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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 18

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 110▼ 63 vs year ago 280 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 49▲ 50 vs year ago 30 · +166.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 9▲ 33 vs year ago 12 · +275.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.85/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$124.85

51 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 3

$27.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.58

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	388	132.02	512	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	530	126.77	671	22
Medium and Large 3	389	114.72	446	9thin
Small 1-2	417	109.50	456	3thin
Small 3	215	105.00	226	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.02/cwt here — about $287 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 sale51 hd

124.85

—

SC average5 barns · 566 hd

134.43

−9.58

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	—	Average	1,524	71.17	1,085	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	47.89	613	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	45.77	514	53

Every lot

83 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	247	1
Steers	—	Small 3	215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	226	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	269	139.79/cwt	132.50–145.00	376	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	116.68/cwt	107.50–127.50	368	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	150.84/cwt	150.00–152.50	548	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	124.70/cwt	117.50–132.50	461	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	140.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	521	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	430	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	105.67/cwt	100.00–117.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	548	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	751	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	128.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	407	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	116.62/cwt	112.55–122.50	373	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	328	104.01/cwt	92.50–115.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	395	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	111.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Small 3	440	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	101.45/cwt	90.00–115.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	625	98.66/cwt	95.00–102.50	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	139.12/cwt	137.50–142.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Small 2	430	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	462	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	430	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	355	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	488	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	551	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Full	510	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	520	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	523	108.54/cwt	102.50–115.00	568	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	658	83.39/cwt	74.00–93.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	895	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	411	87.22/cwt	42.50–94.50	358	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	478	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	445	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	502	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	457	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	560	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	476	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	610	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	543	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,273	61.42/cwt	49.00–74.00	782	5
Bulls	—	—	1,681	77.27/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,299	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	41.87/cwt	30.00–47.00	426	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,274	51.27/cwt	47.00–57.00	653	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	778	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	44.61/cwt	40.00–47.00	571	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	870	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	461	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	441	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	66.70/cwt	50.00–76.00	727	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	73.38/cwt	66.00–84.00	830	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	816	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	75.78/cwt	67.00–84.00	930	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	51.75/cwt	40.00–61.00	643	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,070.67/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	11,274	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,843	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	710	76.50/cwt	70.00–80.00	543	3

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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 110Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 49Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 9Year ago 12

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	42.50–94.50	87.22
7	—	610	89.00	89.00
8	—	478	93.00	93.00
2	—	560	85.00	85.00
5	—	502	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	106.00	106.00
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
2	—	658	74.00–93.00	83.39
2	—	523	102.50–115.00	108.54
1	—	630	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	82.50	82.50
1	—	580	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
3	—	418	137.50–142.00	139.12
1	—	560	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
1	—	690	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	102.50	102.50
1	—	680	74.00	74.00
1	—	895	80.00	80.00
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	150.00–152.50	150.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	104.00	104.00
11	—	533	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	142.50	142.50
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
5	—	372	130.00–145.00	140.03
3	—	500	100.00–117.00	105.67
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
4	—	269	132.50–145.00	139.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	107.50–127.50	116.68
1	—	215	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	102.50	102.50
1	—	400	107.50	107.50
2	—	370	117.50–132.50	124.70
1	—	665	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
2	—	328	92.50–115.00	104.01
1	—	395	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	95.00–102.50	98.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	125.00–135.00	128.68
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	840	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	110.00–115.00	111.58
1	—	225	117.50	117.50
3	—	320	112.55–122.50	116.62
1	—	275	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	90.00–115.00	101.45
1	—	380	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,131	66.00–84.00	73.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,227	67.00–84.00	75.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,090	50.00–76.00	66.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	40.00–61.00	51.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	53.00	53.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	49.00	49.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	69.00	69.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	950.00–1,150.00	1,070.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	710	70.00–80.00	76.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	40.00–47.00	44.61
1	—	1,275	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,274	47.00–57.00	51.27
31	—	1,017	30.00–47.00	41.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,681	70.00–86.00	77.27
5	—	1,273	49.00–74.00	61.42

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.