Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-08-25

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 25
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 282▲ 64 vs year ago 289 · +22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 48▼ 15 vs year ago 54 · −27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 17 vs year ago 24 · −70.8%
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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.91/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$149.91
181 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$445
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.78
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570152.31869149
Medium and Large 2399139.5855629
Small 1-2325130.314243thin
One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $445 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 sale181 hd
149.91
—
SC average5 barns · 567 hd
147.13
+2.78
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—Average1,84793.851,7333thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20561.6574319
CowsLean 85-90%Low90359.025337thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270142.64/cwt140.00–145.003852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290157.50/cwt157.50–157.504571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314155.41/cwt150.00–162.504888
Steers—Medium and Large 2323142.33/cwt140.00–145.004602
Steers—Small 1-2325130.31/cwt130.00–131.004243
Steers—Medium and Large 2376141.75/cwt135.00–143.0053312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385155.24/cwt150.00–162.0059811
Steers—Medium and Large 2406140.17/cwt135.00–142.005696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427149.55/cwt148.00–160.006398
Steers—Medium and Large 2471136.99/cwt130.00–141.006455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490152.45/cwt150.00–157.507473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515147.51/cwt141.00–152.5076024
Steers—Medium and Large 2535125.46/cwt121.00–130.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630158.25/cwt158.25–158.2599768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650144.00/cwt144.00–144.0093616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660137.00/cwt137.00–137.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712126.00/cwt126.00–126.008973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy765143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy825129.50/cwt129.00–130.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy865125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220122.27/cwt120.00–125.002692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273122.34/cwt120.00–125.003342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287137.50/cwt130.00–140.003956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313135.00/cwt135.00–135.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330120.88/cwt118.00–125.003995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367131.53/cwt128.00–140.0048310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373119.58/cwt115.00–125.004465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434120.36/cwt115.00–123.0052212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471117.65/cwt116.00–118.005546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477128.44/cwt125.00–133.0061313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514126.99/cwt126.00–130.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595106.00/cwt106.00–106.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619122.50/cwt122.50–122.5075816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685112.50/cwt112.50–112.507711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740117.50/cwt117.50–117.508701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424132.42/cwt128.00–139.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433148.99/cwt145.00–151.0064514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480124.93/cwt120.00–130.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578113.94/cwt110.00–118.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638112.96/cwt110.00–116.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688110.01/cwt108.00–112.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 341572.50/cwt72.50–72.503011
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 350570.00/cwt70.00–70.003541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80398.28/cwt94.00–102.001,7722
Bulls——1,93585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85251.70/cwt50.00–53.004403
Cows—Lean 85-90%94164.51/cwt62.00–68.006074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13553.78/cwt50.00–56.006104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22463.75/cwt60.00–71.0078015
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 286070.00/cwt70.00–70.006021
Bred Cows—Small 289566.00/cwt66.00–66.005911
Bred Cows—Small 1-291085.00/cwt85.00–85.007741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2780800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,2401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2805800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-293571.94/cwt71.00–73.006732

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.