Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales with active buyer participation.. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.21/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$142.21

69 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$46.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

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	466	155.81	727	37
Medium and Large 2	503	135.88	684	18thin
Small 1-2	348	123.30	429	5thin
Medium and Large 3	398	109.46	436	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.35/cwt here — about $291 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 sale69 hd

142.21

—

SC average5 barns · 639 hd

142.97

−0.76

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	1,663	98.43	1,637	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,095	82.05	899	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	74.02	769	6thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	472	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	774	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	111.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	846	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	512	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	967	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	139.80/cwt	139.00–144.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	132.54/cwt	128.00–137.00	917	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	70.74/cwt	66.00–73.00	753	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	77.31/cwt	76.00–79.00	782	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	88.57/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	98.43/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,637	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	518	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,225	82.96/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,016	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	720	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	468	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,230	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,188	91.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	511	138.47/cwt	136.00–140.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	610	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	408	123.25/cwt	122.50–124.00	503	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 112Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 68Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 23

No comparisons made today due to limited comparable sales with active buyer participation.. Light offering of average quality cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	164.00	164.00
6	—	588	139.00–144.00	139.80
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
4	—	692	128.00–137.00	132.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	132.50	132.50
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
2	—	408	122.50–124.00	123.25
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	142.00	142.00
3	—	375	132.50	132.50
2	—	712	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	110.00–115.00	111.72
2	—	230	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	148.00	148.00
3	—	375	155.00	155.00
4	—	740	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	456	167.00	167.00
3	—	604	140.00	140.00
6	—	363	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	136.00–140.00	138.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	200.00	200.00
2	—	280	205.00	205.00
4	—	501	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	112.50	112.50
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	66.00–73.00	70.74
3	—	1,012	76.00–79.00	77.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,158	82.00–95.00	88.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	97.50–100.00	98.43

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	—	715	72.50	72.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	80.00–86.00	82.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	835	104.00	104.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,188	90.00–95.00	91.66
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	815	113.00	113.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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