Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-07-28

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 28
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 125▼ 54 vs year ago 154 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 52▼ 3 vs year ago 43 · −7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons today due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly 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 $102.60/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$102.60
35 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3
$78.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.73
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514142.257314thin
Medium and Large 3235138.003241thin
Medium and Large 2405133.7854212thin
Small 1-2520110.755762thin
Small 347766.6431813thin
Large 368863.674383thin
One grade step is worth $78.58/cwt here — about $293 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 sale35 hd
102.60
—
SC average5 barns · 290 hd
136.34
−33.73
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—Average1,18879.009382thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10870.037762thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34062.008311thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02657.0458521

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 3235138.00/cwt138.00–138.003241
Steers—Medium and Large 2275139.87/cwt137.50–142.003852
Steers—Small 3275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added291145.00/cwt145.00–145.004223
Steers—Medium and Large 2320141.05/cwt140.00–142.004512
Steers—Small 338075.66/cwt65.00–85.002883
Steers—Medium and Large 2395142.00/cwt142.00–142.005611
Steers—Small 341050.00/cwt50.00–50.002051
Steers—Small 1-2460119.00/cwt119.00–119.005471
Steers—Small 348357.27/cwt42.50–75.002775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512143.00/cwt143.00–143.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Steers—Large 352574.00/cwt74.00–74.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 2545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Steers—Small 357565.00/cwt65.00–65.003741
Steers—Small 1-2580102.50/cwt102.50–102.505951
Steers—Small 360064.00/cwt64.00–64.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 2610122.50/cwt122.50–122.507471
Steers—Large 371553.00/cwt53.00–53.003791
Steers—Small 378554.00/cwt54.00–54.004241
Steers—Large 382564.00/cwt64.00–64.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 21,02074.00/cwt74.00–74.007551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220110.00/cwt110.00–110.002421
Heifers—Small 3270105.00/cwt105.00–105.002841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275114.11/cwt108.00–120.003142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345138.00/cwt138.00–138.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390115.00/cwt115.00–115.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Small 1-2450107.00/cwt107.00–107.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added453126.00/cwt126.00–126.005713
Heifers—Small 346067.50/cwt67.50–67.503111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485130.24/cwt128.00–131.0063212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Heifers—Small 1-2520102.00/cwt102.00–102.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600112.50/cwt112.50–112.506751
Heifers—Small 362080.00/cwt80.00–80.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Value Added65188.00/cwt88.00–88.005733
Heifers—Small 378565.00/cwt65.00–65.005101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473122.74/cwt122.50–123.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500127.50/cwt127.50–127.506381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515127.00/cwt127.00–127.006541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Bulls—Small 361542.00/cwt42.00–42.002581
Bulls—Small 1-2635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 388558.76/cwt57.50–60.005202
Dairy Steers—Large 391064.00/cwt64.00–64.005821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 344082.00/cwt82.00–82.003611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——82565.00/cwt65.00–65.005361
Bulls——1,55093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92148.60/cwt33.00–55.004486
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06860.41/cwt56.00–75.0064515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10870.03/cwt65.00–75.007762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34062.00/cwt62.00–62.008311
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-263580.00/cwt80.00–80.005081
Stock Cows—Small 383063.00/cwt63.00–63.005231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19566.00/cwt66.00–66.007891

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.