Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.47/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$189.47

95 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$588

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

$62.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.13

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	533	201.49	1,073	64
Medium and Large 2	559	172.19	963	21
Small 1-2	390	152.96	597	7thin
Medium and Large 3	349	139.15	485	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.34/cwt here — about $588 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 sale95 hd

189.47

—

SC average5 barns · 487 hd

193.59

−4.13

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	1,587	102.48	1,626	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	92.39	1,437	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	89.44	1,101	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	843	69.59	586	8thin

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 3	—	338	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	514	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	384	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	851	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,336	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	163.15/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,072	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	939	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	185.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	158.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,014	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	224.21/cwt	223.00–227.50	946	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,158	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	283	157.83/cwt	150.00–165.00	447	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	183.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	553	169.69/cwt	167.50–174.00	938	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	92.37/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,179	11
Bulls	—	—	2,040	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,826	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	65.05/cwt	60.00–71.00	559	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	83.21/cwt	80.00–87.00	657	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	92.39/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,437	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	81.32/cwt	70.00–85.00	961	6
Bulls	—	—	1,496	105.08/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,572	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	160.88/cwt	155.00–162.50	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	166.64/cwt	165.00–177.50	727	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	840	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	160.65/cwt	160.00–161.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	833	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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 133Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 42Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	130.00–135.00	132.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
5	—	413	155.00–162.50	160.88
1	—	497	152.50	152.50
3	—	570	160.00–161.00	160.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	185.00	185.00
1	—	770	162.50	162.50
13	—	657	160.00–164.00	163.15
3	—	708	155.00–165.00	158.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.56
2	—	384	145.00	145.00
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
8	—	851	157.00	157.00
2	—	283	180.00–190.00	185.22
3	—	448	185.00	185.00
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
6	—	327	180.00–185.00	183.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	235.00	235.00
3	—	630	215.50	215.50
15	—	422	223.00–227.50	224.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	212.50	212.50
2	—	340	195.00–200.00	197.50
15	—	527	192.50	192.50
18	—	658	176.00	176.00
3	—	450	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	160.00–165.00	162.53
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
2	—	283	150.00–165.00	157.83
2	—	415	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
2	—	368	135.00–137.50	136.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
15	—	436	165.00–177.50	166.64
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
2	—	533	155.00–160.00	157.56
1	—	680	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	553	167.50–174.00	169.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	106.00	106.00
11	—	1,276	89.00–100.00	92.37
6	—	1,182	70.00–85.00	81.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	860	60.00–71.00	65.05
2	—	790	80.00–87.00	83.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	86.00–100.00	92.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	89.50	89.50
5	—	1,496	98.00–108.00	105.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	710	107.00	107.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	150.00	150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	97.00	97.00

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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