Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.83/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$133.83

53 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$568

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

$24.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.09

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	724	136.15	986	35
Medium and Large 2	606	135.54	821	12thin
Small 1-2	417	121.56	507	3thin
Medium and Large 3	373	112.09	418	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.06/cwt here — about $568 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 sale53 hd

133.83

—

SC average5 barns · 865 hd

153.92

−20.09

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	1,634	87.71	1,433	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	76.78	1,117	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	73.90	962	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	63.69	576	6thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	743	61.54/cwt	60.00–65.00	457	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	82.24/cwt	80.00–84.00	677	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	845	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	507	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,237	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,068	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	115.03/cwt	105.00–127.50	1,334	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	845	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,478	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	505	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.50	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	148.80/cwt	145.00–152.50	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,058	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	139.92/cwt	135.00–147.50	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	112.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	776	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	993	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.27/cwt	121.00–140.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.81/cwt	140.00–147.50	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	523	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	463	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	54.09/cwt	51.00–56.00	457	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	73.29/cwt	71.00–76.00	707	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	81.29/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,201	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	77.66/cwt	71.00–88.00	1,018	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,655	91.82/cwt	91.00–92.50	1,520	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	61.66/cwt	51.00–68.00	746	10
Bulls	—	—	1,105	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,061	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	83.57/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	65.52/cwt	65.00–66.00	916	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 Apr 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 224Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 73Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 28Year ago 14

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

cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	743	60.00–65.00	61.54
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	80.00–84.00	82.24
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	60.00	60.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	101.00	101.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	92.50	92.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	105.00–127.50	115.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	885.00	885.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	117.50	117.50
2	—	265	120.00–122.50	121.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	145.00–152.50	148.80
2	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.59
3	—	565	135.00–147.50	139.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	117.50	117.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
2	—	268	130.00–135.00	132.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	700	136.00	136.00
11	—	817	129.50	129.50
6	—	630	138.50	138.50
5	—	857	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.56
2	—	368	140.00–150.00	145.17
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
2	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	110.00–114.00	112.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	776	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	121.00–140.00	130.27
2	—	478	140.00–147.50	143.81
2	—	430	145.00–150.00	147.41
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	110.00–112.50	111.24
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	118.00–120.00	118.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	51.00–56.00	54.09
3	—	965	71.00–76.00	73.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	78.00–83.00	81.29
2	—	1,398	65.00–66.00	65.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,311	71.00–88.00	77.66
2	—	1,655	91.00–92.50	91.82
10	—	1,210	51.00–68.00	61.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,898	76.00–89.00	83.57

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle