Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $140.72/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$140.72

47 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$497

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

$66.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

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	521	178.55	930	11thin
Medium and Large 2	487	145.27	707	16thin
Small 1-2	584	123.98	724	7thin
Medium and Large 3	386	112.13	433	13thin

One grade step is worth $66.42/cwt here — about $497 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 sale47 hd

140.72

—

SC average4 barns · 217 hd

144.03

−3.31

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	1,770	98.00	1,735	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,326	78.50	1,041	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,170	71.00	831	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,184	68.43	810	13

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Small 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	464	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	101.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	310	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	151.99/cwt	149.00–155.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	248	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	119.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	468	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	763	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	792	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	143.75/cwt	141.00–148.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	416	123.39/cwt	122.50–125.00	513	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	64.00/cwt	62.00–67.00	682	7
Bulls	—	—	1,770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,735	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	831	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	74.86/cwt	73.00–76.00	974	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	73.59/cwt	69.00–76.00	972	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	80.32/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,075	10
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	713	68.68/cwt	65.00–72.00	490	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	645	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	484	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	620	65.04/cwt	60.00–70.00	403	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	725	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	272	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	840	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	735	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	888	93.65/cwt	92.50–95.00	832	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	810	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	389	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,230	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	873	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	538	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	528	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	616	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,240	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	4

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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 164Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 65Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 40Year ago 14

No comparisons made this week 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
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	120.00	120.00
3	—	416	122.50–125.00	123.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
3	—	370	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	344	135.00	135.00
10	—	393	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
3	—	485	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	149.00–155.00	151.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	100.00–105.00	101.64
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
7	—	392	115.00–120.00	119.32
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	405	102.50	102.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	763	119.00	119.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	540	179.50	179.50
3	—	470	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	146.00	146.00
2	—	248	141.00	141.00
1	—	535	148.00	148.00
5	—	672	141.00–148.00	143.75
5	—	389	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
7	—	1,066	62.00–67.00	64.00
6	—	1,321	69.00–76.00	73.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	73.00–76.00	74.86
10	—	1,338	77.00–88.00	80.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	65.00–72.00	68.68
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	620	60.00–70.00	65.04
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	37.50	37.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	48.00	48.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	87.50	87.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	92.50–95.00	93.65
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	52.50	52.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	64.00	64.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	72.50	72.50

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle