Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-10-21

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 21
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 186▲ 4 vs year ago 194 · +2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 56▼ 15 vs year ago 58 · −25.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 2 vs year ago 12 · −16.7%
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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.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.08/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$129.08
58 head · 372 lb average
Value per head Derived
$480
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$25.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.29
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2394139.2354918thin
Medium and Large 2368125.7046236
Small 1-2309113.783524thin
One grade step is worth $25.45/cwt here — about $197 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 sale58 hd
129.08
—
SC average5 barns · 512 hd
121.79
+7.29
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—Average1,71579.691,3676thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20950.1360620
CowsLean 85-90%Low81241.1333410

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2273115.05/cwt110.00–120.003142
Steers—Medium and Large 2287126.60/cwt125.00–130.003633
Steers—Small 1-2315115.00/cwt115.00–115.003621
Steers—Medium and Large 2325127.82/cwt125.00–133.0041519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338138.51/cwt138.00–140.004684
Steers—Small 1-2375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376140.51/cwt139.00–142.005284
Steers—Medium and Large 2390131.00/cwt125.00–132.005117
Steers—Medium and Large 2423117.50/cwt117.50–117.504972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424139.00/cwt139.00–139.0058910
Steers—Medium and Large 2475116.65/cwt115.00–120.005543
Steers—Medium and Large 2545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326115.38/cwt115.00–116.003765
Heifers—Small 1-2375107.50/cwt105.00–110.004032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380115.51/cwt115.00–116.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419112.23/cwt110.00–115.004708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433120.00/cwt120.00–120.0052010
Heifers—Medium and Large 343893.73/cwt92.50–95.004112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450119.00/cwt119.00–119.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478108.77/cwt107.00–110.005206
Heifers—Medium and Large 363093.98/cwt93.00–95.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 367295.30/cwt92.00–97.006403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405131.00/cwt131.00–131.005311
Bulls—Small 1-2428112.00/cwt112.00–112.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465116.22/cwt115.00–117.505402
Bulls—Medium and Large 347392.74/cwt90.00–94.004397
Bulls—Medium and Large 352391.37/cwt90.00–94.004785
Bulls—Medium and Large 360289.00/cwt89.00–89.0053614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633102.65/cwt100.00–104.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 370891.48/cwt90.00–93.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 380676.50/cwt76.50–76.5061712
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 326881.55/cwt80.00–85.002193
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 330581.00/cwt81.00–81.002471
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 335080.00/cwt80.00–80.002801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,71579.69/cwt76.00–83.001,3676
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75435.01/cwt30.00–41.002646
Cows—Lean 85-90%90050.32/cwt45.00–57.004534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13142.51/cwt42.00–43.004814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22852.04/cwt45.00–58.0063916
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 282980.28/cwt77.00–86.006664
Stock Cows—Small 1-290072.00/cwt72.00–72.006481
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,08567.00/cwt67.00–67.007271
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2810935.00/cwt935.00–935.007,5741
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-281373.72/cwt71.00–76.005992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,08044.00/cwt44.00–44.004751

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.