Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made the week due to sale being closed for Holidays. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.61/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$167.61

49 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$578

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

$67.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

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	571	172.05	983	44
Medium and Large 2	455	140.00	637	1thin
Small 1-2	343	132.50	455	3thin
Medium and Large 3	385	105.00	404	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.05/cwt here — about $578 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 sale49 hd

167.61

—

SC average5 barns · 327 hd

170.27

−2.66

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	1,586	90.45	1,434	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	73.10	954	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	68.03	1,066	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	65.97	748	25

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
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	74.66/cwt	70.00–80.00	972	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	67.38/cwt	64.00–69.50	886	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	93.56/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,582	5
Bulls	—	—	1,323	82.66/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,094	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	74.41/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,153	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	64.39/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,016	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	72.07/cwt	70.00–76.00	925	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	63.10/cwt	57.00–69.00	671	17
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	596	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	54.49/cwt	50.00–60.00	398	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	835	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.50	429	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.50	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,074	14
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	175.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	145.11/cwt	142.50–146.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	158.28/cwt	150.00–161.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	974	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,129	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	174.32/cwt	174.00–175.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	463	136.84/cwt	131.00–142.50	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	871	3
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	943	82.24/cwt	72.00–92.00	776	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	730	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	365	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,275	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	956	1
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	840	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	322	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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 223Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 92Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 5

No comparisons made the week due to sale being closed for Holidays. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,302	70.00–80.00	74.66
3	—	1,315	64.00–69.50	67.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	71.00–77.00	74.41
7	—	1,578	60.00–68.00	64.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	70.00–76.00	72.07
17	—	1,063	57.00–69.00	63.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,691	90.00–96.00	93.56
2	—	1,323	78.00–86.00	82.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	75.00	75.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	50.00–60.00	54.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	40.00	40.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	52.00	52.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	72.00–92.00	82.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
3	—	635	126.00–127.50	126.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	495	155.00	155.00
10	—	630	138.00	138.00
9	—	548	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
4	—	345	120.00–127.50	124.38
2	—	655	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	160.00	160.00
2	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	107.50	107.50
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	174.00–175.00	174.32
3	—	495	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	131.00–142.50	136.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	600	179.00	179.00
3	—	580	168.00	168.00
5	—	471	177.50	177.50
9	—	660	171.00	171.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	170.00–180.00	175.15
4	—	633	142.50–146.00	145.11
4	—	593	150.00–161.00	158.28
2	—	390	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	100.00	100.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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