Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-09-30

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 30
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 232▼ 132 vs year ago 276 · −47.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 71▼ 49 vs year ago 105 · −46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $130.20/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$130.20
38 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.59
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2396145.0557410thin
Medium and Large 2453125.8257021
Small 1-2284122.103477thin
One grade step is worth $22.95/cwt here — about $227 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 sale38 hd
130.20
—
SC average5 barns · 590 hd
129.61
+0.59
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—Low1,63173.231,1947thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45547.156866thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23744.5955231
CowsLean 85-90%Average89143.003839thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
Steers—Small 1-2272121.53/cwt120.00–125.003313
Steers—Medium and Large 2290132.50/cwt132.50–132.503841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 2315131.61/cwt130.00–135.004153
Steers—Small 1-2318121.70/cwt115.00–125.003873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368149.08/cwt145.00–155.005496
Steers—Medium and Large 2373135.00/cwt135.00–135.005043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410141.01/cwt140.00–142.005782
Steers—Medium and Large 2413127.58/cwt125.00–130.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 2465122.45/cwt120.00–125.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 2516121.65/cwt120.00–122.006286
Steers—Medium and Large 2578120.00/cwt120.00–120.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615124.00/cwt124.00–124.007631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375126.00/cwt125.00–127.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378118.97/cwt118.00–120.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427116.10/cwt114.00–118.004969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455112.00/cwt112.00–112.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508108.99/cwt108.00–110.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 352593.74/cwt91.00–98.004925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568108.97/cwt107.00–110.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 358597.00/cwt97.00–97.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 378586.00/cwt86.00–86.006751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418119.19/cwt117.50–120.004983
Bulls—Medium and Large 343595.49/cwt95.00–96.004152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459132.99/cwt131.00–135.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485118.68/cwt118.00–120.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519116.88/cwt114.00–122.006075
Bulls—Medium and Large 358093.00/cwt93.00–93.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 361391.23/cwt88.00–94.005594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680102.01/cwt101.00–103.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 377088.98/cwt88.00–90.006852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,63173.23/cwt69.00–77.001,1947
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87851.03/cwt48.00–54.004484
Cows—Lean 85-90%90236.57/cwt35.00–40.003305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19340.42/cwt33.00–45.0048217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29149.65/cwt48.00–57.0064114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45547.15/cwt46.00–49.006866
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,010700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,20558.18/cwt55.00–64.007013

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.