Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-03-10

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 10
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▲ 311 vs last sale 114▲ 202 vs year ago 223 · +90.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 34▼ 24 vs year ago 81 · −29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 21▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower.

Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower. Average offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer

participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.76/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$124.76
204 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.22
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2643126.67814185
Medium and Large 2433114.954989thin
Small 1-2323108.403503thin
Medium and Large 356893.835337thin
One grade step is worth $32.85/cwt here — about $281 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 sale204 hd
124.76
—
SC average5 barns · 853 hd
119.54
+5.22
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—Average1,42779.521,1357thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56555.468682thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21453.8665415
CowsLean 85-90%Average87046.3340323

Every lot

69 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Steers—Small 1-2273116.52/cwt110.00–120.003183
Steers—Medium and Large 2288139.87/cwt135.00–145.004032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318151.62/cwt150.00–155.004823
Steers—Medium and Large 2323139.90/cwt135.00–145.004523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 2368139.76/cwt134.00–145.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added387172.94/cwt170.50–175.0066911
Steers—Medium and Large 2415136.28/cwt135.00–137.505662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431164.17/cwt157.50–165.007089
Steers—Medium and Large 2535122.50/cwt122.50–122.506551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545144.00/cwt144.00–144.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815115.00/cwt115.00–115.0093752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,000117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,17048
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283132.32/cwt130.00–135.003744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added295154.00/cwt154.00–154.004547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315130.60/cwt130.00–132.504114
Heifers—Small 1-2323108.40/cwt105.00–110.003503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332120.84/cwt120.00–122.504013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365129.13/cwt125.00–135.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370141.00/cwt141.00–141.005227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416143.18/cwt135.00–146.0059626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430127.53/cwt125.00–130.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440112.00/cwt112.00–112.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455137.50/cwt137.50–137.5062617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465113.52/cwt112.00–115.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 347097.45/cwt95.00–100.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473128.12/cwt121.00–130.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 357094.98/cwt90.00–97.505413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586117.69/cwt115.00–119.006909
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635103.00/cwt103.00–103.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 366388.47/cwt87.00–90.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735117.00/cwt117.00–117.0086040
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added920120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,10452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425122.53/cwt120.00–125.005212
Bulls—Medium and Large 344097.50/cwt97.50–97.504291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483121.41/cwt115.00–127.505862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488136.83/cwt135.00–139.006688
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522120.47/cwt117.50–125.006293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617107.51/cwt105.00–110.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618121.24/cwt120.00–122.507492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670122.50/cwt122.50–122.508211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675107.00/cwt107.00–107.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 369094.00/cwt94.00–94.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 272099.49/cwt99.00–100.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750102.50/cwt102.50–102.507691
Bulls—Medium and Large 375092.50/cwt92.50–92.506941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36473.94/cwt67.00–79.001,0094
Bulls——1,51286.97/cwt86.00–88.001,3153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85941.31/cwt35.00–47.0035514
Cows—Lean 85-90%88854.13/cwt51.00–61.004819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07441.27/cwt40.00–43.004434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26558.44/cwt50.00–67.0073911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56555.46/cwt55.00–56.008682
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-266067.12/cwt65.00–69.004432
Bred Cows—Small 1-268080.00/cwt80.00–80.005441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,14963.59/cwt59.00–66.007314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2600575.00/cwt575.00–575.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2800475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,040560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,8241
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,095400.00/cwt400.00–400.004,3801
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-277274.50/cwt70.00–81.005753

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.