Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.47/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$136.47

93 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$60.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

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	498	140.48	700	79
Medium and Large 2	420	122.29	513	8thin
Medium and Large 3	445	115.00	512	2thin
Small 1-2	415	110.00	457	2thin
Small 3	535	85.00	455	1thin
Large 3	650	80.00	520	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.48/cwt here — about $180 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 sale93 hd

136.47

—

SC average4 barns · 572 hd

132.26

+4.20

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	1,439	81.52	1,173	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	65.00	920	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,758	59.33	1,043	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,192	56.31	672	27

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	123.04/cwt	117.50–125.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	535	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	121.17/cwt	117.50–125.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	138.95/cwt	138.00–140.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	147.82/cwt	146.00–155.00	671	5
Steers	Small 1-2Full	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	171.73/cwt	160.00–185.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	931	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	174.77/cwt	153.00–183.00	624	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	171.17/cwt	170.00–172.50	638	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Steers	Small 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	903	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	420	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	221	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	45.07/cwt	40.00–50.00	481	7
Bulls	—	—	1,499	85.87/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,287	7
Bulls	—	—	1,300	71.38/cwt	57.50–78.00	928	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	60.25/cwt	54.00–67.00	745	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	2,115	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,227	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	948	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	770	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.73/cwt	121.00–122.50	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	130.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	530	6

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 152Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 81Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
4	—	711	117.50–125.00	123.04
2	—	280	138.00–140.00	138.95
1	—	610	122.50	122.50
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.44
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
2	—	478	127.00–135.00	130.94
6	—	375	135.00–145.00	141.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	125.00	125.00
15	—	475	139.00	139.00
3	—	420	144.00	144.00
5	—	685	124.00	124.00
10	—	366	166.00	166.00
14	—	703	132.50	132.50
5	—	335	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	117.50–125.00	121.17
2	—	480	121.00–122.50	121.73
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	155.00–156.00	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	146.00–155.00	147.82
6	—	565	160.00	160.00
15	—	357	153.00–183.00	174.77
7	—	415	181.00	181.00
6	—	502	179.00	179.00
6	—	602	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
3	—	313	160.00–185.00	171.73
2	—	373	170.00–172.50	171.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	112.00–115.00	113.48
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	52.50	52.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
2	—	420	110.00–120.00	115.12
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	60.00	60.00
1	—	735	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,068	40.00–50.00	45.07
20	—	1,236	54.00–67.00	60.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,580	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	81.00–91.00	85.87
3	—	1,300	57.50–78.00	71.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	300.00	300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	500.00	500.00

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.

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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle