Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.73/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$158.73

151 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$690

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

$45.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

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	662	163.82	1,084	117
Medium and Large 2	378	149.08	564	23
Small 1-2	315	132.15	416	5thin
Medium and Large 3	332	118.75	394	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.07/cwt here — about $690 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 sale151 hd

158.73

—

SC average5 barns · 488 hd

153.04

+5.69

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	—	Low	1,322	97.44	1,288	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	80.51	999	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	824	65.08	536	23

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	224	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	274	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	323	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	171.49/cwt	170.00–173.00	815	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	938	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	119.37/cwt	112.00–125.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	128.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,230	65
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,083	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	131.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	175.12/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	988	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	149.47/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	132.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.57/cwt	125.00–142.00	642	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	490	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	701	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	623	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	63.94/cwt	57.00–70.00	700	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	771	58.43/cwt	50.00–67.00	450	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	82.04/cwt	75.00–91.00	1,023	34
Bulls	—	—	1,150	88.07/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	—	1,437	103.69/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	77.56/cwt	75.00–85.00	717	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,513	95.87/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	130.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	478	6

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 151Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 57Year ago 63

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	224	122.50	122.50
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
2	—	707	114.00	114.00
6	—	464	120.00–130.00	128.37
9	—	314	125.00–132.00	130.72
6	—	359	130.00–135.00	133.26
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	110.00–115.00	112.40
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	475	170.00–173.00	171.49
6	—	590	159.00	159.00
5	—	408	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	502	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	151.00	151.00
3	—	560	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
4	—	334	112.00–125.00	119.37
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	172.00	172.00
4	—	681	159.00	159.00
7	—	385	158.00	158.00
5	—	485	165.00	165.00
4	—	420	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
21	—	374	145.00–155.00	149.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	790	155.75	155.75
9	—	571	174.00–176.00	175.12
11	—	537	184.00	184.00
8	—	438	188.00	188.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	130.00–136.00	131.92
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	125.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	470	125.00–142.00	136.57
3	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.51
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	623	101.00–105.00	102.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	490	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	57.00–70.00	63.94
34	—	1,247	75.00–91.00	82.04
2	—	1,513	94.00–98.00	95.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	771	50.00–67.00	58.43
8	—	924	75.00–85.00	77.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	83.00–92.00	88.07
3	—	1,437	99.00–106.00	103.69

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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