Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-08-26

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 26
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 194▼ 135 vs year ago 424 · −31.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 26▲ 9 vs year ago 45 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 6▲ 16 vs year ago 8 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $137.53/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$137.53
129 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$464
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$18.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.56
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578140.74814100
Medium and Large 2498127.4463524
Small 1-2287121.873505thin
One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $464 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 sale129 hd
137.53
—
SC average5 barns · 640 hd
133.98
+3.56
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—Low1,57893.001,4683thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23157.3770631
CowsLean 85-90%Average82546.3338215

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2223142.25/cwt140.00–145.003172
Steers—Small 1-2235122.61/cwt120.00–125.002882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284169.00/cwt169.00–169.004809
Steers—Medium and Large 2285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310150.86/cwt150.00–152.504683
Steers—Small 1-2322121.37/cwt119.00–125.003913
Steers—Medium and Large 2325141.19/cwt140.00–142.504592
Steers—Medium and Large 2372140.54/cwt135.00–145.005235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442137.00/cwt137.00–137.006067
Steers—Medium and Large 2465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490136.96/cwt136.00–137.5067112
Steers—Medium and Large 2500121.00/cwt121.00–121.006054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521139.00/cwt139.00–139.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577137.00/cwt137.00–137.007907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600129.00/cwt129.00–129.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668128.50/cwt128.50–128.5085810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685140.50/cwt140.50–140.5096244
Steers—Medium and Large 2687115.00/cwt115.00–115.007908
Steers—Medium and Large 2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2240117.45/cwt115.00–120.002822
Heifers—Small 1-2265115.00/cwt110.00–120.003052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266130.62/cwt125.00–135.003474
Heifers—Small 1-2317113.34/cwt110.00–115.003593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324138.89/cwt130.00–141.004505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325122.54/cwt120.00–125.003982
Heifers—Small 1-2368115.00/cwt115.00–115.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370128.42/cwt125.00–135.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 341090.00/cwt90.00–90.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438122.14/cwt120.00–125.005356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480117.25/cwt117.00–117.505632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505112.02/cwt108.00–115.005663
Heifers—Small 1-2505102.50/cwt102.50–102.505181
Heifers—Medium and Large 350695.49/cwt95.00–97.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521122.00/cwt122.00–122.006366
Heifers—Medium and Large 356890.00/cwt90.00–90.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583113.18/cwt110.00–114.006605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605130.50/cwt130.50–130.5079025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634106.48/cwt104.00–110.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680104.01/cwt102.00–105.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717107.99/cwt107.00–109.007743
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405147.50/cwt147.50–147.505973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416125.48/cwt120.00–130.005225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495123.00/cwt123.00–123.006091
Bulls—Small 1-2510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528116.06/cwt110.00–120.006137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567113.34/cwt110.00–115.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 357091.62/cwt90.00–95.005223
Bulls—Medium and Large 360085.00/cwt85.00–85.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655109.00/cwt109.00–109.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 377087.50/cwt87.50–87.506741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05583.00/cwt83.00–83.008761
Bulls——1,84098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,8032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73058.00/cwt58.00–58.004231
Cows—Lean 85-90%83245.50/cwt38.00–52.0037914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16450.40/cwt47.00–52.005874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24158.40/cwt55.00–66.0072527
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,3401,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,4101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-286370.99/cwt70.00–72.006132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,18071.87/cwt71.00–73.008482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,26071.00/cwt71.00–71.008951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2685700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,7951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3685489.09/cwt450.00–535.003,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2775782.68/cwt600.00–850.006,0668
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,076829.38/cwt775.00–925.008,9244
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-283082.00/cwt82.00–82.006811

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.