Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-06-30

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 30
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 114▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 47▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 8▲ 26 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 of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.83/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$118.83
42 head · 414 lb average
Value per head Derived
$492
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$19
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.09
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2398126.4450423
Medium and Large 2390114.3244513thin
Medium and Large 352699.415236thin
One grade step is worth $27.04/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale42 hd
118.83
—
SC average4 barns · 384 hd
117.74
+1.09
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—Average1,71590.761,5573thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23463.0377841
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43559.868597thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low84458.7649618

Every lot

50 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2224134.99/cwt132.50–137.503024
Steers—Medium and Large 2267131.59/cwt130.00–135.003513
Steers—Medium and Large 2335129.31/cwt128.00–130.004333
Steers—Medium and Large 3373102.58/cwt100.00–105.003832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520138.00/cwt138.00–138.007183
Steers—Medium and Large 2570119.96/cwt118.00–122.006842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205127.56/cwt125.00–130.002612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228118.79/cwt117.50–120.002712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278126.22/cwt125.00–127.503512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315124.37/cwt123.00–128.003925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330117.42/cwt115.00–120.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360113.78/cwt112.50–115.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370106.22/cwt105.00–107.503932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383126.66/cwt125.00–127.504853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416127.21/cwt125.00–128.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422114.41/cwt112.00–117.504833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468110.98/cwt110.00–112.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533100.51/cwt100.00–101.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537129.00/cwt129.00–129.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560122.50/cwt122.50–122.506862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 367591.49/cwt90.00–93.006182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418138.00/cwt138.00–138.005773
Bulls—Small 1-2425101.04/cwt100.00–102.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 343591.95/cwt90.00–95.004004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438128.82/cwt122.50–132.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460136.22/cwt135.00–137.506272
Bulls—Small 1-2480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Bulls—Small 1-2563100.49/cwt100.00–101.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635108.30/cwt106.00–113.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 363891.00/cwt90.00–92.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 367592.50/cwt92.00–93.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 372595.00/cwt95.00–95.006891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,71590.76/cwt88.00–92.001,5573
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83962.58/cwt58.00–68.0052512
Cows—Lean 85-90%85351.13/cwt48.00–54.004366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23363.61/cwt57.00–67.0078439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26051.82/cwt50.00–54.006532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43559.86/cwt56.00–63.008597
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 281571.00/cwt71.00–71.005791
Bred Cows—Small 284571.00/cwt71.00–71.006001
Bred Cows—Small 1-293484.60/cwt82.50–88.007904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04080.00/cwt80.00–80.008321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,10863.98/cwt60.00–72.007093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,24367.00/cwt67.00–67.008332
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2758453.14/cwt400.00–500.003,4352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2776798.57/cwt625.00–875.006,1978
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-272383.86/cwt80.00–88.006063

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.