Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

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 $124.72/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$124.72

82 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$33.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.70

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	434	133.40	579	57
Medium and Large 2	453	120.71	546	6thin
Medium and Large 3	537	99.92	537	19thin

One grade step is worth $33.48/cwt here — about $43 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 sale82 hd

124.72

—

SC average5 barns · 657 hd

132.41

−7.70

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	1,455	87.58	1,275	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	72.22	875	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	67.12	604	11

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	99.98/cwt	98.00–102.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	134.74/cwt	132.50–137.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	98.63/cwt	96.00–100.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	135.09/cwt	130.00–137.50	512	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	101.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.46/cwt	124.00–127.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	99.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	519	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	458	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	515	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	136.19/cwt	130.00–142.50	701	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	908	83.06/cwt	75.00–87.50	754	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	810	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,205.96/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	13,627	5
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	845	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	70.94/cwt	67.00–76.00	646	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	57.04/cwt	50.00–65.00	634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	73.81/cwt	68.00–78.00	915	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	925	4
Bulls	—	—	1,397	83.66/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,169	5
Bulls	—	—	1,528	92.49/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,413	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	60.44/cwt	58.00–62.00	532	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	808	81.31/cwt	80.00–83.00	657	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,066	82.37/cwt	80.00–85.00	878	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,046	80.48/cwt	80.00–81.00	842	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	818	88.35/cwt	87.50–90.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	172.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	466	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	901	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	182.82/cwt	170.00–187.50	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	178.30/cwt	171.00–182.00	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	148.66/cwt	145.00–152.50	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.24/cwt	135.00–147.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.30/cwt	130.00–145.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	115.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 168Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 58Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 3Year ago 19

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	145.00–150.00	147.57
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
2	—	472	155.00	155.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
4	—	378	140.00–150.00	145.00
2	—	343	150.00	150.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
2	—	513	145.00–152.50	148.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	387	170.00–180.00	172.33
4	—	274	170.00	170.00
1	—	655	137.50	137.50
5	—	334	170.00–187.50	182.82
9	—	414	171.00–182.00	178.30
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	127.50	127.50
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	98.00–102.00	99.98
3	—	625	96.00–100.00	98.63
2	—	655	98.00–100.00	98.99
1	—	725	102.50	102.50
3	—	315	100.00–105.00	101.75
7	—	521	97.00–100.00	99.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	115.00–125.00	120.09
3	—	432	120.00–122.00	121.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	133.00–136.00	134.50
3	—	565	125.00–126.00	125.66
9	—	515	125.00–135.00	128.42
10	—	462	132.50–137.00	134.74
17	—	379	130.00–137.50	135.09
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
5	—	276	140.00	140.00
2	—	333	135.00–140.00	137.44
1	—	835	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	124.00–127.00	125.46
2	—	673	120.00–124.00	121.99
2	—	515	130.00–142.50	136.19
7	—	428	135.00–147.00	142.24
5	—	468	130.00–145.00	139.30
1	—	745	112.00	112.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	110.00–115.00	112.46
2	—	533	110.00–115.00	112.54
2	—	423	110.00–120.00	115.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	165.00–170.00	167.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	908	75.00–87.50	83.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	72.50	72.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	818	87.50–90.00	88.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,066	80.00–85.00	82.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,046	80.00–81.00	80.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,130	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,205.96
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	808	80.00–83.00	81.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	911	67.00–76.00	70.94
4	—	880	58.00–62.00	60.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,112	50.00–65.00	57.04
27	—	1,239	68.00–78.00	73.81
4	—	1,149	80.00–81.00	80.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	81.00–88.00	83.66
4	—	1,528	91.00–93.00	92.49

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle