Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.09/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$139.09

59 head · 350 lb average

Value per head Derived

$486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$35.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	391	152.28	595	25
Medium and Large 1-2	632	140.00	885	2thin
Small 1-2	276	133.96	369	22
Medium and Large 3	354	117.20	415	10thin

One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $180 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 sale59 hd

139.09

—

SC average5 barns · 412 hd

149.95

−10.86

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	1,456	81.88	1,192	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	66.63	854	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	65.97	1,056	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	55.20	478	26

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	488	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	118.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	102.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	118.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	101.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	124.12/cwt	120.00–127.50	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	595	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	278	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	119.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	321	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	388	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	119.35/cwt	115.00–121.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	119.90/cwt	117.50–122.50	393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	109.94/cwt	105.00–115.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	148.29/cwt	147.50–150.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	153.91/cwt	145.00–157.50	580	17
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	497	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	306	12
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	132.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	119.18/cwt	115.00–122.50	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	438	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	129.60/cwt	127.50–135.00	688	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	69.48/cwt	65.00–79.00	907	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	50.82/cwt	45.00–58.00	427	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	65.07/cwt	60.00–68.00	599	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	65.97/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,056	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	54.44/cwt	45.00–61.00	643	7
Bulls	—	—	1,615	88.63/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,431	3
Bulls	—	—	1,218	71.75/cwt	70.00–74.00	874	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	897	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	743	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 125Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 50Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 15Year ago 21

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	130.00–135.00	132.46
5	—	603	115.00–120.00	118.98
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
7	—	531	127.50–135.00	129.60
1	—	660	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
4	—	478	100.00–110.00	102.46
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.59
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	438	115.00–120.00	117.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	119.00	119.00
7	—	352	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	115.00–125.00	118.48
3	—	550	117.50	117.50
6	—	328	120.00–127.50	124.12
3	—	492	121.00	121.00
8	—	269	115.00–125.00	119.37
7	—	413	115.00–121.00	119.35
1	—	215	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	106.00	106.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
3	—	408	100.00–105.00	101.72
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	130.00–135.00	133.29
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.44
12	—	225	136.00	136.00
4	—	368	125.00–135.00	132.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	117.50–122.50	119.90
2	—	405	105.00–115.00	109.94
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
3	—	377	115.00–122.50	119.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	145.00	145.00
3	—	426	147.50–150.00	148.29
17	—	377	145.00–157.50	153.91
2	—	320	150.00–160.00	155.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,306	65.00–79.00	69.48
7	—	1,181	45.00–61.00	54.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	841	45.00–58.00	50.82
8	—	920	60.00–68.00	65.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	64.00–68.00	65.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	80.00–94.00	88.63
2	—	1,218	70.00–74.00	71.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	87.50	87.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	77.50	77.50

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle