Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.34/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$158.34

29 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$52.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.40

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	450	187.00	842	1thin
Medium and Large 2	532	163.65	871	22
Small 1-2	462	134.10	620	6thin

One grade step is worth $52.90/cwt here — about $222 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 sale29 hd

158.34

—

SC average5 barns · 385 hd

171.75

−13.40

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	1,387	105.02	1,456	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	91.23	1,347	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	84.82	1,065	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	69.85	605	9thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$1,594	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,111	5

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,215.59/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	1,212.53/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	151.04/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	177.19/cwt	175.00–180.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	150.01/cwt	145.00–155.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	166.61/cwt	165.00–167.50	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.15/cwt	147.50–155.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	140.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	161.33/cwt	155.00–167.50	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	755	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	159.95/cwt	140.00–165.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	593	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	978	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	419	138.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	579	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	83.53/cwt	82.00–85.00	775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	91.23/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,347	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	87.76/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,127	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	71.61/cwt	65.00–78.00	809	4
Bulls	—	—	1,381	107.59/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,486	7
Bulls	—	—	1,425	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	65.94/cwt	60.00–73.00	560	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,708.07/head	1,100.00–2,050.00	1,708	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,189.05/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,189	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	640	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	713	90.16/cwt	80.00–107.50	643	8

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 168Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 41

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,215.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	986	1,100.00–2,050.00	1,708.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,056	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,189.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,003	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	127.50	127.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	713	80.00–107.50	90.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	135.00	135.00
3	—	678	145.00–154.00	151.04
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
8	—	430	175.00–180.00	177.19
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
6	—	514	140.00–165.00	159.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	419	135.00–145.00	138.24
2	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.44
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
2	—	305	180.00	180.00
7	—	509	145.00–155.00	150.01
6	—	363	165.00–167.50	166.61
2	—	473	147.50–155.00	151.15
2	—	288	165.00–170.00	167.52
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	167.50	167.50
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
1	—	440	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	135.00–145.00	140.15
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	332	155.00–167.50	161.33
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	130.00	130.00
3	—	435	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	82.00–85.00	83.53
7	—	849	60.00–73.00	65.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,476	84.00–95.00	91.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,284	82.00–94.00	87.76
4	—	1,130	65.00–78.00	71.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	100.00–116.00	107.59
1	—	1,425	87.00	87.00

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.

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Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

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