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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 189▼ 48 vs year ago 162 · −29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 57▼ 16 vs year ago 63 · −25.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.87/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$115.87

46 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	431	120.87	521	24
Medium and Large 2	478	114.63	548	16thin
Medium and Large 3	380	99.16	377	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $144 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 sale46 hd

115.87

—

SC average5 barns · 317 hd

120.07

−4.20

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	—	Low	1,318	80.02	1,055	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	64.67	770	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	61.48	924	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	57.16	500	7thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	260	121.11/cwt	117.50–125.00	315	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	461	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	530	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	145.44/cwt	142.50–147.00	676	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	125.39/cwt	123.00–128.00	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	125.50/cwt	124.00–126.00	758	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	240	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	248	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	342	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	383	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	404	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	343	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	113.35/cwt	110.00–117.50	474	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	139.21/cwt	137.50–141.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	133.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	630	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	718	93.46/cwt	90.00–97.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	790	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	78.95/cwt	78.00–80.00	291	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	74.53/cwt	74.00–75.00	950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,279	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	818	51.48/cwt	50.00–53.00	421	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	64.74/cwt	60.00–69.00	616	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	55.52/cwt	51.00–60.00	639	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	68.04/cwt	64.00–72.00	821	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	61.48/cwt	61.00–62.00	924	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	675	705.94/cwt	690.00–725.00	4,765	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	753	76.57/cwt	74.00–80.00	577	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	650	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	546	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	814	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,475	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,106	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 Jun 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 189Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 57Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 7

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	90.00–95.00	92.53
2	—	338	100.00–103.00	101.49
2	—	240	102.00–105.00	103.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	120.00	120.00
4	—	590	117.00	117.00
8	—	278	123.00	123.00
4	—	486	120.00	120.00
2	—	308	124.00–125.00	124.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	110.00	110.00
5	—	337	120.00	120.00
3	—	575	111.00	111.00
3	—	418	110.00–117.50	113.35
2	—	483	115.00–116.00	115.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.43
2	—	760	103.00–105.00	103.99
2	—	578	105.00–110.00	107.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	131.00–135.00	133.37
2	—	430	137.50–141.00	139.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	90.00–97.00	93.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	141.00	141.00
6	—	465	142.50–147.00	145.44
3	—	380	145.00	145.00
4	—	604	124.00–126.00	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.57
4	—	373	142.00	142.00
2	—	470	123.00–128.00	125.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	260	117.50–125.00	121.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	78.00–80.00	78.95

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	675	690.00–725.00	705.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	74.00–80.00	76.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	84.00	84.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	72.00	72.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	60.00–69.00	64.74
4	—	818	50.00–53.00	51.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	51.00–60.00	55.52
19	—	1,206	64.00–72.00	68.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	61.00–62.00	61.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	74.00–75.00	74.53
1	—	1,405	91.00	91.00

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.