Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with light buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.53/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$141.53

19 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$20.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

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	579	143.26	829	15thin
Medium and Large 2	347	139.19	483	3thin
Small 1-2	390	122.50	478	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about $351 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 sale19 hd

141.53

—

SC average5 barns · 250 hd

141.40

+0.13

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	1,613	108.77	1,754	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	91.52	1,311	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	89.22	1,099	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	77.69	836	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$610	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,055	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	90.18/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,109	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	67.48/cwt	57.00–72.50	665	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,942	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	80.83/cwt	75.00–90.00	892	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	91.52/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,311	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	79.24/cwt	72.50–85.00	1,032	4
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,083	94.38/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,022	4
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,081	98.27/cwt	85.00–115.00	1,062	20
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,277	104.87/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,339	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,083	92.59/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,003	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,265	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,273	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,146	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,040	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	962	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,310	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,474	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	805	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,380	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.79/cwt	137.50–140.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	734	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	140.10/cwt	139.00–141.00	888	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	247	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	715	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	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 Jun 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 118Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 80Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 30Year ago 8

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with light buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	105.00	105.00
25	—	1,230	85.00–98.00	90.18
4	—	1,303	72.50–85.00	79.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	57.00–72.50	67.48
13	—	1,103	75.00–90.00	80.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	88.00–96.00	91.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,555	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,598	120.00–123.00	121.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,277	94.00–115.00	104.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,273	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,083	85.00–101.00	94.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,081	85.00–115.00	98.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	92.50	92.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	90.00–95.00	92.59
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	112.50	112.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
2	—	330	137.50–140.00	138.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	496	148.00	148.00
9	—	634	139.00–141.00	140.10
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	107.50	107.50
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	117.50	117.50
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

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