Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.12/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$144.12

137 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$44.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

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	517	149.14	771	111
Medium and Large 2	429	127.01	544	20
Small 1-2	360	115.00	414	2thin
Medium and Large 3	525	104.98	551	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $220 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 sale137 hd

144.12

—

SC average5 barns · 858 hd

144.66

−0.54

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	1,515	99.29	1,505	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	74.01	862	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	73.36	1,042	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	67.81	610	4thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,154	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.62/cwt	133.00–137.00	832	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	143.33/cwt	138.50–146.00	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	156.48/cwt	156.00–157.00	673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	141.76/cwt	137.00–145.00	748	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	143.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	156.86/cwt	150.00–161.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	865	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	156.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	155.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	642	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	363	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	476	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	164.24/cwt	161.00–168.00	936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	824	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	161.83/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,041	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	174.03/cwt	171.00–179.00	827	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	639	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	880	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	600	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	65.02/cwt	58.00–72.00	749	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	62.19/cwt	60.00–64.00	532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	73.42/cwt	72.00–75.00	694	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	73.36/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,042	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	78.06/cwt	75.00–85.00	913	20
Bulls	—	—	1,668	109.61/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,828	4
Bulls	—	—	1,393	91.04/cwt	82.50–95.00	1,268	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	827	83.32/cwt	82.00–85.00	689	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	815	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,425.74/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	705	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	141.31/cwt	137.50–145.00	647	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	103.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	132.39/cwt	127.50–135.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.22/cwt	132.50–135.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	130.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	479	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 243Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
3	—	617	100.00–105.00	103.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	133.00–137.00	134.62
12	—	461	138.50–146.00	143.33
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
4	—	596	144.00	144.00
2	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.47
17	—	528	137.00–145.00	141.76
7	—	369	140.00–145.00	143.55
2	—	308	140.00–150.00	144.88
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
4	—	419	127.50–135.00	132.39
3	—	325	132.50–135.00	134.22
6	—	480	120.00–125.00	122.10
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	368	125.00–135.00	130.24
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	593	158.00	158.00
7	—	728	145.00	145.00
14	—	430	156.00–157.00	156.48
5	—	649	148.00	148.00
14	—	537	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	155.00	155.00
8	—	515	149.50	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	144.00	144.00
2	—	618	130.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	317	150.00–161.00	156.86
2	—	378	150.00–160.00	155.23
1	—	760	122.00	122.00
2	—	715	115.00–116.00	115.51
3	—	220	150.00–165.00	156.17
5	—	413	150.00–160.00	155.43
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	726	157.00	157.00
4	—	455	181.00	181.00
8	—	756	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	149.00	149.00
11	—	570	161.00–168.00	164.24
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
10	—	643	157.00–163.00	161.83
10	—	475	171.00–179.00	174.03
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	130.00–132.50	131.26
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	137.50	137.50
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00–140.00	134.91
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	458	137.50–145.00	141.31
2	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.43
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.50	122.50
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
2	—	400	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,152	58.00–72.00	65.02
20	—	1,170	75.00–85.00	78.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	60.00–64.00	62.19
2	—	945	72.00–75.00	73.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	70.00–76.00	73.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	100.00–116.00	109.61
5	—	1,393	82.50–95.00	91.04

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	3	—	827	82.00–85.00	83.32
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	62.00	62.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	610.00	610.00

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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Heifers · 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

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