Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for thanksgiving holiday. Average 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 $154.34/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$154.34

76 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$39.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

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	587	159.46	935	52
Medium and Large 2	419	147.88	619	20
Medium and Large 3	333	120.00	399	2thin
Small 1-2	443	120.00	531	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.46/cwt here — about $404 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 sale76 hd

154.34

—

SC average5 barns · 406 hd

158.30

−3.96

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	1,408	85.51	1,204	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	75.24	1,095	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	70.36	881	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	59.30	539	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$663	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	149.92/cwt	148.50–150.50	688	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	130.09/cwt	120.00–135.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	764	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	139.67/cwt	129.00–145.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	997	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,076	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	695	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	865	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	580	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	58.97/cwt	51.00–65.00	633	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	72.54/cwt	67.00–78.00	923	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	67.04/cwt	64.00–70.00	627	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	68.87/cwt	68.00–70.00	932	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	81.61/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,411	91.82/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,296	4
Bulls	—	—	1,406	82.36/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,158	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	52.66/cwt	48.00–60.00	467	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	873	88.67/cwt	85.00–90.00	774	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	631	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	888	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	821	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,303	77.98/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,016	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	640	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	578	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 208Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 78Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 7

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for thanksgiving holiday. Average 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	—	430	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
2	—	533	107.50–110.00	108.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	459	148.50–150.50	149.92
11	—	516	148.00	148.00
2	—	580	130.00	130.00
3	—	366	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	120.00–135.00	130.09
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	155.00	155.00
3	—	440	129.00–145.00	139.67
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	142.50	142.50
4	—	577	144.00	144.00
7	—	278	155.00	155.00
2	—	615	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	162.00	162.00
3	—	465	165.00	165.00
2	—	635	139.00	139.00
7	—	416	167.00	167.00
7	—	562	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	610	163.50	163.50
14	—	694	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,074	51.00–65.00	58.97
1	—	1,790	80.00	80.00
27	—	1,272	67.00–78.00	72.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	935	64.00–70.00	67.04
7	—	887	48.00–60.00	52.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	68.00–70.00	68.87
2	—	1,558	80.00–83.00	81.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	88.00–94.00	91.82
8	—	1,406	76.00–85.00	82.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	873	85.00–90.00	88.67
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	82.50	82.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	90.00–95.00	92.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	76.00–80.00	77.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	300.00	300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,025.00	1,025.00

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