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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 21

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 261▲ 19 vs year ago 106 · +17.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 49▲ 22 vs year ago 30 · +73.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Average offering of average 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 $125.86/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$125.86

36 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$23.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

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	469	132.38	621	25
Medium and Large 2	555	115.67	642	3thin
Medium and Large 3	393	109.31	430	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.07/cwt here — about $191 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 sale36 hd

125.86

—

SC average5 barns · 570 hd

125.57

+0.29

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	—	Average	1,420	88.71	1,259	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	66.40	750	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	58.20	624	20

Every lot

37 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	—	Medium and Large 2	303	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	424	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	556	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	495	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	123.70/cwt	123.00–124.00	824	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	352	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	387	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	549	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	140.51/cwt	137.00–144.00	638	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	468	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	571	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	970	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	737	1
Bulls	—	—	1,484	90.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,343	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	53.22/cwt	46.00–58.00	528	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	60.50/cwt	52.00–65.00	675	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	71.31/cwt	66.00–79.00	814	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	63.17/cwt	59.00–66.00	728	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	82.67/cwt	80.00–85.00	800	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	805	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	419	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,103	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	785	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,906	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,010	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 Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 261Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 49Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 3

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Average offering of average 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
1	—	265	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	102.00	102.00
5	—	352	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.18
2	—	640	119.00	119.00
5	—	561	129.50	129.50
1	—	450	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
3	—	503	136.00	136.00
10	—	666	123.00–124.00	123.70
2	—	303	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.50	125.50
1	—	395	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	142.00	142.00
6	—	454	137.00–144.00	140.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	103.00	103.00
1	—	430	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	130.00–135.00	130.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	52.00	52.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	98.00	98.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	890.00	890.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	968	80.00–85.00	82.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	992	46.00–58.00	53.22
10	—	1,152	59.00–66.00	63.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	52.00–65.00	60.50
6	—	1,142	66.00–79.00	71.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,484	90.00–93.00	90.52
1	—	970	76.00	76.00

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.