Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-06-09

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 9
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 126▲ 20 vs year ago 172 · +11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 68 · −7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 22 vs year ago 34 · −64.7%
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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 $134.08/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$134.08
57 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$395
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.81
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545137.9575239
Medium and Large 2326135.8244211thin
Small 1-2368119.294393thin
Medium and Large 3347102.723574thin
One grade step is worth $35.23/cwt here — about $395 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 sale57 hd
134.08
—
SC average5 barns · 572 hd
133.28
+0.81
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—Low1,35484.481,14412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24569.6686732
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44865.789524thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average84757.3348510

Every lot

62 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2205134.92/cwt130.00–140.002773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210150.00/cwt150.00–150.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 3270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002701
Steers—Medium and Large 2323137.52/cwt135.00–140.004442
Steers—Small 1-2368119.29/cwt115.00–122.504393
Steers—Medium and Large 3373103.63/cwt101.00–105.003873
Steers—Medium and Large 2375136.45/cwt135.00–140.005125
Steers—Medium and Large 2445132.00/cwt132.00–132.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490145.50/cwt145.50–145.5071313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521144.00/cwt144.00–144.007506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527135.04/cwt134.00–138.0071212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737123.00/cwt123.00–123.009076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810116.00/cwt116.00–116.009401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2208136.20/cwt135.00–137.502832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3243100.00/cwt100.00–100.002432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265125.00/cwt125.00–125.003312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364100.91/cwt100.00–103.003676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375126.25/cwt125.00–127.504732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Heifers—Small 1-2435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436122.19/cwt120.00–123.005337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465116.86/cwt110.00–118.005437
Heifers—Small 1-2470105.00/cwt105.00–105.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481123.00/cwt123.00–123.005924
Heifers—Small 1-2520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 354095.00/cwt95.00–95.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548120.00/cwt120.00–120.006587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2596118.00/cwt118.00–118.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637112.00/cwt112.00–112.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 364595.00/cwt95.00–95.006131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2408112.36/cwt107.00–115.004583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440122.50/cwt120.00–127.505393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 346094.00/cwt93.00–95.004322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006387
Bulls—Medium and Large 352890.00/cwt90.00–90.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545112.00/cwt112.00–112.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580112.48/cwt110.00–115.006522
Bulls—Small 1-2585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623103.45/cwt100.00–110.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670107.05/cwt100.00–114.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 371083.00/cwt83.00–83.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 377085.00/cwt85.00–85.006551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20677.25/cwt71.00–81.009327
Bulls——1,56194.61/cwt91.00–98.001,4775
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78251.48/cwt48.00–55.004035
Cows—Lean 85-90%91163.18/cwt60.00–71.005765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22050.50/cwt50.00–51.006162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24379.04/cwt78.00–80.009823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24770.04/cwt61.00–75.0087327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44865.78/cwt63.00–69.009524
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2680525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,5702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2853708.69/cwt650.00–775.006,0453
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2900751.67/cwt700.00–800.006,7652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,040625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 276860.78/cwt59.00–62.504672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,20072.51/cwt72.00–73.008702

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.