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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 15

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 202▼ 106 vs year ago 241 · −44.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 28▼ 35 vs year ago 63 · −55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 50 vs year ago 56 · −89.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $108.89/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −24.75 against this barn's trailing median of $133.64.

Average price

$108.89

40 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$38.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.07

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	130.75	581	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	124.00	701	4thin
Small 1-2	561	110.33	619	6thin
Medium and Large 3	543	92.61	503	19thin

One grade step is worth $38.14/cwt here — about $78 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 sale40 hd

108.89

—

SC average5 barns · 604 hd

124.96

−16.07

This barn, trailing median1 sales

133.64

−24.75

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	—	Low	1,465	82.34	1,207	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	76.50	788	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	54.82	599	17

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	297	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	438	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	328	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	338	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	433	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	382	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Full	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	512	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	655	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	794	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Full	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	340	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Value Added	415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	474	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	574	6
Heifers	—	Small 3	495	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	458	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	592	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	403	137.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	556	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	433	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	576	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	121.11/cwt	117.50–123.00	581	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	525	113.25/cwt	107.00–120.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	526	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Full	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	315	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	268	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	69.66/cwt	60.00–80.00	942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,506	84.91/cwt	82.50–87.00	1,279	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	47.42/cwt	38.00–51.00	505	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	65.39/cwt	60.00–68.00	742	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	913	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	783	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	665	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	313	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	710	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	355	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	720	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	353	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	526	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	780	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	6,864	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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 202Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 56

No comparisons due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	665	47.00	47.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	49.00	49.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	63.00	63.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	880.00	880.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	76.00	76.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	112.50	112.50
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
2	—	525	107.00–120.00	113.25
1	—	660	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
3	—	480	117.50–123.00	121.11
4	—	403	135.00–139.00	137.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	72.00	72.00
3	—	526	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
1	—	450	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	92.50	92.50
1	—	305	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	122.00	122.00
4	—	405	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	111.00	111.00
6	—	474	121.00	121.00
2	—	592	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	112.50	112.50
1	—	285	112.00	112.00
7	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	120.00–130.00	125.17
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
2	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	128.00–131.00	129.49
2	—	382	146.00	146.00
5	—	700	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	128.00	128.00
2	—	297	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	60.00–80.00	69.66
5	—	1,506	82.50–87.00	84.91
1	—	1,600	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	38.00–51.00	47.42
7	—	1,134	60.00–68.00	65.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	73.00	73.00
1	—	810	80.00	80.00

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.