Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales from last week. There were light offerings 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 $127.67/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$127.67

86 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$48.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.90

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	581	133.67	776	60
Medium and Large 2	513	121.77	625	14thin
Medium and Large 3	469	111.11	521	9thin
Small 3	460	85.00	391	2thin
Large 3	270	85.00	230	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.67/cwt here — about $547 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 sale86 hd

127.67

—

SC average5 barns · 854 hd

137.57

−9.90

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	1,578	103.44	1,632	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	86.71	1,207	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	82.00	1,353	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,197	73.33	878	42

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2Value Added	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	114.73/cwt	112.50–117.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	136.66/cwt	135.00–137.50	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	172.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	548	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	650	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	98.47/cwt	97.00–100.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	260	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Small 3	—	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	158.55/cwt	157.00–160.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	133.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	496	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	699	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	958	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	148.70/cwt	148.00–149.00	944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	686	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	593	132.20/cwt	129.00–133.00	784	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	521	115.97/cwt	109.00–127.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	60.93/cwt	44.00–69.00	626	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	81.76/cwt	71.00–89.00	1,073	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	103.84/cwt	92.00–114.00	1,613	8
Bulls	—	—	1,175	86.06/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,180	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	86.71/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,207	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	762	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	914	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,040	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	338	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,010	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	616	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,365	1
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,070	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	829	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,159	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	769	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,009	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	72.56/cwt	68.00–80.00	859	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,172.97/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	10,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	9,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	270	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,085	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	573	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	270	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	147.67/cwt	142.50–155.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	565	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	740	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	129.92/cwt	122.50–137.50	611	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 Mar 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 50Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 43Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 11

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales from last week. There were light offerings 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 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	575	132.00	132.00
9	—	650	127.50	127.50
12	—	630	129.50	129.50
12	—	514	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	116.00	116.00
1	—	645	127.50	127.50
3	—	373	142.50–155.00	147.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
3	—	337	135.00–137.50	136.66
2	—	870	97.00–100.00	98.47
2	—	443	135.00	135.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	94.00	94.00
2	—	470	122.50–137.50	129.92
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	52.50	52.50
1	—	270	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	117.50–120.00	118.74
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
2	—	578	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	112.50–117.00	114.73
1	—	450	132.50	132.50
1	—	260	137.50	137.50
1	—	440	132.50	132.50
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	170.00	170.00
12	—	552	173.50	173.50
10	—	635	148.00–149.00	148.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.36
1	—	870	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	135.00–140.00	137.34
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	130.00–137.50	133.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	162.50	162.50
1	—	310	157.50	157.50
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
2	—	430	157.00–160.00	158.55
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	496	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	88.00	88.00
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	122.50	122.50
1	—	1,085	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	132.50–135.00	133.77
4	—	521	109.00–127.00	115.97
1	—	460	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	129.00–133.00	132.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,028	44.00–69.00	60.93
25	—	1,312	71.00–89.00	81.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,392	76.00–91.00	86.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,553	92.00–114.00	103.84
2	—	1,175	85.00–87.00	86.06
3	—	1,913	113.00–115.00	113.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	77.00	77.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,184	68.00–80.00	72.56
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	32.50	32.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	61.00	61.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	95.00	95.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	62.00	62.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	85.00	85.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,172.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	77.50	77.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,515	100.00	100.00

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