Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly 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 $117.53/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$117.53

46 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$61.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.24

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	463	143.95	666	12thin
Medium and Large 2	452	127.35	576	8thin
Medium and Large 3	449	114.27	513	11thin
Small 1-2	343	113.80	390	4thin
Small 3	302	95.92	289	3thin
Large 3	540	82.52	446	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.44/cwt here — about $221 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 sale46 hd

117.53

—

SC average5 barns · 493 hd

127.77

−10.24

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	1,755	97.00	1,702	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	78.31	993	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	77.00	1,197	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	65.28	701	32

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	727	68.69/cwt	63.00–80.00	499	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	471	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	612	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Value Added	—	502	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	432	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	385	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	415	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	605	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	231	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	520	80.10/cwt	70.00–90.00	417	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	480	101.21/cwt	97.50–105.00	486	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	525	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	590	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	457	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	320	86.38/cwt	62.00–110.00	276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	634	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.64/cwt	115.00–130.00	644	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	145.88/cwt	140.00–152.50	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	129.42/cwt	127.50–135.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	627	1
Steers	Small 3	—	490	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	551	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	775	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	465	1
Steers	Small 3	—	260	99.52/cwt	87.50–112.50	259	2
Steers	Large 3	—	355	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	249	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	676	1
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	172.11/cwt	167.50–174.00	871	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	552	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	387	2
Steers	Small 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	523	59.46/cwt	51.00–68.00	311	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	902	5
Steers	Small 3	—	320	100.08/cwt	95.00–105.00	320	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	72.79/cwt	68.00–78.00	862	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	61.87/cwt	54.00–67.00	633	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	77.62/cwt	71.00–82.00	976	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,287	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,702	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	773	51.48/cwt	50.00–53.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	890	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	570	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	805	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	564	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,088.25/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	11,296	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	756	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	74.64/cwt	66.00–81.00	698	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	913	61.18/cwt	55.00–67.00	559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	815	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	253	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	645	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	658	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	303	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	910	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	428	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	71.79/cwt	66.00–76.00	709	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	755	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	501	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,848	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	775	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	264	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	701	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 122Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 31Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 14Year ago 14

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	63.00–80.00	68.69
2	—	523	51.00–68.00	59.46
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
4	—	471	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	805	70.00	70.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	140.00	140.00
6	—	432	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	70.00	70.00
1	—	415	92.50	92.50
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	60.00	60.00
2	—	485	110.00–125.00	117.50
1	—	415	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	120.00	120.00
2	—	560	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	126.00–130.00	127.93
2	—	525	115.00–130.00	122.64
4	—	405	127.50–135.00	129.42
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
1	—	330	70.00	70.00
2	—	520	70.00–90.00	80.10
2	—	480	97.50–105.00	101.21
1	—	590	77.50	77.50
1	—	775	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	62.00–110.00	86.38
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	115.00–120.00	117.60
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	87.50	87.50
1	—	590	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	140.00–152.50	145.88
2	—	590	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	142.50	142.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	845	80.00	80.00
1	—	410	122.50	122.50
2	—	310	120.00–130.00	124.84
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	112.50	112.50
2	—	260	87.50–112.50	99.52
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	95.00–105.00	100.08
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	70.00	70.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	167.50–174.00	172.11
5	—	490	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	150.00–155.00	152.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	77.00	77.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,184	68.00–78.00	72.79
22	—	1,023	54.00–67.00	61.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,258	71.00–82.00	77.62
1	—	1,430	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	50.00–53.00	51.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	69.00	69.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	658	46.00	46.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	47.00	47.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	53.00	53.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,088.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	935	66.00–81.00	74.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	988	66.00–76.00	71.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	55.00–67.00	61.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	55.00	55.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	31.00	31.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	38.00	38.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	34.00	34.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	81.00	81.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle