Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.57/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$145.57

58 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$46.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.78

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	450	151.52	681	45
Medium and Large 2	478	126.65	605	12thin
Medium and Large 3	610	105.00	641	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.52/cwt here — about $41 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 sale58 hd

145.57

—

SC average5 barns · 452 hd

137.79

+7.78

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	1,305	94.00	1,227	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	74.85	1,001	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	73.09	957	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	845	63.13	533	10

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	452	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	697	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	150.84/cwt	140.00–157.50	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.24/cwt	137.50–139.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	113.80/cwt	110.00–117.50	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.75/cwt	120.00–136.00	613	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	445	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.48/cwt	136.00–145.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	156.87/cwt	150.00–162.50	566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	123.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	320	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	728	72
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	419	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	594	135.43/cwt	120.00–137.00	804	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	608	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	144.23/cwt	130.00–160.00	630	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	74.85/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,001	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	57.03/cwt	55.00–59.00	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	77.11/cwt	70.00–82.00	995	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	54.81/cwt	50.00–59.00	468	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	71.46/cwt	70.00–75.00	597	5
Bulls	—	—	1,305	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,227	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	105.99/cwt	95.00–115.00	959	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	150.46/cwt	125.00–172.50	1,046	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	731.54/cwt	650.00–850.00	5,596	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,026.15/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	8,928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	151.29/cwt	140.00–157.50	734	13

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 160Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 52Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 18

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average 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
10	—	452	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	125.00–135.00	130.21
2	—	713	110.00–115.00	112.53
2	—	375	137.50–139.00	138.24
2	—	608	110.00–117.50	113.80
2	—	480	120.00–136.00	127.75
2	—	268	135.00–140.00	137.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	140.00–157.50	150.84
3	—	286	150.00	150.00
3	—	335	150.00	150.00
5	—	570	136.00–145.00	140.48
13	—	485	140.00–157.50	151.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
2	—	697	133.00	133.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
10	—	594	120.00–137.00	135.43
16	—	437	130.00–160.00	144.23
3	—	733	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	115.00–120.00	117.53
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	135.00–140.00	137.67
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	639	143.00	143.00
9	—	361	150.00–162.50	156.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	180.00	180.00
1	—	545	170.00	170.00
2	—	447	182.50	182.50
1	—	495	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	258	120.00–125.00	123.93
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	543	134.00	134.00
1	—	670	62.50	62.50
1	—	350	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	73.00–77.00	74.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	55.00–59.00	57.03
12	—	1,291	70.00–82.00	77.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	854	50.00–59.00	54.81
5	—	835	70.00–75.00	71.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	95.00–115.00	105.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	695	125.00–172.50	150.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	765	650.00–850.00	731.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	102.50	102.50

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