Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-11-04

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 4
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
267 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 199▲ 29 vs year ago 238 · +12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 46▼ 23 vs year ago 48 · −47.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 7▼ 19 vs year ago 21 · −90.5%
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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.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $126.31/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$126.31
168 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$5
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1-2
$14.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.67
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2331127.0742011thin
Medium and Large 1-2635126.52803154
Small 1-2378112.534253thin
One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale168 hd
126.31
—
SC average5 barns · 404 hd
128.98
−2.67
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—Low1,19072.488632thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13556.366406thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low79448.613867thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200145.00/cwt145.00–145.002901
Steers—Medium and Large 2263127.43/cwt125.00–130.003352
Steers—Medium and Large 2329128.00/cwt120.00–135.004216
Steers—Small 1-2378112.53/cwt110.00–115.004253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380153.43/cwt145.00–156.005834
Steers—Medium and Large 2380124.96/cwt120.00–130.004753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580121.00/cwt121.00–121.007024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635127.00/cwt127.00–127.0080672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665124.00/cwt124.00–124.0082564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730113.00/cwt113.00–113.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810108.00/cwt108.00–108.008751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255122.50/cwt120.00–125.003122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318118.30/cwt115.00–120.003763
Heifers—Small 1-2382108.38/cwt105.00–110.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385114.49/cwt114.00–115.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422110.85/cwt108.00–115.004685
Heifers—Medium and Large 343592.62/cwt92.50–93.004034
Heifers—Medium and Large 345393.50/cwt92.50–95.004243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461105.82/cwt102.50–110.004884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517105.28/cwt102.00–108.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 353090.00/cwt90.00–90.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590106.00/cwt106.00–106.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613100.98/cwt100.00–102.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 366092.50/cwt90.00–95.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007886
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424118.11/cwt117.50–120.005014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438133.74/cwt132.50–135.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472110.82/cwt110.00–115.005236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475134.77/cwt132.50–137.006402
Bulls—Small 1-2480105.00/cwt105.00–105.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513131.08/cwt129.00–133.006724
Bulls—Small 1-2520102.50/cwt100.00–105.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522110.66/cwt110.00–111.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558107.98/cwt106.00–110.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 357592.51/cwt90.00–95.005323
Bulls—Small 1-2585102.00/cwt100.00–104.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 361891.63/cwt90.00–95.005665
Bulls—Medium and Large 367890.00/cwt90.00–90.006102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,19072.48/cwt70.00–75.008632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78540.00/cwt40.00–40.003141
Cows—Lean 85-90%79550.05/cwt47.00–53.003986
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10259.13/cwt53.00–66.006525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30042.50/cwt42.50–42.505531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 299565.00/cwt65.00–65.006471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,7441

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.