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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 9

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 185▲ 0 vs year ago 255 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 37▲ 0 vs year ago 48 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%

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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.

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 $108.66/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$108.66

89 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$22.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

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	442	119.55	528	16thin
Medium and Large 2	564	107.64	607	64
Medium and Large 3	573	96.56	553	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale89 hd

108.66

—

SC average5 barns · 833 hd

114.06

−5.40

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	1,588	76.18	1,210	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	50.05	631	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	46.13	418	12

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	444	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	323	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	404	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	154.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	366	120.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	442	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	527	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	137.16/cwt	132.50–140.00	560	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	122.98/cwt	118.00–131.00	580	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	713	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	233	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.50	282	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	118.93/cwt	115.00–122.50	319	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	133.70/cwt	132.50–135.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	111.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	474	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	494	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	111.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	580	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	104.14/cwt	104.00–105.00	560	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	108.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	626	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	645	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	103.90/cwt	102.50–106.00	705	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	438	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	111.78/cwt	110.00–113.00	594	5
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	704	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	648	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	79.93/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	71.17/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,256	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	881	49.10/cwt	48.00–51.00	433	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	41.96/cwt	35.00–46.00	395	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	43.24/cwt	37.00–46.00	503	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	51.86/cwt	48.00–60.00	667	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	780	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,013	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	995	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	677	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	634	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 185Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 37Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
5	—	427	110.00–115.00	111.04
2	—	268	115.00–122.50	118.93
7	—	538	104.00–105.00	104.14
17	—	679	102.50–106.00	103.90
16	—	576	105.00–110.00	108.76
12	—	606	106.50	106.50
2	—	233	120.00–122.50	121.21
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	494	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	119.00	119.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	127.50	127.50
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
5	—	519	111.00–115.00	111.79
2	—	333	132.50–135.00	133.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	95.00	95.00
2	—	520	100.00–102.00	101.03
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
2	—	660	90.00–92.00	90.99
1	—	560	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
12	—	472	118.00–131.00	122.98
2	—	323	135.00–140.00	137.56
4	—	380	135.00–140.00	138.72
11	—	408	132.50–140.00	137.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
6	—	563	125.00–130.00	126.67
5	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	328	150.00–160.00	154.73
2	—	488	135.00–140.00	137.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
8	—	366	115.00–125.00	120.86
2	—	323	120.00–130.00	125.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	110.00–111.00	110.34
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
6	—	704	92.00	92.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
5	—	531	110.00–113.00	111.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	102.00	102.00
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	87.50	87.50
1	—	460	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	145.00	145.00

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	1	—	780	700.00	700.00

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	—	1,030	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	68.00	68.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	69.00–73.00	71.17
4	—	1,455	78.00–81.00	79.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	941	35.00–46.00	41.96
7	—	881	48.00–51.00	49.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,287	48.00–60.00	51.86
4	—	1,163	37.00–46.00	43.24

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.