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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 17

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 205▼ 265 vs year ago 276 · −96.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 46▲ 34 vs year ago 42 · +81.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

quality cattle due to extremely 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 $130.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$130.00

2 head · 320 lb average

Value per head Derived

$416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

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	265	150.00	398	1thin
Small 1-2	375	110.00	413	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale2 hd

130.00

—

SC average5 barns · 58 hd

130.72

−0.72

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	—	Average	1,990	94.00	1,871	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	55.63	734	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	811	50.30	408	30

Every lot

13 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	830	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	552	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,990	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,871	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	53.55/cwt	50.00–59.00	433	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	821	39.62/cwt	35.00–44.00	325	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	44.11/cwt	40.00–46.00	509	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	57.85/cwt	51.00–66.00	782	26
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	610	574.59/cwt	550.00–600.00	3,505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	740	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,625	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 Feb 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 205Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 46Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 8

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	808	50.00–59.00	53.55
7	—	821	35.00–44.00	39.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,351	51.00–66.00	57.85
5	—	1,154	40.00–46.00	44.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	94.00	94.00

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	1	—	510	375.00	375.00

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	2	—	610	550.00–600.00	574.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	625.00	625.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00

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.