Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-08-10

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Aug 10
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
243 head
63 vs last sale 180 84 vs year ago 327 · 25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
8 vs last sale 53 3 vs year ago 48 · 6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
0 vs last sale 5 1 vs year ago 6 · 16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to limited comparable sales from last week, feeder steers were 5.00 higher, feeder heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder bulls last week to establish a trend. There were moderate offerings of good to average quality cattle with very active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.65/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$165.65
130 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$925
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$404
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$59.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.83
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2593169.291,004107
Medium and Large 2420158.1766412thin
Medium and Large 3358142.915126thin
Small 1-2344138.754774thin
Small 3545110.006001thin
One grade step is worth $59.29/cwt here — about $404 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 sale130 hd
165.65
SC average5 barns · 529 hd
158.82
+6.83
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,62797.651,5895thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36383.151,1334thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10568.4075630

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$1,3251thin

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560139.00/cwt139.00–139.007782
HeifersMedium and Large 2338133.78/cwt130.00–137.504522
HeifersSmall 1-2205125.00/cwt125.00–125.002561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added372145.04/cwt140.00–152.505405
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added298150.00/cwt150.00–150.004475
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added541148.92/cwt145.00–152.0080627
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added581152.51/cwt151.00–154.0088614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375145.00/cwt140.00–150.005442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added675143.00/cwt143.00–143.009652
SteersMedium and Large 3345137.50/cwt135.00–140.004742
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added381162.50/cwt162.50–162.506194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added635167.60/cwt164.00–177.001,06436
SteersMedium and Large 3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
SteersSmall 1-2435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
SteersSmall 1-2385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
SteersSmall 1-2245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
SteersMedium and Large 3250155.00/cwt155.00–155.003881
SteersMedium and Large 3415143.73/cwt142.50–145.005962
SteersMedium and Large 2375162.57/cwt160.00–165.006102
SteersMedium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
SteersMedium and Large 2338162.44/cwt160.00–165.005492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added489178.93/cwt172.50–183.0087515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added703159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1188
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added480156.00/cwt156.00–156.007493
SteersSmall 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
SteersSmall 1-2310155.00/cwt155.00–155.004811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580169.13/cwt158.00–174.5098147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480156.00/cwt156.00–156.007491
BullsMedium and Large 2460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added577140.00/cwt140.00–140.008082
BullsMedium and Large 2Value Added541137.00/cwt137.00–137.007413
BullsMedium and Large 3Value Added503122.50/cwt122.50–122.506163
BullsSmall 1-2560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36383.15/cwt78.00–88.001,1334
CowsLean 85-90%1,05265.17/cwt52.00–73.0068621
CowsLean 85-90%1,22875.92/cwt74.00–78.009329
Bulls1,52585.55/cwt80.00–88.001,3052
Bulls1,695105.71/cwt100.00–110.001,7923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 288880.78/cwt72.50–90.007172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11584.00/cwt84.00–84.009371
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2451,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 3310117.50/cwt117.50–117.503641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added345162.50/cwt162.50–162.505613
BullsMedium and Large 2515141.00/cwt141.00–141.007261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006931
BullsMedium and Large 3825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 3375122.50/cwt122.50–122.504591
HeifersMedium and Large 2475137.50/cwt137.50–137.506531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338146.73/cwt146.00–147.504962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485144.73/cwt134.00–149.007028
HeifersMedium and Large 2260135.00/cwt135.00–135.003511
BullsMedium and Large 2425145.00/cwt145.00–145.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 2375133.73/cwt132.50–135.005012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added466140.00/cwt140.00–140.006523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added643147.75/cwt139.00–152.0095012

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.