Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. 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 $153.04/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$153.04

61 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$53.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.41

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	500	167.76	839	33
Medium and Large 2	421	144.30	608	17thin
Small 1-2	360	127.01	457	7thin
Medium and Large 3	388	114.38	443	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.38/cwt here — about $396 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 sale61 hd

153.04

—

SC average5 barns · 554 hd

144.64

+8.41

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	1,257	86.24	1,084	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	74.06	810	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	70.00	1,124	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	58.54	590	21

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)	865	$829	12

Every lot, as filed

72 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 and Large 3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.29/cwt	140.00–142.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	650	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	529	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	424	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	108.34/cwt	105.00–112.50	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	846	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	135.92/cwt	130.00–141.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,050	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	399	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.67/cwt	142.50–145.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	519	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	129.64/cwt	120.00–135.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	695	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	163.62/cwt	159.00–167.00	800	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	170.88/cwt	170.00–171.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.36/cwt	132.50–135.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	171.49/cwt	171.00–172.50	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	141.62/cwt	136.00–142.50	687	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,038	92.60/cwt	90.00–95.00	961	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,110	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	930	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	916	848.65/head	775.00–900.00	849	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	695	711.69/head	700.00–725.00	712	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	814	53.42/cwt	48.00–58.00	435	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	778	42.01/cwt	39.00–44.00	327	4
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	760	86.92/cwt	75.00–100.00	661	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	872	61.07/cwt	60.00–63.00	533	3
Bulls	—	—	1,392	97.10/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,352	3
Bulls	—	—	1,122	75.37/cwt	66.00–84.00	846	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	75.96/cwt	72.00–83.00	893	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	100.85/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,122	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	70.48/cwt	69.00–75.00	767	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	53.77/cwt	42.00–64.00	525	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	64.24/cwt	60.00–70.00	638	7

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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 314Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 38Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 6Year ago 8

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. 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 — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
3	—	430	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00–142.50	141.29
1	—	625	122.50	122.50
4	—	782	115.00	115.00
4	—	525	132.50–135.00	134.36
6	—	570	133.00	133.00
7	—	485	136.00–142.50	141.62
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	117.50	117.50
5	—	424	120.00–125.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	135.00	135.00
4	—	560	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	171.00–172.50	171.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	141.00	141.00
6	—	430	152.00	152.00
9	—	572	130.00–141.00	135.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
3	—	458	105.00–112.50	108.34
2	—	355	110.00–115.00	112.54
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
2	—	335	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	525	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
2	—	478	122.50–125.00	123.73
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	122.50	122.50
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	215	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	140.00	140.00
5	—	675	129.00	129.00
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	188.00	188.00
1	—	380	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	146.00	146.00
2	—	280	140.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	320	142.50–145.00	143.67
8	—	363	140.00–150.00	143.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	117.50	117.50
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	640	164.00	164.00
3	—	395	176.00	176.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	125.00–130.00	127.57
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
3	—	368	120.00–135.00	129.64
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	489	159.00–167.00	163.62
8	—	438	170.00–171.00	170.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,038	90.00–95.00	92.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	916	775.00–900.00	848.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	700.00–725.00	711.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	814	48.00–58.00	53.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	778	39.00–44.00	42.01
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	75.00–100.00	86.92
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	872	60.00–63.00	61.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	88.00–105.00	97.10
3	—	1,122	66.00–84.00	75.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,176	72.00–83.00	75.96
2	—	1,113	97.00–105.00	100.85
7	—	993	60.00–70.00	64.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	69.00–75.00	70.48
15	—	976	42.00–64.00	53.77

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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