Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

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 $133.92/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$133.92

70 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$40.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

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	509	145.59	741	30
Medium and Large 2	398	130.87	520	29
Small 1-2	354	118.59	420	4thin
Medium and Large 3	348	105.35	366	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.24/cwt here — about $374 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 sale70 hd

133.92

—

SC average5 barns · 577 hd

134.97

−1.05

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	1,784	101.79	1,816	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	74.59	989	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	67.40	753	11

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	—	806	89.26/cwt	82.50–105.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	132.54/cwt	127.50–135.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	134.25/cwt	132.50–137.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	145.00/cwt	141.00–146.00	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	132.53/cwt	130.00–134.50	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	140.46/cwt	137.50–142.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	126.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	417	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	129.29/cwt	125.00–132.50	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	168.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	901	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	118.12/cwt	117.00–120.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	506	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	130.09/cwt	120.00–140.00	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	454	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	126.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	707	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	70.76/cwt	67.00–74.00	839	7
Bulls	—	—	1,784	101.79/cwt	88.00–109.00	1,816	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	61.52/cwt	55.00–66.00	614	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	77.47/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,064	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	65.93/cwt	65.00–67.00	780	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	503	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	945	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,024	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 243Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 36Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 25Year ago 5

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	806	82.50–105.00	89.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,840	110.00	110.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	62.50	62.50
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	60.00	60.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
3	—	610	116.00	116.00
2	—	280	130.00	130.00
8	—	322	132.50–137.00	134.25
7	—	425	130.00–135.00	134.31
8	—	386	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	100.00–105.00	101.64
2	—	265	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	505	141.00–146.00	145.00
7	—	567	130.00–134.50	132.53
8	—	421	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	117.00–120.00	118.12
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	127.50–135.00	132.54
2	—	503	123.00–130.00	126.48
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	127.50	127.50
4	—	330	120.00–130.00	126.36
3	—	375	125.00–132.50	129.29
2	—	278	120.00–140.00	130.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
6	—	464	137.50–142.00	140.46
6	—	358	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
1	—	215	120.00	120.00
2	—	390	115.00–118.00	116.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	160.00–170.00	168.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,186	67.00–74.00	70.76
4	—	998	55.00–66.00	61.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	74.00–81.00	77.47
2	—	1,183	65.00–67.00	65.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,784	88.00–109.00	101.79

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle