Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

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 $168.81/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$168.81

65 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$63.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

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	501	181.13	907	39
Medium and Large 2	488	155.29	758	22
Small 1-2	255	140.00	357	1thin
Medium and Large 3	423	117.46	497	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.67/cwt here — about $410 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 sale65 hd

168.81

—

SC average5 barns · 524 hd

172.07

−3.26

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	1,444	105.20	1,519	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	83.96	1,242	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	81.93	942	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	901	72.39	652	19

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)	924	$1,042	31

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	471	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	972	1,085.12/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,085	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,032	1,216.13/head	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,216	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	730	773.60/head	600.00–900.00	774	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,092	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	98.59/cwt	97.50–100.00	912	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	108.78/cwt	98.00–116.00	1,648	14
Bulls	—	—	1,196	92.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,108	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	83.96/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,242	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	81.27/cwt	79.00–87.50	720	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	65.94/cwt	58.00–75.00	601	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	85.90/cwt	81.00–91.00	990	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,367	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	72.89/cwt	60.00–78.00	816	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	193.55/cwt	192.50–194.00	915	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	179.55/cwt	172.50–182.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	208.13/cwt	207.50–210.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	176.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	179.80/cwt	177.00–185.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	180.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	876	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	182.44/cwt	175.00–186.00	890	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	204.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	190.05/cwt	185.00–195.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	155.49/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	181.87/cwt	180.00–185.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.16/cwt	160.00–175.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	156.28/cwt	150.00–162.50	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	700	7

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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 137Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 73Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 33Year ago 10

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	150.00–155.00	152.55
4	—	653	145.00–159.00	155.49
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
2	—	415	145.00–150.00	147.50
3	—	320	160.00–175.00	170.16
2	—	478	145.00–155.00	150.18
2	—	528	150.00–162.50	156.28
3	—	550	157.00	157.00
3	—	610	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	177.00	177.00
9	—	488	175.00–186.00	182.44
8	—	426	180.00–185.00	181.87
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
7	—	750	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	107.50	107.50
2	—	385	120.00–125.00	122.44
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	340	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	192.50–194.00	193.55
4	—	437	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
2	—	568	160.00–162.50	161.26
4	—	465	172.50–182.00	179.55
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
2	—	610	150.00–155.00	152.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	863	163.00	163.00
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
4	—	516	196.00	196.00
4	—	455	207.50–210.00	208.13
2	—	765	169.00	169.00
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
3	—	368	200.00–210.00	204.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	175.00–180.00	176.67
3	—	362	177.00–185.00	179.80
3	—	410	180.00	180.00
2	—	535	182.00	182.00
2	—	313	175.00–185.00	180.12
2	—	480	180.00–185.00	182.45
2	—	253	185.00–195.00	190.05
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	208.00	208.00
11	—	394	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	730	600.00–900.00	773.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	972	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,085.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,032	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,216.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	97.50	97.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	97.50–100.00	98.59
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,515	98.00–116.00	108.78
4	—	1,196	90.00–95.00	92.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,479	78.00–88.00	83.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	886	79.00–87.50	81.27
11	—	912	58.00–75.00	65.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,153	81.00–91.00	85.90
1	—	1,395	98.00	98.00
11	—	1,120	60.00–78.00	72.89

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle