Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.72/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$141.72

57 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$505

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

$31.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

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	626	144.83	906	50
Medium and Large 2	545	137.00	747	1thin
Small 1-2	510	122.50	625	2thin
Medium and Large 3	353	113.75	401	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $505 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 sale57 hd

141.72

—

SC average5 barns · 477 hd

152.60

−10.88

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	1,572	80.96	1,273	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,061	65.38	694	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,820	62.00	1,128	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	59.55	655	18

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	668	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	122.51/cwt	122.51–122.51	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,209	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.51/cwt	121.00–129.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	113.75/cwt	110.00–117.50	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	161.69/cwt	160.00–164.00	674	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	150.63/cwt	150.00–151.00	803	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	629	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	707	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	746	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	63.98/cwt	60.00–70.00	760	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	48.04/cwt	43.00–55.00	418	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,128	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	69.41/cwt	65.00–76.00	708	5
Bulls	—	—	1,451	75.30/cwt	63.00–83.00	1,093	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	88.50/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,534	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	60.34/cwt	55.00–63.00	672	4
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	1,210	68.41/cwt	65.00–71.00	828	2
Stock Cows	Medium 3	—	870	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	452	1
Stock Cows	Medium 3	—	1,140	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	741	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	1,005	64.53/cwt	55.00–75.00	649	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,180	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	960	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	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 Nov 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 115Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 47Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 15

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	122.50	122.50
2	—	645	123.00	123.00
1	—	475	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	122.51	122.51
2	—	485	122.50–125.00	123.74
3	—	707	105.50	105.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
2	—	330	110.00–117.50	113.75
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	975	124.00	124.00
6	—	554	148.00	148.00
5	—	417	160.00–164.00	161.69
12	—	478	152.00	152.00
14	—	533	150.00–151.00	150.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	137.00	137.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
2	—	525	122.50	122.50
11	—	479	121.00–129.00	127.51
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	102.50	102.50
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
4	—	448	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	131.00	131.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
13	—	533	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,188	60.00–70.00	63.98
5	—	870	43.00–55.00	48.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	65.00–76.00	69.41
4	—	1,113	55.00–63.00	60.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	63.00–83.00	75.30
3	—	1,733	85.00–91.00	88.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	65.00–71.00	68.41
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	52.00	52.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	65.00	65.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,005	55.00–75.00	64.53
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	68.00	68.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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