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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 28

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 219▲ 100 vs year ago 57 · +175.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 41▼ 7 vs year ago 62 · −11.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 5▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle 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 $121.39/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$121.39

51 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 3

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.20

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	122.70	649	44
Medium and Large 3	345	118.75	410	2thin
Small 1-2	412	112.50	463	3thin
Small 3	278	108.75	302	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $347 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 sale51 hd

121.39

—

SC average5 barns · 334 hd

135.59

−14.20

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	1,228	78.13	960	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	67.08	880	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	59.96	674	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	57.05	884	4thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 3	215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	215	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	—	Small 3	340	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	346	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	422	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	387	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	515	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	596	121.28/cwt	121.00–124.00	723	31
Steers	—	Small 1-2Full	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	723	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	295	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	335	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Full	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	355	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	397	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	472	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Small 2Value Added	463	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	586	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	668	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	604	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	634	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	605	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	490	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	430	120.03/cwt	117.50–122.50	516	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	580	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	656	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Large 3	865	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	554	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	495	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	386	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	810	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	936	70.59/cwt	66.00–77.00	661	6
Bulls	—	—	1,479	84.60/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,251	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	41.67/cwt	34.00–46.00	403	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	62.57/cwt	47.00–66.00	717	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	67.08/cwt	63.00–74.00	880	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	57.05/cwt	53.50–64.00	884	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	690	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,795	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	735	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,329	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	750	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,188	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	617	44.66/cwt	31.00–62.50	276	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	461	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	853.00/cwt	853.00–853.00	8,829	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	861	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	815	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	432	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	64.19/cwt	62.00–66.00	761	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	884	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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 219Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 41Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 20

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,312	63.00–74.00	67.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,146	47.00–66.00	62.57
3	—	968	34.00–46.00	41.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	53.50–64.00	57.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	80.00–87.00	84.60
6	—	936	66.00–77.00	70.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	117.50	117.50
1	—	215	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
2	—	365	140.00–142.50	141.23
1	—	705	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	107.50	107.50
1	—	330	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	346	122.00	122.00
31	—	596	121.00–124.00	121.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	117.50	117.50
1	—	440	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	117.50	117.50
1	—	605	81.00	81.00
1	—	335	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	105.00	105.00
7	—	397	119.00	119.00
7	—	586	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
2	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	117.50	117.50
1	—	380	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	430	117.50–122.50	120.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	110.00	110.00
3	—	656	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	58.00	58.00
1	—	495	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	550.00	550.00

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	1	—	735	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	617	31.00–62.50	44.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	853.00	853.00

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	—	870	53.00	53.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	62.00–66.00	64.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	68.00	68.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	53.00	53.00

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.