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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 15

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 142▲ 85 vs year ago 183 · +46.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 53▲ 21 vs year ago 46 · +45.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

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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 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 $135.56/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$135.56

75 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$40.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.82

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	501	147.85	741	42
Medium and Large 2	436	131.97	575	14thin
Small 1-2	279	123.82	345	4thin
Medium and Large 3	308	107.63	331	15thin

One grade step is worth $40.22/cwt here — about $410 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 sale75 hd

135.56

—

SC average5 barns · 406 hd

148.38

−12.82

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	1,618	82.03	1,328	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	56.92	682	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	50.42	436	23

Every lot

53 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	243	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	310	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	271	108.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	295	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	315	120.16/cwt	115.00–125.00	379	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	321	107.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	344	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	141.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	156.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	572	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	654	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	707	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	144.44/cwt	142.50–147.00	734	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	119.19/cwt	118.00–125.00	671	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	898	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	137.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	834	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	328	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	388	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	116.46/cwt	114.00–119.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	568	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	574	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	473	104.18/cwt	102.50–105.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	93.51/cwt	92.50–95.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	91.46/cwt	90.00–93.00	570	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	472	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	418	111.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	466	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	379	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	452	125.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	565	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	458	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	102.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	584	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	577	91.93/cwt	90.00–95.00	530	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	584	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	561	46
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	87.55/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,331	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,289	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	45.25/cwt	40.00–50.00	385	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	57.15/cwt	54.00–61.00	506	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	46.10/cwt	45.00–47.00	539	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	58.80/cwt	54.00–65.00	708	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	665	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	346	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	950	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	567	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	796.58/cwt	775.00–825.00	9,320	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 142Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 53Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	53.00	53.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	52.00	52.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	50.00	50.00

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	2	—	1,170	775.00–825.00	796.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	90.00–95.00	91.93
3	—	421	90.00	90.00
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
2	—	482	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	124.00–130.00	125.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
3	—	321	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	150.00–153.00	151.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	110.00–115.00	111.59
2	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
3	—	561	121.00	121.00
7	—	459	125.00	125.00
5	—	447	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	114.00–119.00	116.46
2	—	540	110.00–115.00	112.48
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
3	—	323	115.00–125.00	120.00
2	—	363	118.00–120.00	119.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	92.50–95.00	93.51
2	—	623	90.00–93.00	91.46
2	—	320	100.00–105.00	102.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	102.50–105.00	104.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	135.00–138.00	137.22
4	—	478	148.00	148.00
1	—	695	134.00	134.00
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
7	—	366	150.00–158.00	156.40
8	—	448	146.00	146.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
7	—	508	142.50–147.00	144.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
5	—	365	140.00–145.00	141.51
6	—	563	118.00–125.00	119.19
2	—	333	135.00–140.00	137.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	271	105.00–110.00	108.69
11	—	321	105.00–110.00	107.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	315	115.00–125.00	120.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	587	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	584	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,204	54.00–65.00	58.80
4	—	1,169	45.00–47.00	46.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	850	40.00–50.00	45.25
10	—	885	54.00–61.00	57.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,520	87.00–88.00	87.55

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.