Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

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 $153.61/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$153.61

63 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$573

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

$41.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.09

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	566	161.69	915	42
Medium and Large 2	467	144.74	676	13thin
Small 1-2	411	127.49	524	6thin
Medium and Large 3	285	120.00	342	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.69/cwt here — about $573 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 sale63 hd

153.61

—

SC average5 barns · 652 hd

157.70

−4.09

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	—	Low	1,477	95.09	1,404	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	78.23	962	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	76.36	1,164	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	829	63.63	528	10

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)	830	$857	6

Every lot, as filed

55 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	171.60/cwt	170.00–172.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,042	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	510	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	778	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	957	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	413	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	165.81/cwt	165.00–167.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	223.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	843	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	896	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	149.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	130.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	217.24/cwt	215.00–220.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,167	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	698	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	849	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	60.18/cwt	50.00–69.00	494	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	77.45/cwt	77.00–78.00	668	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	76.36/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	88.65/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,355	4
Bulls	—	—	1,426	101.52/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,448	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	71.13/cwt	68.00–73.00	789	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	80.39/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,019	23
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	627	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	791	86.87/cwt	79.00–102.00	687	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	405	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	645	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	561	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	682	72.79/cwt	67.00–76.00	496	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	967	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	648	577.70/head	500.00–650.00	578	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,414.81/head	1,400.00–1,430.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.04/cwt	135.00–141.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	137.11/cwt	135.00–145.00	559	5

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 170Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 50Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 40Year ago 19

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	170.00–172.00	171.60
2	—	417	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	132.50	132.50
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	144.00	144.00
2	—	465	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	215	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	690	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	182.50	182.50
18	—	587	163.00	163.00
5	—	418	165.00–167.00	165.81
4	—	384	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	152.50	152.50
2	—	475	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	135.00–141.00	138.04
5	—	408	135.00–145.00	137.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
2	—	365	145.00–155.00	149.79
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	220.00–225.00	223.74
7	—	326	215.00–220.00	217.24
5	—	641	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
3	—	711	167.50	167.50
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
3	—	478	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
3	—	365	130.00–135.00	133.33
3	—	230	125.00–135.00	130.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	821	50.00–69.00	60.18
2	—	863	77.00–78.00	77.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	75.00–78.00	76.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	68.00–73.00	71.13
23	—	1,267	77.00–88.00	80.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	81.00–95.00	88.65
4	—	1,426	100.00–104.00	101.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	82.50	82.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	791	79.00–102.00	86.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	87.00	87.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	682	67.00–76.00	72.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	92.50	92.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	648	500.00–650.00	577.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,400.00–1,430.00	1,414.81

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

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