Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.92/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$167.92

184 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$944

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

$55.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.25

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	728	170.56	1,242	163
Medium and Large 2	374	156.88	586	14thin
Small 1-2	287	134.05	385	5thin
Medium and Large 3	258	115.50	297	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.06/cwt here — about $944 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 sale184 hd

167.92

—

SC average5 barns · 690 hd

164.68

+3.25

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	1,231	101.06	1,244	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	77.39	1,200	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	71.15	836	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	70.89	649	19

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,378	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	915	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	596	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	165.51/cwt	165.00–168.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.16/cwt	155.00–165.00	505	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	268	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	914	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	163.72/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	704	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,290	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	153.04/cwt	152.00–155.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	774	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.84/cwt	140.00–155.00	616	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	159.03/cwt	155.00–160.00	743	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	61.92/cwt	50.00–69.00	726	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	59.72/cwt	55.00–64.00	559	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	73.87/cwt	70.00–80.00	672	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	106.29/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,286	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	77.39/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,200	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	77.85/cwt	75.00–85.00	899	11
Bulls	—	—	1,263	92.83/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,172	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	788	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	848	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	735	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	573	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	86.06/cwt	85.00–87.00	779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,505	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,129	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	121.55/cwt	117.50–126.00	1,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	900	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.41/cwt	144.00–160.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.08/cwt	107.00–122.50	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	501	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	626	4

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 Sep 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 206Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 26Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 6

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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
2	—	790	136.00	136.00
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	137.00	137.00
4	—	558	142.00	142.00
14	—	687	131.00	131.00
5	—	417	144.00–160.00	147.41
2	—	273	140.00–145.00	142.34
5	—	389	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	122.50	122.50
3	—	567	125.00	125.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
4	—	501	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	115.00–120.00	117.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
2	—	268	150.00–160.00	155.23
6	—	357	165.00–168.00	165.51
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
2	—	315	155.00–165.00	160.16
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	690	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	820	168.00	168.00
65	—	730	176.75	176.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	145.00	145.00
7	—	686	163.00–164.00	163.72
5	—	402	175.00	175.00
6	—	512	152.00–155.00	153.04
6	—	310	175.00	175.00
1	—	375	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	150.00	150.00
2	—	915	134.00	134.00
4	—	596	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	111.00	111.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	268	135.00–140.00	137.62
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	120.00–133.00	125.22
5	—	428	140.00–155.00	143.84
4	—	502	140.00	140.00
3	—	675	107.00–122.50	113.08
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	155.00–160.00	159.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,173	50.00–69.00	61.92
1	—	1,425	99.00	99.00
11	—	1,155	75.00–85.00	77.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	55.00–64.00	59.72
15	—	910	70.00–80.00	73.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	75.00–80.00	77.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,210	99.00–114.00	106.29
7	—	1,263	89.00–95.00	92.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	105.00–110.00	107.59
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	78.00	78.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	85.00–87.00	86.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	117.50–126.00	121.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	125.00	125.00

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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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle