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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 10

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 256▲ 43 vs year ago 110 · +39.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 54▼ 10 vs year ago 49 · −20.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 9 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.90/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$115.90

40 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$32.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

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	457	125.11	572	21
Medium and Large 2	487	113.25	552	12thin
Medium and Large 3	472	92.83	439	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.28/cwt here — about $133 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

115.90

—

SC average5 barns · 622 hd

118.78

−2.87

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	1,403	68.80	965	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	841	52.37	440	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	52.00	811	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	51.59	627	13

Every lot

43 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	306	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	325	129.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	422	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	387	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	484	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	579	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	104.87/cwt	100.00–110.00	491	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	404	120.59/cwt	120.00–121.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	126.74/cwt	125.00–127.00	532	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	94.95/cwt	93.00–97.00	405	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	571	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	91.98/cwt	90.00–94.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	111.76/cwt	111.00–112.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	121.31/cwt	121.00–122.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	487	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	420	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	451	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	94.41/cwt	92.00–97.00	406	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	121.78/cwt	121.00–125.00	527	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	126.74/cwt	122.50–132.50	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	94.55/cwt	93.00–96.00	444	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	473	103.94/cwt	100.00–108.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	94.99/cwt	93.00–97.00	503	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	603	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	709	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	421	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	68.80/cwt	67.00–70.00	965	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	827	55.26/cwt	54.00–57.00	457	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	44.44/cwt	40.00–48.00	390	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	45.13/cwt	42.00–48.00	542	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	55.62/cwt	53.00–58.00	681	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	811	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	703	649.00/cwt	620.00–675.00	4,562	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	848	508.02/cwt	475.00–565.00	4,308	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,370	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	918	63.90/cwt	62.00–66.00	587	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	990	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	614	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	58.99/cwt	57.00–60.00	640	3

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 Nov 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 256Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 54Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 9

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,080	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	848	475.00–565.00	508.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	703	620.00–675.00	649.00

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)	3	—	1,085	57.00–60.00	58.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	62.00	62.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	918	62.00–66.00	63.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	111.00–112.00	111.76
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
5	—	404	120.00–121.00	120.59
1	—	320	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	455	125.50	125.50
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
8	—	420	125.00–127.00	126.74
3	—	530	121.00–122.00	121.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	90.00–91.00	90.49
3	—	427	93.00–97.00	94.95
2	—	475	90.00–94.00	91.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	92.00–97.00	94.41
4	—	530	93.00–97.00	94.99
2	—	470	93.00–96.00	94.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	119.00	119.00
3	—	603	117.50	117.50
3	—	463	122.50–132.50	126.74
5	—	433	121.00–125.00	121.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	100.00–108.00	103.94
2	—	420	105.00–110.00	107.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	435	145.00	145.00
3	—	465	149.00	149.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
3	—	646	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	120.00–130.00	124.98
2	—	325	125.00–135.00	129.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	105.00–110.00	107.41
2	—	468	100.00–110.00	104.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	130.00–137.50	133.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	79.50	79.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	878	40.00–48.00	44.44
11	—	827	54.00–57.00	55.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,224	53.00–58.00	55.62
5	—	1,201	42.00–48.00	45.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	67.00–70.00	68.80

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.