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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 19

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

194 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 277▲ 69 vs year ago 125 · +55.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 43▼ 6 vs year ago 32 · −18.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 19▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.89/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$131.89

62 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	482	136.92	660	34
Medium and Large 2	540	125.78	680	28

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale62 hd

131.89

—

SC average5 barns · 464 hd

131.90

−0.01

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	—	Low	1,372	87.35	1,198	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	57.16	784	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	708	41.88	297	4thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	143.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	524	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	133.47/cwt	133.00–134.00	622	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	141.06/cwt	138.00–141.50	671	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	132.53/cwt	131.00–134.00	702	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	119.81/cwt	117.00–122.00	636	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	124.32/cwt	124.00–125.00	709	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	118.37/cwt	115.00–119.50	754	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	809	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	388	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	120.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	562	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	113.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	116.86/cwt	116.00–117.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	715	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	125.75/cwt	124.00–127.50	585	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	483	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.50	641	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	523	105.49/cwt	103.00–108.00	552	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	114.19/cwt	113.00–115.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	119.92/cwt	119.50–123.00	704	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	109.74/cwt	108.00–112.00	690	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	92.03/cwt	88.00–96.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	830	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	689	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,093	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,511	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,375	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	708	41.88/cwt	40.00–45.00	297	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	39.52/cwt	35.00–43.00	458	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,424	61.57/cwt	57.00–66.00	877	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	705	751.60/cwt	725.00–775.00	5,299	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	733	831.36/cwt	800.00–875.00	6,094	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	735	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	3,271	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 277Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 43Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 3

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	124.00–125.00	124.32
7	—	637	115.00–119.50	118.37
4	—	531	117.00–122.00	119.81
11	—	466	133.00–134.00	133.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	365	140.00–148.00	143.66
8	—	476	138.00–141.50	141.06
6	—	530	131.00–134.00	132.53
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
5	—	650	124.50	124.50
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	625	124.00–125.00	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	83.00	83.00
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
2	—	725	88.00–96.00	92.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	117.50	117.50
8	—	629	108.00–112.00	109.74
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
5	—	583	113.00–115.00	114.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	107.00–110.00	108.52
4	—	523	103.00–108.00	105.49
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	133.00–135.00	134.01
4	—	520	120.00–125.50	123.31
2	—	465	124.00–127.50	125.75
8	—	587	119.50–123.00	119.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	117.00	117.00
2	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.54
5	—	519	110.00–115.00	112.96
2	—	633	105.00	105.00
2	—	662	108.00	108.00
9	—	566	110.00–115.00	113.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	116.00–117.00	116.86
5	—	440	125.00	125.00
16	—	467	120.00–125.00	120.31
3	—	650	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	95.00	95.00
1	—	475	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	445.00	445.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	725.00–775.00	751.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	733	800.00–875.00	831.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,424	57.00–66.00	61.57
2	—	1,160	35.00–43.00	39.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	40.00–45.00	41.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,511	90.00–92.00	91.03

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.