Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-03-31

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 31
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 223▲ 55 vs year ago 83 · +66.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 56▼ 20 vs year ago 46 · −43.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 4▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering average 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 $132.80/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$132.80
64 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$31.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.56
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522144.9975738
Small 1-2323124.954043thin
Medium and Large 2803113.6891323
One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale64 hd
132.80
—
SC average5 barns · 379 hd
143.36
−10.56
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—Average1,51090.791,3713thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24261.5776513
CowsLean 85-90%Average90054.1748710

Every lot

48 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2262163.22/cwt160.00–165.004283
Steers—Medium and Large 2283147.61/cwt145.00–150.004182
Steers—Small 1-2323124.95/cwt120.00–130.004043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331162.47/cwt155.00–170.005384
Steers—Medium and Large 2420127.53/cwt125.00–130.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485149.54/cwt145.00–151.007258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524143.43/cwt140.00–147.5075211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2651138.00/cwt138.00–138.008988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718123.00/cwt122.00–124.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 2728112.51/cwt110.00–115.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 2828110.76/cwt105.00–114.009176
Steers—Medium and Large 2888106.97/cwt104.00–111.509505
Steers—Medium and Large 2940109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0252
Steers—Medium and Large 21,080105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,1394
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy218157.41/cwt155.00–160.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370147.50/cwt147.50–147.505461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378136.67/cwt135.00–140.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414130.62/cwt125.00–132.505418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484125.80/cwt121.00–128.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520122.50/cwt122.50–122.506371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563126.00/cwt126.00–126.007096
Heifers—Medium and Large 356398.98/cwt98.00–100.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693112.50/cwt112.50–112.5078014
Heifers—Medium and Large 273097.00/cwt97.00–97.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 275597.50/cwt97.50–97.507361
Heifers—Medium and Large 288094.00/cwt94.00–94.008271
Heifers—Medium and Large 299092.00/cwt92.00–92.009111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415129.94/cwt125.00–135.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475121.00/cwt121.00–121.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514138.29/cwt135.00–139.007116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563135.49/cwt135.00–136.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590104.00/cwt104.00–104.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610112.50/cwt112.50–112.506861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685112.00/cwt112.00–112.007671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 333585.50/cwt85.50–85.502861
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 352386.67/cwt85.00–88.504532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,51090.79/cwt88.00–93.001,3713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87650.34/cwt45.00–53.004416
Cows—Lean 85-90%93559.92/cwt56.00–67.005604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23763.36/cwt57.00–68.0078411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26851.72/cwt50.00–53.006562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-276966.78/cwt60.00–75.005144
Bred Cows—Small 1-286857.54/cwt55.00–60.004992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,07867.35/cwt65.00–70.007263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,08069.00/cwt69.00–69.007451
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-260080.00/cwt80.00–80.004801

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.