Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $144.26/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$144.26

116 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$486

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

$44.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.49

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	638	152.70	974	85
Medium and Large 2	480	122.51	588	28
Small 1-2	450	108.33	488	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.36/cwt here — about $486 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 sale116 hd

144.26

—

SC average5 barns · 538 hd

130.77

+13.49

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	1,744	80.61	1,406	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	66.18	1,057	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	65.14	774	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	59.83	534	13

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	(<2 yrs)	825	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	812	$636	9

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	857	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	468	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	157.82/cwt	157.00–161.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	536	111.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.42/cwt	131.00–135.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	137.45/cwt	135.00–142.50	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.36/cwt	115.00–127.00	640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	126.55/cwt	115.00–129.00	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	151.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	976	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	297	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	401	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	136.52/cwt	135.00–137.00	520	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	136.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,095	66
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.77/cwt	157.50–175.00	611	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	161.39/cwt	160.00–164.00	741	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	138.73/cwt	135.00–141.00	782	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	282	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	69.04/cwt	65.00–73.00	670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	54.08/cwt	47.00–60.00	456	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	66.18/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,057	5
Bulls	—	—	1,744	80.61/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,406	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	68.14/cwt	64.00–74.00	824	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	57.15/cwt	52.00–61.00	648	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	814	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	635	412.60/head	400.00–425.00	413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	631.59/head	500.00–700.00	632	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	735.97/head	650.00–800.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	119.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	129.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	6

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 137Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 78Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 11

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
5	—	587	146.00	146.00
6	—	734	133.00	133.00
18	—	373	157.50–175.00	163.77
15	—	459	160.00–164.00	161.39
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	115.00–129.00	126.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	150.00–155.00	151.80
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
3	—	430	150.00	150.00
8	—	564	135.00–141.00	138.73
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	297	135.00	135.00
4	—	381	135.00–137.00	136.52
3	—	323	130.00–140.00	136.80
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.54
5	—	536	110.00–115.00	111.41
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	157.00–161.00	157.82
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
2	—	580	132.00	132.00
2	—	502	135.00	135.00
1	—	475	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00–142.50	141.22
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	573	120.00–128.00	124.12
1	—	480	147.00	147.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
6	—	513	125.00–130.00	129.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	448	137.50	137.50
7	—	475	131.00–135.00	132.42
3	—	383	135.00–142.50	137.45
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	120.00–125.00	123.73
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
12	—	519	115.00–127.00	123.36
2	—	335	120.00–130.00	125.07
6	—	579	115.00–120.00	119.18
3	—	435	115.00–125.00	119.90
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	695	157.50	157.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	77.50	77.50
8	—	303	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	970	65.00–73.00	69.04
8	—	844	47.00–60.00	54.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,597	64.00–68.00	66.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,209	64.00–74.00	68.14
9	—	1,134	52.00–61.00	57.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,744	74.00–87.00	80.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	73.00	73.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	85.00	85.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	635	400.00–425.00	412.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	765	500.00–700.00	631.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	915	650.00–800.00	735.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	825	900.00	900.00

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