Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2021-12-08

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 8
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 126▼ 113 vs year ago 255 · −44.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 57▲ 5 vs year ago 48 · +10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.30/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$127.30
47 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$104
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$45.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.34
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2405137.3555630
Medium and Large 2434116.6750611thin
Small 1-2427105.004482thin
Medium and Large 371692.256604thin
One grade step is worth $45.10/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale47 hd
127.30
—
SC average5 barns · 733 hd
124.96
+2.34
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—Average1,69575.591,2823thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19155.9666729
CowsLean 85-90%Low85748.4541515

Every lot

47 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2305124.92/cwt120.00–130.003812
Steers—Medium and Large 2308140.03/cwt135.00–142.504313
Steers—Medium and Large 2373143.42/cwt140.00–145.005353
Steers—Small 1-2380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417149.46/cwt145.00–150.006239
Steers—Medium and Large 2510132.50/cwt132.50–132.506761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525156.50/cwt156.50–156.508223
Steers—Medium and Large 370198.00/cwt98.00–98.006873
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263122.43/cwt120.00–125.003222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268136.71/cwt135.00–140.003663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320139.46/cwt135.00–141.004465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365138.23/cwt132.50–145.005053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368122.52/cwt120.00–125.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378148.74/cwt147.50–150.005622
Heifers—Small 1-2427105.00/cwt105.00–105.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437139.34/cwt136.00–141.006096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488113.74/cwt112.50–115.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538111.01/cwt110.00–112.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567124.00/cwt124.00–124.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 367393.49/cwt93.00–94.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 375891.01/cwt90.00–92.006902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2447122.50/cwt122.50–122.505484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Bulls—Small 1-2473103.72/cwt102.50–105.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2496122.50/cwt122.50–122.506082
Bulls—Small 1-2535108.00/cwt108.00–108.005784
Bulls—Small 1-2558104.00/cwt104.00–104.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 367091.98/cwt91.00–93.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 376993.00/cwt93.00–93.007155
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 325560.00/cwt60.00–60.001531
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 333085.00/cwt85.00–85.002812
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 354880.00/cwt80.00–80.004384
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59372.39/cwt71.00–74.001,1532
Bulls——1,90082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,5581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83845.30/cwt41.00–50.0038011
Cows—Lean 85-90%91157.10/cwt55.00–59.005204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16346.91/cwt42.00–52.005465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19757.84/cwt54.00–67.0069224
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2735580.00/cwt580.00–580.004,2631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2918787.53/cwt775.00–800.007,2302

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.