Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-01-20

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 20
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 240▲ 1 vs year ago 145 · +0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 34▲ 19 vs year ago 50 · +38.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%
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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 $123.13/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$123.13
49 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$24.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.29
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2353140.7249712thin
Medium and Large 2498117.7458629
Small 1-2309116.273598thin
One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about $138 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 sale49 hd
123.13
—
SC average5 barns · 422 hd
137.42
−14.29
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—Low1,58072.301,1429thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39054.137526thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24850.1562634
CowsLean 85-90%Average89741.8337515

Every lot

47 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—Small 1-2235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Steers—Small 1-2265116.25/cwt115.00–117.503082
Steers—Medium and Large 2271124.18/cwt123.00–130.003376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310140.34/cwt137.50–143.004352
Steers—Small 1-2328116.92/cwt115.00–117.503834
Steers—Medium and Large 2358128.37/cwt125.00–130.004603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362140.80/cwt137.50–142.0051010
Steers—Small 1-2395115.00/cwt115.00–115.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 2464123.98/cwt120.00–130.005756
Steers—Medium and Large 2523120.45/cwt115.00–123.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 2685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006924
Steers—Medium and Large 2703107.50/cwt105.00–108.007566
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263116.46/cwt115.00–118.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319112.90/cwt110.00–115.003606
Heifers—Small 1-2320105.00/cwt105.00–105.003361
Heifers—Small 1-2370107.50/cwt107.50–107.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385121.60/cwt120.00–125.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418111.89/cwt110.00–115.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425123.62/cwt121.00–127.5052510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469110.20/cwt110.00–111.005175
Heifers—Medium and Large 347893.48/cwt92.00–95.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520113.00/cwt113.00–113.005885
Heifers—Medium and Large 355592.50/cwt92.50–92.505131
Heifers—Medium and Large 360795.00/cwt95.00–95.005775
Heifers—Medium and Large 369097.00/cwt97.00–97.006692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418125.00/cwt120.00–130.005233
Bulls—Medium and Large 344091.00/cwt91.00–91.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467121.06/cwt115.00–130.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520114.86/cwt110.00–120.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 357592.53/cwt91.00–94.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 368590.00/cwt90.00–90.006171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 324070.00/cwt70.00–70.001681
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 352783.00/cwt83.00–83.004377
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 378550.00/cwt50.00–50.003931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49767.44/cwt62.00–71.001,0106
Bulls——1,74582.01/cwt79.00–84.001,4313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83052.20/cwt50.00–56.004334
Cows—Lean 85-90%92138.06/cwt33.00–45.0035111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20541.34/cwt31.00–46.0049811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26954.37/cwt49.00–65.0069023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39054.13/cwt51.00–59.007526
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2685403.83/cwt325.00–475.002,7662
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,055480.00/cwt480.00–480.005,0641
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19577.00/cwt77.00–77.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,21061.42/cwt61.00–62.007432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,37872.74/cwt70.00–75.001,0025

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.