Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.05/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$202.05

54 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$65.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

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	427	225.20	961	28
Medium and Large 2	565	179.59	1,016	22
Small 1-2	335	175.00	586	1thin
Medium and Large 3	347	159.67	554	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.53/cwt here — about $407 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 sale54 hd

202.05

—

SC average5 barns · 213 hd

203.11

−1.06

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	1,515	88.00	1,333	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	102.00	1,668	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	90.23	1,129	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	77.10	808	17

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)	902	$1,050	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Small 1-2	—	732	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	842	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	179.62/cwt	170.00–187.50	783	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	360	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	774	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,339	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	201.31/cwt	200.00–202.50	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	561	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	342	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	872	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	490	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	353	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	139.44/cwt	125.00–155.00	660	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	210.32/cwt	200.00–212.50	875	6
Bulls	Small 1-2Value Added	—	500	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	788	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	998	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	85.87/cwt	82.00–90.00	984	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	85.83/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,095	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	94.01/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,156	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	72.32/cwt	60.00–82.00	720	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	853	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	83.84/cwt	79.00–90.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	96.24/cwt	90.00–105.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	390	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	176	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	156.00/cwt	150.00–157.50	431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	750	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	353	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	715	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	866	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	273	153.51/cwt	145.00–165.00	419	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	143.78/cwt	142.50–145.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	420	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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 231Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 47Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 20

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	732	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	147.50	147.50
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	138.00	138.00
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
3	—	273	145.00–165.00	153.51
2	—	385	142.50–145.00	143.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	170.00–187.50	179.62
3	—	390	175.00	175.00
2	—	502	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
5	—	276	150.00–157.50	156.00
3	—	650	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	47.00	47.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	230.00	230.00
3	—	346	250.00	250.00
2	—	517	235.00	235.00
2	—	462	235.00	235.00
3	—	370	240.00	240.00
1	—	220	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
2	—	237	170.00	170.00
2	—	280	180.00–195.00	187.50
1	—	405	191.00	191.00
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
2	—	560	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
1	—	545	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	774	173.00	173.00
3	—	595	180.00	180.00
1	—	445	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	200.00–202.50	201.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	202.50	202.50
3	—	608	207.00	207.00
1	—	505	237.00	237.00
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
2	—	342	255.00	255.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	72.00	72.00
1	—	390	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	125.00–155.00	139.44
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	200.00	200.00
6	—	416	200.00–212.50	210.32
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	185.00	185.00
2	—	610	174.00	174.00
1	—	405	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	102.00	102.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,146	82.00–90.00	85.87
11	—	995	60.00–82.00	72.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,276	80.00–89.00	85.83
7	—	1,230	90.00–102.50	94.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,750	98.00	98.00

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	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	955	79.00–90.00	83.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	978	90.00–105.00	96.24

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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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