Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.46/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$129.46

69 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$40.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

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	555	137.90	765	36
Medium and Large 2	529	121.72	644	31
Medium and Large 3	645	97.50	629	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.40/cwt here — about $136 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 sale69 hd

129.46

—

SC average5 barns · 650 hd

135.73

−6.28

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	1,472	91.09	1,340	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	70.97	1,074	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	67.33	820	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	63.95	590	13

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	—	530	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.40/cwt	115.00–126.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	127.44/cwt	127.00–128.00	938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	113.75/cwt	112.50–115.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	164.36/cwt	163.00–167.50	769	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	119.89/cwt	119.00–122.50	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	114.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.16/cwt	115.00–135.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	164.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	158.59/cwt	150.00–162.50	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	156.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	596	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	149.47/cwt	145.00–152.00	700	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	129.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	70.97/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	56.15/cwt	50.00–60.00	513	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	96.35/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,508	6
Bulls	—	—	1,285	80.56/cwt	70.00–88.00	1,035	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	70.27/cwt	65.00–79.00	873	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,274	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	56.83/cwt	50.00–61.00	643	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	68.83/cwt	65.00–72.00	638	8
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	98.75/cwt	97.50–100.00	815	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	82.74/cwt	80.00–85.00	695	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	783	899.52/cwt	850.00–950.00	7,043	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	865	82.27/cwt	80.00–85.00	712	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	895	68.69/cwt	65.00–73.00	615	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	71.61/cwt	70.00–73.00	816	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,921	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	848	1,264.09/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	10,719	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	778	689.07/cwt	675.00–700.00	5,361	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 270Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 43Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	133.00–135.00	134.03
3	—	608	125.00–132.00	129.70
2	—	455	130.00–140.00	135.05
1	—	880	107.50	107.50
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
4	—	505	153.00	153.00
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	110.00–120.00	114.89
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
11	—	521	115.00–126.00	120.40
2	—	268	135.00–140.00	137.38
2	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	755	112.50–115.00	113.75
3	—	387	125.00–135.00	130.11
4	—	584	119.00–122.50	119.89
3	—	738	110.00–117.00	114.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	736	127.00–128.00	127.44
3	—	666	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
6	—	598	129.00	129.00
4	—	420	145.00–147.50	146.25
4	—	610	125.00	125.00
5	—	332	150.00–162.50	158.59
4	—	381	150.00–160.00	156.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
3	—	372	140.00–150.00	146.77
2	—	433	135.00–136.00	135.51
4	—	675	115.00–135.00	125.16
3	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.55
8	—	468	145.00–152.00	149.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	163.00–167.50	164.36
2	—	393	160.00–165.00	162.48
5	—	588	155.00	155.00
3	—	291	170.00	170.00
5	—	638	143.00	143.00
5	—	424	160.00–165.00	164.06
3	—	708	138.00	138.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	69.00–72.00	70.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	914	50.00–60.00	56.15
8	—	927	65.00–72.00	68.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,242	65.00–79.00	70.27
1	—	1,415	90.00	90.00
10	—	1,131	50.00–61.00	56.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	90.00–102.00	96.35
3	—	1,285	70.00–88.00	80.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	825	97.50–100.00	98.75
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	80.00–85.00	82.27
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	80.00–85.00	82.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	65.00–73.00	68.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	70.00–73.00	71.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	850.00–950.00	899.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,264.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	675.00–700.00	689.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00

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