Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Average offering of average

to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.40/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$149.40

46 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$26.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	153.91	875	36
Medium and Large 2	485	134.62	652	8thin
Small 1-2	348	127.50	443	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.41/cwt here — about $432 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 sale46 hd

149.40

—

SC average5 barns · 339 hd

152.62

−3.21

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	—	Average	1,435	69.84	1,002	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	59.14	731	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	54.24	850	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	48.32	434	18

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	91.23/cwt	90.00–92.50	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	146.26/cwt	145.00–147.50	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	168.89/cwt	167.50–170.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	154.96/cwt	152.50–160.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,086	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	92.97/cwt	92.00–94.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.50	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	156.25/cwt	152.50–160.00	625	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	585	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	780	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	373	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	143.72/cwt	142.50–145.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.75/cwt	113.00–120.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	91.23/cwt	90.00–92.50	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	721	101.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	128.24/cwt	127.50–129.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	135.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,300	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	572	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	847	80.43/cwt	75.00–86.00	681	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	45.29/cwt	42.00–48.00	399	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	49.85/cwt	47.00–52.00	538	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	60.61/cwt	54.00–67.00	764	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	54.24/cwt	53.50–55.00	850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	65.45/cwt	61.00–68.00	857	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	56.19/cwt	55.00–59.00	533	5

How this sale compares

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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 268Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 67Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Average offering of average

to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	90.00–92.50	91.23
2	—	630	90.00–92.50	91.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	113.00–120.00	116.75
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
4	—	721	100.00–105.00	101.53
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.54
2	—	618	105.00–110.00	107.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
2	—	580	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	510	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
10	—	622	120.00–125.00	124.19
1	—	490	127.50	127.50
2	—	423	127.50–129.00	128.24
6	—	324	130.00–140.00	135.15
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	145.00–147.50	146.26
1	—	545	132.50	132.50
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	92.00–94.00	92.97
2	—	720	90.00–92.00	91.01
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	100.00–105.00	102.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
2	—	485	125.00–130.00	127.55
2	—	365	145.00–147.50	146.22
1	—	940	116.00	116.00
2	—	338	142.50–145.00	143.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	167.50–170.00	168.89
3	—	488	152.50–160.00	154.96
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
2	—	368	165.00	165.00
2	—	400	152.50–160.00	156.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	749	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	157.50	157.50
1	—	470	166.00	166.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	77.00	77.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,525	96.00	96.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	44.00	44.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	847	75.00–86.00	80.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,310	61.00–68.00	65.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	880	42.00–48.00	45.29
5	—	949	55.00–59.00	56.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,079	47.00–52.00	49.85
38	—	1,260	54.00–67.00	60.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	53.50–55.00	54.24

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.

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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle