Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering 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 $184.05/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$184.05

38 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$74.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.69

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	452	209.39	946	20
Medium and Large 2	732	164.50	1,204	8thin
Small 1-2	458	152.50	699	8thin
Medium and Large 3	423	135.00	570	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.39/cwt here — about $376 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 sale38 hd

184.05

—

SC average5 barns · 526 hd

205.74

−21.69

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	1,758	107.34	1,887	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	95.00	1,325	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,378	92.15	1,270	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	81.61	990	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)	955	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	540	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	185.43/cwt	185.00–186.00	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	197.39/cwt	192.50–202.50	938	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	872	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	448	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	945	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	887	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	273	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	410	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	486	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	158.71/cwt	150.00–167.00	914	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	197.39/cwt	196.00–202.50	920	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	602	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,041	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	898	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	87.28/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,067	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,325	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	87.61/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	94.42/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,348	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	72.17/cwt	62.00–77.00	864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	107.34/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,887	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	673	64.45/cwt	64.00–65.00	434	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	71.76/cwt	71.00–72.50	592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	933	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	987	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	846	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 183Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 69Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 13

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	169.00	169.00
4	—	576	150.00–167.00	158.71
1	—	480	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	445	185.00–186.00	185.43
4	—	525	188.00	188.00
4	—	450	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	198.00	198.00
1	—	205	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	221.00	221.00
2	—	365	230.00	230.00
2	—	338	220.00	220.00
5	—	448	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	192.50–202.50	197.39
1	—	215	190.00	190.00
3	—	436	200.00	200.00
2	—	560	192.50	192.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
2	—	273	150.00	150.00
5	—	486	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	823	161.50	161.50
1	—	645	177.00	177.00
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	595	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	196.00–202.50	197.39
5	—	449	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	602	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	82.00–90.00	87.28
3	—	1,197	62.00–77.00	72.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	86.00–89.00	87.61
4	—	1,428	93.00–95.00	94.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	97.00–115.00	107.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	64.00–65.00	64.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	71.00–72.50	71.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	86.00	86.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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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