Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. 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 $177.90/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$177.90

53 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$45.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.39

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	663	180.45	1,197	47
Medium and Large 2	485	169.38	821	4thin
Small 1-2	572	135.00	772	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.45/cwt here — about $425 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 sale53 hd

177.90

—

SC average5 barns · 429 hd

201.29

−23.39

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	—	High	1,340	102.85	1,378	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,225	88.00	1,078	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	87.44	1,104	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	79.73	882	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	164.33/cwt	157.50–167.50	914	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	167.73/cwt	162.50–173.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	177.88/cwt	177.50–178.00	914	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	186.10/cwt	180.00–192.50	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	178.65/cwt	178.00–180.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	158.22/cwt	157.00–165.00	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	206.40/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,373	16
Steers	Small 1-2	—	572	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	186.93/cwt	186.00–192.50	1,084	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	199.61/cwt	185.00–202.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	185.52/cwt	180.00–187.50	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	961	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	90.69/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,222	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	87.30/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,033	7
Bulls	—	—	1,220	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,557	111.34/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,734	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	69.14/cwt	53.00–79.00	691	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,078	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	78.51/cwt	71.00–82.00	809	4
Bulls	—	—	1,018	84.32/cwt	80.00–89.00	858	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,367	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	129.69/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,219	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	547	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	59.25/cwt	50.00–66.00	474	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	533	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	330	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	625	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	266	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	805	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,277	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.50	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	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 Mar 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 253Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 82Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 36Year ago 12

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average 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
4	—	556	157.50–167.50	164.33
5	—	438	180.00–187.50	185.52
1	—	610	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
1	—	680	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.58
1	—	725	132.50	132.50
1	—	605	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
2	—	468	150.00–157.50	153.69
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
2	—	528	162.50–173.00	167.73
7	—	556	157.00–165.00	158.22
1	—	475	170.00	170.00
1	—	655	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	177.50–178.00	177.88
4	—	381	180.00–192.50	186.10
3	—	414	178.00–180.00	178.65
4	—	732	159.00	159.00
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
5	—	566	204.00–210.00	206.40
1	—	385	222.50	222.50
3	—	435	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	172.50	172.50
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
6	—	725	170.00	170.00
16	—	880	156.00	156.00
7	—	580	186.00–192.50	186.93
7	—	487	185.00–202.00	199.61
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,347	84.00–96.00	90.69
4	—	1,031	71.00–82.00	78.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,183	81.00–95.00	87.30
5	—	1,000	53.00–79.00	69.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	116.00	116.00
5	—	1,557	95.00–118.00	111.34
3	—	1,018	80.00–89.00	84.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	102.00	102.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	940	117.00–134.00	129.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	50.00–66.00	59.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	82.00–84.00	83.02
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	50.00	50.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	42.50	42.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	112.00	112.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	855	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	112.50	112.50

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

Steers · 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