150.005402
Steers—Small 1-2380117.50/cwt117.50–117.504471
Steers—Medium and Large 2388129.11/cwt127.50–130.005014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 2418128.70/cwt127.50–130.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 2450129.00/cwt129.00–129.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467135.44/cwt133.00–137.0063314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509136.60/cwt130.00–138.0069516
Steers—Medium and Large 3588111.50/cwt111.00–112.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603128.86/cwt128.00–129.5077714
Steers—Medium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Steers—Medium and Large 2636120.50/cwt116.00–124.007664
Steers—Medium and Large 2750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810114.00/cwt114.00–114.009231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2240117.50/cwt117.50–117.502821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290121.76/cwt121.00–122.503532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320121.27/cwt120.00–122.503882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335125.86/cwt125.00–127.504223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383126.00/cwt125.00–127.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390118.50/cwt117.50–120.004623
Heifers—Small 1-2395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425115.68/cwt115.00–117.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426119.95/cwt119.00–122.005117
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445107.50/cwt107.50–107.504781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481114.70/cwt112.00–117.005528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512105.21/cwt101.00–107.505393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2547117.00/cwt117.00–117.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565117.00/cwt117.00–117.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 357099.49/cwt99.00–100.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589114.55/cwt114.50–115.0067510
Heifers—Medium and Large 361098.00/cwt90.00–101.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632110.99/cwt108.00–111.507017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660115.50/cwt115.50–115.507623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665108.50/cwt107.00–110.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695103.00/cwt103.00–103.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 3765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405115.00/cwt115.00–115.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424123.17/cwt120.00–130.005228
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455112.25/cwt112.00–112.505112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464122.49/cwt117.50–124.005689
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523110.00/cwt110.00–110.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528116.57/cwt114.00–120.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550114.50/cwt112.00–117.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570109.00/cwt109.00–109.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617110.34/cwt108.00–113.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630104.26/cwt102.50–106.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2664109.60/cwt108.00–110.007285
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675101.00/cwt101.00–101.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 372697.40/cwt95.00–100.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 382592.55/cwt90.00–95.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 386884.01/cwt81.01–87.007292
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 358079.55/cwt79.00–80.5046111
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 373172.50/cwt72.50–72.5053011
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 398065.00/cwt65.00–65.006376
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25676.18/cwt75.00–78.009574
Bulls——1,47886.39/cwt85.00–88.001,2772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86850.16/cwt47.00–52.004353
Cows—Lean 85-90%92461.46/cwt57.00–69.005687
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20050.52/cwt48.00–53.006064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31663.23/cwt58.00–71.0083211
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,32299.67/cwt97.50–101.001,3183
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-275571.35/cwt67.50–74.005392
Bred Cows—Small 1-279079.00/cwt79.00–79.006241
Bred Cows—Small 1-291572.32/cwt71.00–74.006623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,11078.00/cwt78.00–78.008661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,21070.00/cwt70.00–70.008471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2830900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,4701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2840880.98/cwt840.00–925.007,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2910930.00/cwt930.00–930.008,4631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,5601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,240960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,9041
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-261580.00/cwt80.00–80.004921

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.