Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

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 $123.18/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$123.18

61 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$39.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.14

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	469	135.25	634	23
Medium and Large 2	407	125.53	511	24
Small 1-2	360	113.34	408	3thin
Medium and Large 3	591	95.49	564	11thin

One grade step is worth $39.76/cwt here — about $69 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 sale61 hd

123.18

—

SC average5 barns · 636 hd

130.32

−7.14

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	1,370	89.36	1,224	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	74.71	929	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	70.59	985	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	59.38	512	20

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	772	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	116.74/cwt	112.00–120.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.36/cwt	132.00–137.50	631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	102.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	128.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	545	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	126.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	171.35/cwt	167.50–175.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	452	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	537	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.25/cwt	123.00–127.50	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	143.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	599	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	64.59/cwt	60.00–68.00	573	9
Bulls	—	—	1,290	75.12/cwt	71.00–80.00	969	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	74.17/cwt	60.00–88.00	919	27
Bulls	—	—	1,423	98.85/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	48.82/cwt	45.00–55.00	398	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	83.50/cwt	83.00–84.00	800	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	70.59/cwt	69.00–72.00	985	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	91.90/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,271	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,365	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	874	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	810	91.21/cwt	82.50–98.00	739	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	810	76.69/cwt	75.00–78.00	621	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	640	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	474	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	680	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	1,105.19/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,246	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	113.34/cwt	112.50–115.00	408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	603	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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 216Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 73Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 14

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
4	—	772	110.00	110.00
2	—	520	123.00–127.50	125.25
1	—	735	112.50	112.50
3	—	427	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
6	—	458	130.00–132.00	131.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	90.00–91.00	90.51
2	—	455	90.00–95.00	92.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
12	—	415	140.00–145.00	143.73
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	110.00–112.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	385	120.00–135.00	132.73
4	—	565	112.00–120.00	116.74
2	—	408	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	275	120.00–135.00	128.05
4	—	319	120.00–130.00	126.26
3	—	468	115.00–120.00	118.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	92.50	92.50
2	—	428	100.00–105.00	102.40
2	—	750	99.00	99.00
2	—	488	90.00–95.00	92.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
16	—	470	132.00–137.50	134.36
3	—	386	146.00	146.00
1	—	425	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	112.50–115.00	113.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	115.00–120.00	117.38
3	—	318	110.00–120.00	115.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
4	—	425	130.00–136.00	134.24
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	313	174.00	174.00
2	—	360	167.50–175.00	171.35
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	125.00–130.00	127.54
3	—	537	110.00–115.00	113.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	887	60.00–68.00	64.59
9	—	816	45.00–55.00	48.82
2	—	958	83.00–84.00	83.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,239	60.00–88.00	74.17
2	—	1,383	90.00–94.00	91.90
1	—	1,065	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	69.00–72.00	70.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	71.00–80.00	75.12
3	—	1,423	95.00–104.00	98.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	64.00	64.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	640	74.00	74.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	100.00	100.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	82.50–98.00	91.21
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	75.00–78.00	76.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,105.19

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