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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 17

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 153▲ 3 vs year ago 217 · +1.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 39▼ 20 vs year ago 80 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 15▼ 24 vs year ago 45 · −53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly plain to average quality cattle with average 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 $131.80/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$131.80

55 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$53.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

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	654	136.25	891	29
Medium and Large 3	301	132.25	398	10thin
Medium and Large 2	475	131.50	624	12thin
Small 1-2	485	116.25	564	2thin
Small 3	543	82.50	448	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.75/cwt here — about $444 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 sale55 hd

131.80

—

SC average5 barns · 460 hd

133.25

−1.44

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	1,233	58.06	716	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	54.00	710	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	46.01	524	41

Every lot

51 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	291	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	393	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	331	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	467	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	724	5
Steers	—	Small 3	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	542	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	678	7
Steers	—	Small 3	580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	348	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	903	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	371	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	11
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	545	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	559	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	545	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	382	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 3	410	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	236	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Small 3	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Small 3Value Added	493	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	505	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	600	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	58.06/cwt	46.00–74.00	716	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	43.25/cwt	35.00–51.00	475	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	53.53/cwt	50.00–62.00	668	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	710	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	925	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	407	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	645	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,245	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	598	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	699	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	985	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,304	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,162	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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 153Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 39Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 45

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	102.50	102.50
1	—	470	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	127.50	127.50
2	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	415	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	667	128.00	128.00
3	—	371	127.50	127.50
11	—	545	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
1	—	410	57.50	57.50
1	—	470	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	127.50	127.50
1	—	550	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	98.00	98.00
1	—	505	102.50	102.50
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	455	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	542	125.00	125.00
3	—	331	141.00	141.00
2	—	455	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	117.50	117.50
1	—	530	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
1	—	580	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	291	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	780	124.00	124.00
17	—	658	137.25	137.25
5	—	486	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	130.00	130.00
3	—	265	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,247	50.00–62.00	53.53
30	—	1,099	35.00–51.00	43.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	46.00–74.00	58.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	925	44.00	44.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	51.00	51.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	54.00	54.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	48.00	48.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	730.00	730.00

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	—	985	640.00	640.00

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.