Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made today due to limited sales. Moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.55/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$131.55

93 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

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	578	137.80	797	41
Medium and Large 2	693	130.17	902	41
Small 1-2	516	120.58	622	6thin
Medium and Large 3	400	104.80	419	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $378 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 sale93 hd

131.55

—

SC average5 barns · 740 hd

136.82

−5.27

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	1,463	89.89	1,315	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	76.14	1,240	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	70.80	857	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	66.87	756	7thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,090	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,031	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	441	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,054	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	718	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	59.90/cwt	54.00–69.00	643	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	72.10/cwt	70.00–77.50	846	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	76.14/cwt	76.00–76.50	1,240	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	66.80/cwt	57.00–70.00	757	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	74.79/cwt	72.00–79.00	963	6
Bulls	—	—	1,463	89.89/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,315	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	828	69.83/cwt	65.00–75.00	578	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,150	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	874	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	924	106.78/cwt	90.00–113.00	987	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,020	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,215	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	137.99/cwt	135.00–144.00	804	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	129.83/cwt	121.50–132.50	988	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 351Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 83Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 12

No comparisons made today due to limited sales. Moderate offering of average to poor 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	—	640	104.00	104.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	105.00	105.00
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	117.50	117.50
2	—	565	122.00	122.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	136.00	136.00
10	—	546	138.00	138.00
27	—	583	135.00–144.00	137.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	531	131.00	131.00
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
29	—	761	121.50–132.50	129.83
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	140.00	140.00
4	—	632	130.00	130.00
6	—	480	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	149.00	149.00
9	—	543	156.00	156.00
49	—	710	148.50	148.50
11	—	480	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	54.00–69.00	59.90
4	—	1,174	70.00–77.50	72.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	76.00–76.50	76.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	57.00–70.00	66.80
6	—	1,288	72.00–79.00	74.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	83.00–94.00	89.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	65.00–75.00	69.83
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	76.00	76.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	90.00–113.00	106.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,090.00	1,090.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

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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

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle