Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average offering 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 $146.10/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$146.10

108 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$41.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

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	588	150.54	885	93
Medium and Large 2	362	123.38	447	10thin
Medium and Large 3	393	108.97	428	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.58/cwt here — about $457 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 sale108 hd

146.10

—

SC average5 barns · 997 hd

140.90

+5.20

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	1,571	92.76	1,457	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	68.94	883	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	66.22	1,011	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	59.39	527	11

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)	1,188	$884	5

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	111.17/cwt	110.00–112.50	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,005	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	125.27/cwt	117.50–130.00	406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.96/cwt	140.00–147.50	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	144.29/cwt	130.00–150.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	174.94/cwt	167.50–176.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	123.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,084	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	393	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	592	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	844	82
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	152.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	72.69/cwt	69.00–80.00	938	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	55.30/cwt	50.00–64.00	477	8
Bulls	—	—	1,666	96.20/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,603	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	61.92/cwt	60.00–64.00	943	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	70.52/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,079	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	61.23/cwt	54.00–66.00	774	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	70.31/cwt	67.00–74.00	670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,190	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	940	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	78.47/cwt	78.00–79.00	854	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	974	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	703	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	75.48/cwt	75.00–76.00	793	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,157	815.02/head	725.00–875.00	815	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	986.64/head	975.00–1,000.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 145Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 77Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
2	—	328	150.00–160.00	154.89
2	—	528	150.00–156.00	152.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	177.00	177.00
29	—	655	165.50	165.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	167.50–176.00	174.94
3	—	343	177.50	177.50
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
7	—	568	163.50	163.50
1	—	385	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	117.50	117.50
5	—	324	117.50–130.00	125.27
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
3	—	372	120.00–130.00	123.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	112.50	112.50
2	—	278	110.00–112.50	111.17
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	655	153.50	153.50
10	—	583	160.00	160.00
8	—	421	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
4	—	605	137.00	137.00
2	—	753	120.00	120.00
10	—	474	140.00–147.50	142.96
2	—	318	140.00	140.00
2	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
3	—	430	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	130.00–150.00	144.29
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
2	—	558	140.00–147.50	143.73
2	—	680	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	92.50	92.50
5	—	245	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	592	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,290	69.00–80.00	72.69
18	—	1,264	54.00–66.00	61.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	863	50.00–64.00	55.30
3	—	953	67.00–74.00	70.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	60.00–64.00	61.92
2	—	1,530	68.00–73.00	70.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,666	93.00–101.00	96.20
1	—	1,190	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	78.00–79.00	78.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	75.00–76.00	75.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	87.00	87.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,157	725.00–875.00	815.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	975.00–1,000.00	986.64

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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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