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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 27

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 146▼ 254 vs year ago 341 · −74.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 69▼ 69 vs year ago 110 · −62.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 48 vs year ago 57 · −84.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average to plain

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.33/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$125.33

26 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.48

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	129.06	525	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	126.00	738	3thin
Small 1-2	316	118.07	373	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $153 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 sale26 hd

125.33

—

SC average5 barns · 480 hd

137.81

−12.48

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	1,803	74.71	1,347	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	53.83	672	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	53.08	757	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	48.09	433	12

Every lot

32 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	260	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	312	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	315	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	370	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	485	8
Steers	—	Small 1-2	372	116.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	406	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	540	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	738	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	114.69/cwt	114.00–115.00	378	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	330	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	350	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	108.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	474	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	108.17/cwt	105.00–109.00	499	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	639	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	93.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	431	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	593	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	114.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	488	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	88.08/cwt	86.00–94.00	505	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	86.48/cwt	85.00–88.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	763	90.02/cwt	89.00–91.00	687	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,154	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	77.32/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,450	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	40.51/cwt	33.00–43.00	363	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	53.51/cwt	50.00–58.00	483	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	40.38/cwt	38.00–43.00	463	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	56.20/cwt	51.00–68.00	712	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	53.08/cwt	51.00–56.00	757	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	768	454.93/cwt	425.00–500.00	3,494	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,035.91/cwt	800.00–1,225.00	11,996	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,240	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	955	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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 146Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 69Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 57

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average to plain

quality cattle due to wet conditions, with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	69.50	69.50
2	—	1,875	76.00–79.00	77.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	903	50.00–58.00	53.51
5	—	895	33.00–43.00	40.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,267	51.00–68.00	56.20
3	—	1,147	38.00–43.00	40.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,426	51.00–56.00	53.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	115.00–120.00	116.59
2	—	315	115.00–120.00	117.42
3	—	260	115.00–125.00	119.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	133.00	133.00
3	—	505	118.00–120.00	119.32
8	—	371	130.00–131.00	130.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	586	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	114.00–115.00	114.69
2	—	652	98.00	98.00
5	—	461	105.00–109.00	108.17
4	—	436	105.00–115.00	108.67
4	—	530	103.00–105.00	103.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	105.00–107.00	106.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	91.00–92.00	91.51
2	—	665	85.00–88.00	86.48
4	—	573	86.00–94.00	88.08
5	—	463	90.00–95.00	93.00
2	—	763	89.00–91.00	90.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	130.00–134.00	132.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	124.00	124.00
3	—	518	110.00–120.00	114.86
3	—	567	105.00–115.00	109.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	768	425.00–500.00	454.93

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	2	—	1,158	800.00–1,225.00	1,035.91

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	1	—	1,240	77.00	77.00

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.