Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-05-19

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 19
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
291 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 107▲ 146 vs year ago 145 · +100.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 57▼ 4 vs year ago 47 · −8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 18▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.89/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$138.89
72 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.21
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513143.4073552
Medium and Large 2442128.6556918thin
Small 1-2315125.003941thin
Medium and Large 3500102.505131thin
One grade step is worth $40.90/cwt here — about $223 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 sale72 hd
138.89
—
SC average5 barns · 525 hd
134.68
+4.21
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—Average1,65484.751,4013thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29061.3979224
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35559.328042thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average85256.8848510

Every lot

66 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2266151.50/cwt151.50–151.504035
Steers—Small 1-2315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 2318137.76/cwt137.50–138.004382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325155.00/cwt155.00–155.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2364132.54/cwt130.00–140.004827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383161.00/cwt161.00–161.006174
Steers—Medium and Large 2420132.44/cwt130.00–135.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 2480134.00/cwt134.00–134.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488142.72/cwt141.00–158.0069610
Steers—Medium and Large 3500102.50/cwt102.50–102.505131
Steers—Medium and Large 2538120.26/cwt117.50–123.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539147.50/cwt144.00–150.0079522
Steers—Medium and Large 2565122.00/cwt122.00–122.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585136.00/cwt136.00–136.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 2605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711117.15/cwt115.00–118.008337
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215122.50/cwt122.50–122.502631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225135.00/cwt135.00–135.003041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300127.50/cwt127.50–127.503834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300115.00/cwt115.00–115.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361130.38/cwt127.50–132.504715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362145.00/cwt145.00–145.005259
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390115.00/cwt115.00–115.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410124.01/cwt123.00–125.005084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Heifers—Small 1-2485105.00/cwt105.00–105.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2491113.35/cwt112.00–114.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505134.00/cwt134.00–134.0067710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507127.00/cwt127.00–127.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 352595.44/cwt94.00–97.005012
Heifers—Small 1-2575102.76/cwt102.50–103.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 357593.00/cwt93.00–93.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625103.00/cwt103.00–103.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 362592.50/cwt92.50–92.505781
Heifers—Medium and Large 367792.56/cwt90.00–93.006277
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416127.25/cwt120.00–134.005294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430140.81/cwt137.50–142.506053
Bulls—Small 1-2450102.50/cwt102.50–102.504611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2494130.01/cwt126.00–131.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515123.00/cwt123.00–123.006333
Bulls—Small 1-2515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006904
Bulls—Small 1-2585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 360094.00/cwt94.00–94.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625119.67/cwt119.00–120.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655107.50/cwt107.50–107.507042
Bulls—Medium and Large 365590.00/cwt90.00–90.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 270597.50/cwt97.50–97.506871
Bulls—Medium and Large 379587.00/cwt87.00–87.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 282590.00/cwt90.00–90.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 291091.00/cwt91.00–91.008281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 347867.50/cwt67.50–67.503231
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added484114.50/cwt114.50–114.5055472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64880.62/cwt80.00–81.001,3292
Bulls——1,66593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,5481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73947.62/cwt43.00–53.003524
Cows—Lean 85-90%92863.05/cwt59.00–67.005856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16248.77/cwt42.00–54.005676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33265.59/cwt58.00–71.0087418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35559.32/cwt57.00–61.008042
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3600675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2710800.00/cwt800.00–800.005,6801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2815804.75/cwt675.00–900.006,5592
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-270585.00/cwt85.00–85.005991

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.