Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-07-14

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 14
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 261 vs last sale 0▲ 154 vs year ago 107 · +143.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 14 · +250.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average offering

of average 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 $139.05/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$139.05
127 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$359
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$41.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.20
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515143.6974092
Medium and Large 2395129.6251328
Small 1-2359121.054355thin
Medium and Large 3373102.353822thin
One grade step is worth $41.34/cwt here — about $359 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 sale127 hd
139.05
—
SC average5 barns · 562 hd
139.25
−0.20
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,62585.421,3886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16062.4372425
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41462.358824thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86355.5948010

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220139.09/cwt135.00–145.003063
Steers—Medium and Large 2283137.61/cwt135.00–140.003892
Steers—Medium and Large 2315133.63/cwt130.00–137.504212
Steers—Small 1-2333122.59/cwt120.00–125.004082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335152.43/cwt150.00–155.005112
Steers—Medium and Large 2370137.58/cwt130.00–140.005099
Steers—Medium and Large 3373102.35/cwt100.00–105.003822
Steers—Small 1-2377120.02/cwt115.00–125.004523
Steers—Medium and Large 2425124.88/cwt120.00–130.005313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437154.77/cwt145.00–159.0067621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466143.47/cwt143.00–146.0066920
Steers—Medium and Large 2470122.41/cwt115.00–130.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531140.48/cwt135.00–143.0074624
Steers—Medium and Large 2532114.09/cwt110.00–117.506073
Steers—Medium and Large 2568112.44/cwt110.00–115.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571141.55/cwt135.00–145.0080814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663133.32/cwt128.00–136.008849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720122.00/cwt122.00–122.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228130.93/cwt127.50–135.002993
Heifers—Small 1-2285107.59/cwt105.00–110.003072
Heifers—Small 1-2325107.58/cwt105.00–110.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334130.63/cwt130.00–132.504364
Heifers—Small 1-2370107.53/cwt105.00–110.003982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380116.97/cwt115.00–120.004445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418113.54/cwt112.00–115.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421133.75/cwt128.00–138.0056310
Heifers—Small 1-2422103.02/cwt100.00–105.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463112.38/cwt110.00–115.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473133.24/cwt128.00–135.0063025
Heifers—Medium and Large 354093.48/cwt91.00–96.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2549124.00/cwt124.00–124.006817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564127.00/cwt127.00–127.007166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582111.02/cwt108.00–115.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 361892.02/cwt90.00–94.005692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420127.44/cwt125.00–130.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 342189.20/cwt88.00–92.003765
Bulls—Small 1-2427112.95/cwt110.00–115.004823
Bulls—Medium and Large 347093.55/cwt92.00–95.004402
Bulls—Small 1-2473106.35/cwt104.00–110.005033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479122.01/cwt115.00–130.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520117.16/cwt114.00–120.006093
Bulls—Small 1-2575102.99/cwt100.00–105.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 362291.29/cwt90.00–94.005683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633104.46/cwt101.00–108.006612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59092.57/cwt90.00–96.001,4722
Bulls——1,64381.84/cwt75.50–85.001,3454
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82950.02/cwt47.00–54.004156
Cows—Lean 85-90%91363.95/cwt61.00–67.005844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15466.05/cwt62.00–72.0076218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17453.13/cwt48.00–57.006247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41462.35/cwt60.00–64.008824
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-267581.52/cwt80.00–83.005502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2925507.19/cwt460.00–550.004,6922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,010625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,3131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 285072.50/cwt72.50–72.506161
Bred Cows—Small 395050.00/cwt50.00–50.004751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,06062.00/cwt62.00–62.006571

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.