Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.54/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$129.54

64 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$48.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

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	455	140.90	642	37
Medium and Large 2	377	119.10	449	19thin
Small 1-2	244	110.74	270	4thin
Medium and Large 3	558	92.78	517	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.12/cwt here — about $125 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 sale64 hd

129.54

—

SC average5 barns · 516 hd

132.00

−2.46

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	1,427	88.28	1,260	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	70.26	888	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	891	61.94	552	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	372	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	119.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	94.03/cwt	92.00–96.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	119.09/cwt	115.00–122.50	548	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	935	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,956	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	800	89.73/cwt	85.00–97.50	718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	86.37/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,177	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	73.47/cwt	67.00–79.00	960	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	62.04/cwt	50.00–65.00	716	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	53.94/cwt	50.00–60.00	457	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	69.94/cwt	65.00–72.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	689	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	453	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	122.14/cwt	121.00–122.50	779	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	132.91/cwt	131.00–135.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	538	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	377	131.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	191.02/cwt	190.00–197.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	132.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	174.36/cwt	171.00–177.50	738	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	233	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	122.38/cwt	115.00–130.00	280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	143.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	129.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	125.13/cwt	122.50–126.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	2

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 30Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 22Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 9

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

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	115.00–120.00	117.37
6	—	289	115.00–120.00	119.25
3	—	460	115.00–122.50	119.09
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
4	—	229	115.00–130.00	122.38
1	—	620	117.50	117.50
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	121.00–122.50	122.14
5	—	443	128.00–134.00	132.00
4	—	481	125.00–131.00	129.49
5	—	583	122.50–126.00	125.13
2	—	355	142.00	142.00
2	—	328	135.00–140.00	137.40
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	233	110.00–112.00	110.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	92.00–94.00	93.01
2	—	535	90.00–95.00	92.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	392	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	130.00–138.00	133.91
4	—	471	145.00–150.00	146.26
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
5	—	621	129.00	129.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	92.00–96.00	94.03
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	110.00–120.00	114.97
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	131.00–135.00	132.91
3	—	377	130.00–135.00	131.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	165.00–170.00	166.70
8	—	567	147.00	147.00
2	—	380	175.00–176.00	175.51
10	—	423	171.00–177.50	174.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	332	190.00–197.00	191.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	150.00–155.00	152.50
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
3	—	217	140.00–145.00	143.46
2	—	500	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	120.00–125.00	121.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	530.00	530.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	85.00–97.50	89.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,363	86.00–87.00	86.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,307	67.00–79.00	73.47
9	—	1,154	50.00–65.00	62.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	848	50.00–60.00	53.94
4	—	933	65.00–72.00	69.94

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle