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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Oct 28

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 198▲ 8 vs year ago 191 · +4.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 43▲ 1 vs year ago 45 · +2.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 4 vs year ago 11 · −36.4%

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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 class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.95/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$106.95

74 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

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	268	126.17	338	7thin
Medium and Large 2	431	111.51	481	37
Small 1-2	389	103.12	401	12thin
Medium and Large 3	557	92.63	516	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.53/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale74 hd

106.95

—

SC average5 barns · 418 hd

107.35

−0.40

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	1,534	73.03	1,120	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	51.49	720	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	45.68	413	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	44.81	493	13

Every lot

60 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 2	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	336	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	378	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	128.54/cwt	124.00–135.00	481	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	112.20/cwt	108.00–115.00	424	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	124.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	543	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	108.85/cwt	107.50–111.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	284	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	306	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	278	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	292	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	116.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	377	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	323	105.27/cwt	100.00–110.00	340	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	117.02/cwt	115.00–117.50	441	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	383	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	415	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	93.73/cwt	92.50–95.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	110.94/cwt	108.00–112.50	469	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	109.19/cwt	105.00–110.00	522	21
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	91.34/cwt	91.00–93.00	482	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	92.03/cwt	90.00–93.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	93.69/cwt	92.00–95.00	579	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	94.00/cwt	90.00–98.00	418	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	455	103.75/cwt	102.50–105.00	472	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	421	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	112.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	524	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	113.43/cwt	110.00–118.00	593	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	92.60/cwt	91.00–95.00	526	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	55.00/cwt	40.00–70.00	138	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	189	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	256	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	350	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,519	66.74/cwt	60.00–72.00	1,014	5
Bulls	—	—	1,553	80.90/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,256	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	32.58/cwt	30.00–35.00	283	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	54.42/cwt	44.00–62.00	505	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	39.75/cwt	39.00–40.00	405	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	47.06/cwt	44.00–55.00	535	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	51.49/cwt	50.00–54.00	720	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	610	592.95/cwt	530.00–650.00	3,617	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	780	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	775	61.26/cwt	60.00–62.50	475	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	697	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 Oct 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 198Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 43Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 11

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	39.00–40.00	39.75
9	—	1,137	44.00–55.00	47.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	30.00–35.00	32.58
3	—	928	44.00–62.00	54.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	50.00–54.00	51.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	60.00–72.00	66.74
4	—	1,553	76.00–84.00	80.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	120.00–126.00	124.06
2	—	505	115.00	115.00
8	—	374	124.00–135.00	128.54
5	—	629	107.50–111.00	108.85
1	—	270	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	275	125.00	125.00
8	—	378	108.00–115.00	112.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	91.00–93.00	91.34
3	—	568	90.00–93.00	92.03
2	—	415	92.50–95.00	93.73
7	—	618	92.00–95.00	93.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	108.00–112.50	110.94
21	—	478	105.00–110.00	109.19
5	—	377	115.00–117.50	117.02
2	—	263	115.00–117.50	116.21
1	—	245	117.50	117.50
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
4	—	323	115.00–120.00	116.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
4	—	223	125.00–130.00	127.42
1	—	305	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	100.00–110.00	105.27
2	—	278	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
3	—	415	100.00–101.00	100.33
2	—	475	100.00–101.00	100.48
2	—	383	105.00–110.00	107.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	110.00–115.00	112.18
2	—	560	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
3	—	523	110.00–118.00	113.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
2	—	455	102.50–105.00	103.75
1	—	410	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	95.00	95.00
5	—	568	91.00–95.00	92.60
2	—	455	90.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	445	90.00–98.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	60.00	60.00
2	—	250	40.00–70.00	55.00
1	—	530	66.00	66.00
1	—	400	64.00	64.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	610	530.00–650.00	592.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	60.00–62.50	61.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	67.00	67.00

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.