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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 22

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 135▼ 81 vs year ago 232 · −34.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 28▼ 21 vs year ago 71 · −29.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 6▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.98/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$111.98

44 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$34.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

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	333	137.50	457	2thin
Medium and Large 2	546	116.63	637	16thin
Small 1-2	482	108.20	522	10thin
Medium and Large 3	467	108.15	505	11thin
Small 3	324	102.87	333	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.63/cwt here — about $124 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 sale44 hd

111.98

—

SC average5 barns · 644 hd

120.55

−8.57

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	1,606	83.57	1,342	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,810	56.00	1,014	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	55.38	599	35

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	520	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	127.65/cwt	122.50–132.50	527	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	571	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	739	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	126.29/cwt	122.50–130.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	854	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Full	770	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	413	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	324	102.87/cwt	82.50–107.50	333	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	527	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	106.61/cwt	102.00–109.00	559	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	606	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	117.65/cwt	112.50–123.00	486	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	548	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Full	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	446	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	549	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	611	110.25/cwt	110.00–111.00	674	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	635	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	683	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	940	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	611	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,496	80.95/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,211	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	86.85/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,514	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	49.00/cwt	40.00–55.00	528	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	62.13/cwt	56.00–68.00	675	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,014	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	955	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	497	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	614	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,017	61.93/cwt	58.00–64.00	630	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	617	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	670	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,486	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	845	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	372	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 3	1,005	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	322	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 135Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 28Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 4

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	112.50	112.50
1	—	315	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
2	—	525	122.50–130.00	126.29
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
2	—	413	122.50–132.50	127.65
1	—	745	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	137.50	137.50
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
3	—	361	144.00	144.00
1	—	800	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	459	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	93.00	93.00
4	—	647	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
5	—	475	111.00	111.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.50	132.50
1	—	290	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
3	—	521	120.00	120.00
5	—	636	114.00	114.00
4	—	448	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
4	—	393	110.00	110.00
6	—	524	102.00–109.00	106.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	82.50–107.50	102.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	110.00–111.00	110.25
1	—	430	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	113.00	113.00
2	—	413	112.50–123.00	117.65
1	—	510	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	119.00	119.00
1	—	635	107.50	107.50
1	—	450	119.00	119.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	570	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	70.00–86.00	80.95
4	—	1,743	85.00–89.00	86.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,078	40.00–55.00	49.00
17	—	1,086	56.00–68.00	62.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	56.00	56.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	58.00–64.00	61.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	59.00	59.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	52.00	52.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	62.00	62.00

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	—	1,200	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	775.00	775.00

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	—	845	44.00	44.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	32.00	32.00

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.