Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-12-01

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 1
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 0▼ 59 vs year ago 185 · −31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 37 · +54.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for holiday. Average offering

of average 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 $138.65/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$138.65
37 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$418
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.61
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538146.1978622
Medium and Large 2454135.536158thin
Small 1-2275123.083384thin
Medium and Large 3327112.513683thin
One grade step is worth $33.68/cwt here — about $418 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 sale37 hd
138.65
—
SC average5 barns · 424 hd
144.27
−5.61
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—Average1,34276.391,0258thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13354.6561918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56052.578204thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88150.2644316

Every lot

40 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2275123.08/cwt122.50–125.003384
Steers—Medium and Large 3327112.51/cwt107.50–115.003683
Steers—Medium and Large 2363142.38/cwt140.00–145.005173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378150.00/cwt150.00–150.005672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410147.50/cwt147.50–147.506054
Steers—Medium and Large 2465133.28/cwt130.00–135.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537154.57/cwt154.00–155.008309
Steers—Medium and Large 2573128.61/cwt125.00–132.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585147.50/cwt147.50–147.508632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686128.00/cwt128.00–128.008785
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305133.77/cwt132.50–135.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320104.47/cwt104.00–105.003342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368132.59/cwt130.00–135.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369115.37/cwt112.50–120.004264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433113.73/cwt112.50–115.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435127.36/cwt120.00–132.505549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463111.51/cwt111.00–112.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490124.00/cwt124.00–124.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 356593.65/cwt90.00–97.505292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625116.00/cwt116.00–116.007251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408143.35/cwt140.00–145.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487118.29/cwt115.00–125.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511114.82/cwt110.00–122.505874
Bulls—Medium and Large 353092.45/cwt90.00–95.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612120.00/cwt120.00–120.007343
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 385578.00/cwt78.00–78.006671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32872.10/cwt69.00–74.009573
Bulls——1,35078.96/cwt76.00–81.001,0665
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85843.72/cwt42.00–46.003756
Cows—Lean 85-90%89554.18/cwt50.00–57.0048510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10647.38/cwt45.00–50.005244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14156.73/cwt54.00–61.0064714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56052.57/cwt50.00–55.008204
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,21085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0291
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-262080.00/cwt80.00–80.004961
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,13072.50/cwt72.50–72.508191
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3673432.90/cwt300.00–550.002,9132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3780442.31/cwt400.00–475.003,4502

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.