Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $109.64/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$109.64

30 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$12.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.58

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	116.47	528	12thin
Small 1-2	390	112.35	439	3thin
Medium and Large 3	507	103.62	525	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.85/cwt here — about $3 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 sale30 hd

109.64

—

SC average5 barns · 529 hd

130.22

−20.58

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	1,863	101.28	1,887	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	70.16	1,041	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	66.72	830	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	824	62.01	511	30

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)	1,190	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$983	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$903	19

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	868	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	761	770.95/head	600.00–975.00	771	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,111.27/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	102.40/cwt	100.00–103.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	101.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	105.49/cwt	105.00–107.50	510	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	470	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	428	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	492	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	392	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.96/cwt	115.00–118.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	124.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	55.46/cwt	48.00–62.00	495	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	771	67.02/cwt	65.00–72.00	517	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	70.16/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,041	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	56.06/cwt	52.00–62.00	643	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	69.66/cwt	65.00–77.00	885	29
Bulls	—	—	1,863	101.28/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,887	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	1,198.10/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,198	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	732	861.10/head	700.00–950.00	861	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	638	405.88/head	300.00–500.00	406	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	984	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	747	87.06/cwt	80.00–92.50	650	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,180	75.27/cwt	69.00–80.00	888	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	77.66/cwt	75.00–80.00	672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,156	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,120.41/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,120	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	846.76/head	800.00–900.00	847	2

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 220Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 24Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 9Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,083	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,120.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	800.00–900.00	846.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	761	600.00–975.00	770.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	732	700.00–950.00	861.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,111.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,084	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,198.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	638	300.00–500.00	405.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	96.00	96.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	747	80.00–92.50	87.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,180	69.00–80.00	75.27
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	75.00–80.00	77.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	115.00	115.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	100.00–103.00	102.40
3	—	513	100.00–105.00	101.62
5	—	483	105.00–107.50	105.49
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.41
5	—	428	115.00–117.00	116.21
3	—	372	115.00–125.00	119.93
2	—	468	115.00–117.00	116.02
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	110.00–112.00	111.03
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	127.50	127.50
3	—	428	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
2	—	410	142.00	142.00
1	—	825	117.50	117.50
4	—	493	146.00	146.00
7	—	538	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	80.00	80.00
1	—	715	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	108.00	108.00
3	—	520	115.00–118.00	115.96
3	—	456	136.00	136.00
5	—	416	120.00–126.00	124.58
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	893	48.00–62.00	55.46
17	—	771	65.00–72.00	67.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,484	68.00–73.00	70.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,147	52.00–62.00	56.06
29	—	1,271	65.00–77.00	69.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,863	90.00–111.00	101.28

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle