Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-10-14

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 14
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 220▲ 68 vs year ago 118 · +57.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 51▲ 17 vs year ago 39 · +43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%
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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. 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 $123.45/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$123.45
54 head · 402 lb average
Value per head Derived
$497
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$24.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.71
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2431140.266048thin
Medium and Large 2441122.2653933
Small 1-2286116.1133213thin
One grade step is worth $24.15/cwt here — about $272 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 sale54 hd
123.45
—
SC average5 barns · 367 hd
126.16
−2.71
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—Average1,46877.441,1373thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18845.5154032
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45045.446596thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89640.073599thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002601
Steers—Small 1-2238114.98/cwt110.00–120.002745
Steers—Small 1-2265119.75/cwt115.00–125.003173
Steers—Medium and Large 2284132.97/cwt130.00–135.003785
Steers—Small 1-2325117.77/cwt115.00–120.003833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332152.85/cwt150.00–156.005073
Steers—Medium and Large 2340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 2370130.63/cwt127.50–135.004834
Steers—Small 1-2380111.00/cwt110.00–112.004222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385143.77/cwt142.50–145.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 2419123.76/cwt120.00–125.005194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 2471115.00/cwt115.00–115.005424
Steers—Medium and Large 2527116.83/cwt114.00–118.0061610
Steers—Medium and Large 2571114.75/cwt114.00–116.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625118.00/cwt118.00–118.007382
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2200115.00/cwt115.00–115.002301
Heifers—Small 1-2284111.25/cwt108.00–115.003164
Heifers—Small 1-2319108.99/cwt105.00–111.003484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377117.90/cwt115.00–122.504447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400127.50/cwt127.50–127.505101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475102.45/cwt100.00–105.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 348091.52/cwt90.00–93.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519104.60/cwt100.00–110.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 353590.50/cwt90.00–91.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558104.35/cwt100.00–108.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 363089.49/cwt89.00–90.005642
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422114.00/cwt112.00–115.004813
Bulls—Small 1-2440102.01/cwt101.00–103.004492
Bulls—Medium and Large 347893.52/cwt92.00–95.004472
Bulls—Small 1-2483100.50/cwt100.00–101.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512109.68/cwt108.00–111.005623
Bulls—Small 1-2525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628107.99/cwt106.00–110.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 368389.02/cwt88.00–90.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 373388.24/cwt87.50–89.006472
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 322866.86/cwt60.00–75.001523
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 329562.50/cwt62.50–62.501841
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 331366.24/cwt60.00–72.002072
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 337562.50/cwt62.50–62.502341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,46877.44/cwt73.00–84.001,1373
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86736.60/cwt32.00–40.003176
Cows—Lean 85-90%95347.01/cwt45.00–50.004483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18346.85/cwt44.00–59.0055426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20839.69/cwt39.00–41.004796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45045.44/cwt44.00–48.006596
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3610400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2830500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2860450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,8701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3930470.00/cwt470.00–470.004,3711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,120472.99/cwt450.00–500.005,2972
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-276186.08/cwt75.00–97.506554
Stock Cows—Small 376562.50/cwt62.50–62.504781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-281590.00/cwt90.00–90.007341

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.