Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering 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 $132.69/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$132.69

55 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$33.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

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	578	137.98	797	36
Medium and Large 2	492	129.50	637	12thin
Small 1-2	408	119.00	486	3thin
Medium and Large 3	435	104.84	456	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about $341 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 sale55 hd

132.69

—

SC average5 barns · 657 hd

133.40

−0.72

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	1,368	96.99	1,326	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	80.02	1,151	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	75.07	893	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	59.15	606	13

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	517	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	108.67/cwt	105.00–112.50	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	879	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.76/cwt	122.50–136.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	995	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.04/cwt	142.50–155.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	144.56/cwt	140.00–155.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.76/cwt	142.50–155.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	109.32/cwt	100.00–117.50	293	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	109.34/cwt	100.00–115.00	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	166.34/cwt	163.00–168.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	68.48/cwt	66.00–71.00	702	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	98.70/cwt	92.00–114.00	1,293	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	56.35/cwt	39.00–63.00	578	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	80.02/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,151	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	63.02/cwt	56.00–66.00	599	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	77.85/cwt	70.00–86.00	969	13
Bulls	—	—	1,248	83.70/cwt	83.50–84.00	1,045	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,179	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	720	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	486	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,110	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	744	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	900	49.46/cwt	49.00–50.00	445	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	378	1
Stock Cows	Medium 3	—	865	55.20/cwt	50.00–60.00	477	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,048	82.35/cwt	72.00–87.00	863	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,035	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	714	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,085	95.52/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,036	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	953	101.68/cwt	92.00–109.00	969	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,120	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	918	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,255	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,609	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	270	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 104Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 59Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 13Year ago 15

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
4	—	517	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
2	—	373	105.00–112.50	108.67
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	137.00	137.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
4	—	467	122.50–136.00	125.76
4	—	520	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	145.00	145.00
3	—	577	139.00	139.00
11	—	676	130.00	130.00
4	—	733	121.00	121.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
11	—	471	142.50–155.00	146.76
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	117.50	117.50
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
1	—	220	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	148.00	148.00
2	—	715	142.00	142.00
1	—	430	162.50	162.50
4	—	468	174.00	174.00
3	—	577	163.00–168.00	166.34
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	559	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	117.50	117.50
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	268	100.00–117.50	109.32
3	—	370	100.00–115.00	109.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	142.50–155.00	151.04
7	—	605	132.00	132.00
5	—	363	140.00–155.00	144.56
1	—	335	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	66.00–71.00	68.48
10	—	1,025	39.00–63.00	56.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	76.00–84.00	80.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	56.00–66.00	63.02
13	—	1,245	70.00–86.00	77.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	92.00–114.00	98.70
2	—	1,248	83.50–84.00	83.70
1	—	1,895	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	67.50	67.50
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	67.00	67.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	49.00–50.00	49.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	105.00	105.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	72.00–87.00	82.35
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	54.00	54.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	84.00	84.00
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	50.00–60.00	55.20
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	92.00–109.00	101.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	82.00	82.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	95.00–96.00	95.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	925.00	925.00

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