Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.88/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$208.88

51 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$104.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

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	483	216.75	1,046	46
Medium and Large 2	380	185.00	703	1thin
Small 1-2	350	160.00	560	1thin
Medium and Large 3	676	112.50	761	3thin

One grade step is worth $104.25/cwt here — about $285 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 sale51 hd

208.88

—

SC average5 barns · 346 hd

202.48

+6.40

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	—	High	1,497	111.10	1,663	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	97.00	1,625	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	88.37	1,145	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,184	77.54	918	8thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,300	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	340	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	868	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	458	146.53/cwt	140.00–152.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	417	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	856	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	837	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	764	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	993	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	182.10/cwt	180.00–182.50	947	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	74.17/cwt	68.00–79.00	827	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	83.15/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,081	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,878	117.21/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	923	74.88/cwt	70.00–80.00	691	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	90.45/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,224	13
Bulls	—	—	1,115	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,171	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	765	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	383	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	717	58.30/cwt	55.00–60.00	418	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	648	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	75.05/cwt	70.00–80.00	754	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	706	65.12/cwt	60.00–71.00	460	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	753	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	922	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	348	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	757	3

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 93Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 45Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 31Year ago 30

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	142.50	142.50
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
3	—	458	140.00–152.00	146.53
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
1	—	485	179.00	179.00
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
3	—	522	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	190.00	190.00
9	—	539	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	117.50	117.50
2	—	837	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	602	196.00	196.00
5	—	391	240.00	240.00
7	—	510	236.00	236.00
2	—	315	250.00	250.00
7	—	492	239.00	239.00
3	—	707	179.00	179.00
3	—	665	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	200.00	200.00
1	—	305	198.00	198.00
1	—	260	205.00	205.00
1	—	505	187.50	187.50
4	—	247	217.50	217.50
2	—	368	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	144.00	144.00
1	—	520	142.50	142.50
1	—	680	146.00	146.00
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	180.00–182.50	182.10
1	—	490	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,115	68.00–79.00	74.17
3	—	1,300	81.00–85.00	83.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	70.00–80.00	74.88
13	—	1,353	85.00–100.00	90.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	115.00–119.00	117.21
2	—	1,115	104.00–106.00	104.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	50.00	50.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	717	55.00–60.00	58.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	70.00–80.00	75.05
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	706	60.00–71.00	65.12
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	87.50	87.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle