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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 3

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 94▼ 1 vs year ago 115 · −0.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 42▼ 9 vs year ago 43 · −20.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 4▲ 10 vs year ago 11 · +90.9%

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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 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 $127.11/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$127.11

47 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

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	423	130.35	551	38
Medium and Large 2	463	113.39	525	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $26 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 sale47 hd

127.11

—

SC average5 barns · 710 hd

124.28

+2.82

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	1,725	83.20	1,435	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	60.75	741	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	59.08	877	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	50.74	456	8thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	410	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	278	130.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	362	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	171.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.50	629	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	723	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	316	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	143.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	403	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	435	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	115.85/cwt	115.00–117.50	390	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	136.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	130.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	126.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	601	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	112.76/cwt	109.00–115.00	542	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	119.13/cwt	118.00–121.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	683	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	121.30/cwt	118.00–125.00	511	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	136.52/cwt	136.00–138.00	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	134.52/cwt	129.00–137.50	767	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	702	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	312	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	805	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	543	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	79.80/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,387	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	55.57/cwt	53.00–59.00	472	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	42.70/cwt	40.00–45.00	418	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	60.75/cwt	51.00–67.00	741	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	59.08/cwt	57.50–60.50	877	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,514	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	897	843.59/cwt	725.00–950.00	7,567	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,020	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	668	63.82/cwt	60.00–67.50	426	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	792	61.02/cwt	55.00–67.00	483	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	813	79.36/cwt	77.00–82.00	645	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,355	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	827	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 94Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 42Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 4Year ago 11

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	115.00–117.50	115.85
4	—	481	109.00–115.00	112.76
2	—	615	110.00–112.00	110.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	125.00–135.00	130.73
5	—	322	130.00–140.00	135.09
7	—	590	118.00–121.00	119.13
5	—	281	140.00–145.00	143.50
3	—	543	120.00	120.00
2	—	238	130.00–135.00	132.58
4	—	378	135.00–140.00	136.50
5	—	476	120.00–135.00	126.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	145.00–150.00	147.43
1	—	330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	170.00–175.00	171.67
5	—	526	135.00–140.00	137.47
2	—	325	175.00	175.00
2	—	430	145.00–147.50	146.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	125.00	125.00
4	—	278	125.00–135.00	130.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	117.00–120.00	118.47
2	—	685	100.00–105.00	102.54
4	—	421	118.00–125.00	121.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	135.00–140.00	137.45
2	—	615	120.00–126.00	122.93
7	—	570	129.00–137.50	134.52
4	—	509	136.00–138.00	136.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	65.00	65.00
1	—	805	67.50	67.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	897	725.00–950.00	843.59

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	1	—	1,085	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	61.00	61.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	792	55.00–67.00	61.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	668	60.00–67.50	63.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	813	77.00–82.00	79.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	57.50–60.50	59.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,219	51.00–67.00	60.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	850	53.00–59.00	55.57
3	—	978	40.00–45.00	42.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,738	75.00–84.00	79.80

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.