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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 6

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 183▼ 59 vs year ago 174 · −33.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 46▲ 1 vs year ago 67 · +1.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed two weeks for holidays. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet

conditions, 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 $101.90/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$101.90

48 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$15.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	106.71	571	27
Small 1-2	423	101.93	431	9thin
Medium and Large 3	537	91.06	489	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.65/cwt here — about $82 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 sale48 hd

101.90

—

SC average5 barns · 347 hd

110.55

−8.65

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	1,466	75.35	1,104	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	55.72	826	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	54.69	709	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	45.85	412	14

Every lot

41 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	396	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	353	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	397	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	121.96/cwt	115.00–135.00	524	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	113.51/cwt	111.00–116.00	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	325	103.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	336	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	366	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	115.29/cwt	110.00–117.00	442	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	112.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	428	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	92.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	101.35/cwt	100.00–102.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	91.71/cwt	90.00–94.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	629	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	860	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	714	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	113.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	478	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	450	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	461	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	116.60/cwt	112.00–125.00	534	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	91.78/cwt	91.00–92.50	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	770	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	631	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	59.50/cwt	59.00–60.00	341	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	3
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,431	70.55/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,010	4
Bulls	—	—	1,512	81.75/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,236	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	37.94/cwt	31.00–43.00	318	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	50.25/cwt	46.00–55.00	469	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	38.48/cwt	32.00–43.00	432	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	57.25/cwt	47.00–68.00	757	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	55.72/cwt	53.00–58.00	826	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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 183Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 46Year ago 67

No comparisons made this week due to sales being closed two weeks for holidays. Light offering of average quality cattle due to wet

conditions, with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	137.50	137.50
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
4	—	603	111.00–116.00	113.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	115.00–135.00	121.96
2	—	323	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
2	—	450	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	110.00–115.00	112.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	110.00–115.00	112.63
4	—	383	110.00–117.00	115.29
2	—	750	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	550	104.00	104.00
8	—	608	103.00–104.00	103.50
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
2	—	333	110.00	110.00
2	—	678	100.00–101.00	100.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	90.00–95.00	92.63
4	—	533	90.00–94.00	91.71
1	—	755	86.00	86.00
1	—	860	83.00	83.00
3	—	463	92.00–94.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	100.00–102.00	101.35
3	—	428	100.00–102.00	101.02
3	—	325	100.00–105.00	103.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	110.00–115.00	113.26
8	—	458	112.00–125.00	116.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	94.00	94.00
1	—	770	82.00	82.00
2	—	520	91.00–92.50	91.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	80.00	80.00
2	—	573	59.00–60.00	59.50
1	—	720	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	64.00–74.00	70.55
3	—	1,512	80.00–86.00	81.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	53.00–58.00	55.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	32.00–43.00	38.48
38	—	1,323	47.00–68.00	57.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	838	31.00–43.00	37.94
9	—	933	46.00–55.00	50.25

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.