Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.91/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$126.91

65 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$27.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

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	469	134.31	630	27
Medium and Large 2	441	126.09	556	28
Small 1-2	323	117.50	379	2thin
Medium and Large 3	375	107.12	402	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.20/cwt here — about $228 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 sale65 hd

126.91

—

SC average5 barns · 713 hd

123.91

+3.00

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	—	Low	1,503	80.50	1,210	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	66.31	778	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	64.00	1,075	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	58.77	623	19

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,184	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	382	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.67/cwt	121.00–125.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	103.71/cwt	102.50–105.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	271	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	138.97/cwt	134.00–140.50	932	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	129.19/cwt	128.00–132.50	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	134.02/cwt	133.00–136.00	647	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	137.29/cwt	130.00–145.00	361	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.76/cwt	145.00–151.00	723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	603	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.48/cwt	110.00–112.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.76/cwt	105.00–117.50	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	151.41/cwt	148.00–155.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	63.11/cwt	61.00–66.00	733	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	53.94/cwt	45.00–59.00	511	9
Bulls	—	—	1,425	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,097	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	66.75/cwt	64.00–70.00	785	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,327	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	690	110.60/cwt	104.00–117.50	763	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,176.38/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,176	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	60.54/cwt	60.00–61.00	509	2
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	845	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	795	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	441	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	317	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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 238Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 87Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 11

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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
3	—	382	135.00–136.00	135.33
2	—	445	136.00	136.00
22	—	483	133.00–136.00	134.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	121.00–125.00	123.67
7	—	360	131.00	131.00
3	—	466	125.00–127.00	126.29
2	—	315	125.00	125.00
6	—	400	121.00	121.00
4	—	510	128.00–132.50	129.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	102.50–105.00	103.71
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
1	—	210	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	107.50	107.50
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	117.50	117.50
1	—	270	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
2	—	228	117.50–120.00	118.76
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	140.00–145.00	142.53
1	—	455	141.00	141.00
3	—	318	140.00–145.00	143.38
2	—	263	130.00–145.00	137.29
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	671	134.00–140.50	138.97
3	—	580	140.00	140.00
9	—	483	145.00–151.00	149.76
2	—	383	155.00–160.00	157.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	110.00–112.00	110.48
4	—	480	105.00–117.50	113.76
1	—	685	102.50	102.50
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	148.00–155.00	151.41
2	—	550	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,161	61.00–66.00	63.11
9	—	948	45.00–59.00	53.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,176	64.00–70.00	66.75
1	—	1,145	61.50	61.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,580	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	104.00–117.50	110.60
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	60.00–61.00	60.54
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	72.00	72.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,176.38
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	55.00	55.00

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

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