Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2020-12-16

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 16
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 255▲ 98 vs year ago 85 · +115.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 48▼ 18 vs year ago 64 · −28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.64/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$110.64
58 head · 427 lb average
Value per head Derived
$472
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$9
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.51
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2406122.2049620
Medium and Large 2461108.1349926
Small 1-2298100.653008thin
Medium and Large 356689.135054thin
One grade step is worth $33.08/cwt here — about −$9 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
110.64
—
SC average5 barns · 624 hd
110.13
+0.51
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—Average1,88069.921,3157thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48746.196873thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27045.3357614
CowsLean 85-90%Average89342.673818thin

Every lot

58 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—Medium and Large 2218127.30/cwt125.00–130.002782
Steers—Small 1-2223109.03/cwt100.00–115.002433
Steers—Small 1-2274108.11/cwt100.00–115.002964
Steers—Medium and Large 2275124.36/cwt120.00–130.003424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345157.50/cwt157.50–157.505431
Steers—Small 1-2350111.00/cwt111.00–111.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 2365120.72/cwt115.00–127.504414
Steers—Medium and Large 2403113.35/cwt110.00–115.004573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414135.84/cwt135.00–140.005627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006566
Steers—Medium and Large 2528113.52/cwt110.00–117.005992
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2233106.30/cwt104.00–110.002484
Heifers—Small 1-2275100.00/cwt100.00–100.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290113.77/cwt112.50–115.003302
Heifers—Small 1-2305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313114.90/cwt112.50–117.503602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350115.00/cwt115.00–115.004031
Heifers—Small 1-2350100.00/cwt100.00–100.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383124.65/cwt120.00–127.0047710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408123.77/cwt122.50–125.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418109.08/cwt107.50–112.004563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 345095.00/cwt95.00–95.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466108.54/cwt105.00–112.005068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489115.00/cwt115.00–115.005625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518107.23/cwt105.00–108.005556
Heifers—Small 1-252080.00/cwt80.00–80.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572101.73/cwt100.00–105.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 262595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 366577.50/cwt77.50–77.505151
Heifers—Medium and Large 370584.00/cwt84.00–84.005921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005062
Bulls—Small 1-244595.00/cwt95.00–95.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460132.50/cwt132.50–132.506101
Bulls—Medium and Large 352087.50/cwt87.50–87.504551
Bulls—Medium and Large 355585.00/cwt85.00–85.004721
Bulls—Small 1-256595.00/cwt95.00–95.005371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 342562.00/cwt62.00–62.002641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78064.36/cwt61.00–66.001,1462
Bulls——1,92072.15/cwt70.00–75.001,3855
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89045.43/cwt45.00–46.004045
Cows—Lean 85-90%89738.08/cwt37.00–39.003423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17035.84/cwt34.00–38.004193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29747.92/cwt44.00–53.0062211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48746.19/cwt45.00–49.006873
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2620525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,2551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3680450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,0601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3840450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,7801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2970700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,7901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2995825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2091
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,015675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,8511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-276053.00/cwt53.00–53.004031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,13056.00/cwt56.00–56.006331
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-281568.04/cwt61.00–76.005552

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.