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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 11

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

327 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 223▲ 50 vs year ago 277 · +18.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 34▲ 5 vs year ago 43 · +11.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 13 vs year ago 19 · −68.4%

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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.18/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$138.18

75 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$23.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.74

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	391	147.02	576	22
Medium and Large 2	408	136.51	557	45
Small 1-2	331	123.28	408	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.74/cwt here — about $167 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 sale75 hd

138.18

—

SC average5 barns · 644 hd

143.92

−5.74

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	—	High	1,289	98.60	1,271	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	64.50	807	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	879	59.37	522	18

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	140.78/cwt	137.50–145.00	370	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	270	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	330	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	296	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	435	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	139.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	461	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	151.37/cwt	150.00–154.00	506	12
Steers	—	Small 1-2	335	124.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	368	123.12/cwt	115.00–130.00	453	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	139.03/cwt	135.00–146.00	527	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	133.25/cwt	125.00–134.00	649	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	832	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	120.18/cwt	118.00–125.00	401	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	368	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	119.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	119.06/cwt	116.00–125.00	501	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	94.02/cwt	92.00–96.00	440	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	537	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	660	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	92.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	91.47/cwt	90.00–93.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	537	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	626	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	440	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	18
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	495	114.53/cwt	110.00–116.00	567	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	128.00/cwt	120.00–129.50	669	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	559	119.09/cwt	119.00–120.00	666	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	532	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	91.51/cwt	90.00–93.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	251	84.99/cwt	82.50–90.00	213	3
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	94.53/cwt	90.00–99.00	324	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	523	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	541	60
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	765	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	536	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,146	95.43/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,094	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	106.54/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,753	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	52.16/cwt	49.00–55.00	456	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	65.13/cwt	63.00–69.00	575	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	68.01/cwt	64.00–74.00	790	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	52.82/cwt	50.00–55.00	819	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	600	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	492	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	685	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	534	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	805	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,434	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	870	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,915	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	918	60.72/cwt	57.00–64.00	557	2

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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 223Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 34Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 19

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	127.00	127.00
11	—	330	135.00–145.00	139.74
3	—	263	137.50–145.00	140.78
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
12	—	487	125.00–134.00	133.25
14	—	379	135.00–146.00	139.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	296	147.00	147.00
12	—	334	150.00–154.00	151.37
5	—	612	136.00	136.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	115.00–130.00	123.12
3	—	335	120.00–130.00	124.08
2	—	270	120.00–125.00	122.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
2	—	575	92.00–93.00	92.50
2	—	635	90.00–93.00	91.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	120.00–129.50	128.00
11	—	559	119.00–120.00	119.09
18	—	475	120.00–130.00	125.53
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
6	—	413	125.00–135.00	130.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	140.00	140.00
7	—	436	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	110.00–116.00	114.53
2	—	440	110.00–115.00	112.47
1	—	560	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
3	—	370	115.00–125.00	119.01
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
2	—	530	110.00–112.00	111.01
7	—	421	116.00–125.00	119.06
8	—	334	118.00–125.00	120.18
7	—	480	110.00–115.00	111.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	126.00	126.00
12	—	388	130.00–135.00	133.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	105.00	105.00
2	—	368	110.00–112.00	111.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	92.00–96.00	94.02
3	—	525	90.00–95.00	92.64
2	—	565	90.00–93.00	91.47
1	—	770	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	251	82.50–90.00	84.99
1	—	765	70.00	70.00
2	—	343	90.00–99.00	94.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	523	103.50	103.50

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	—	600	82.00	82.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	78.00	78.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	675.00	675.00

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)	2	—	918	57.00–64.00	60.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,162	64.00–74.00	68.01
3	—	1,550	50.00–55.00	52.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	875	49.00–55.00	52.16
10	—	883	63.00–69.00	65.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	106.00–107.00	106.54
5	—	1,146	93.00–99.00	95.43

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.