Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average 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 $174.68/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$174.68

46 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$60.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.98

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	356	214.02	762	5thin
Medium and Large 2	711	177.29	1,260	21
Small 1-2	528	170.98	902	10thin
Medium and Large 3	401	153.24	614	10thin

One grade step is worth $60.78/cwt here — about $148 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 sale46 hd

174.68

—

SC average5 barns · 394 hd

203.66

−28.98

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	1,510	106.67	1,611	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	83.92	1,023	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	75.19	648	11

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,183	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	739	$944	9

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2Value Added	—	853	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	167.91/cwt	165.00–171.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	169.81/cwt	167.00–172.50	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	150.06/cwt	140.00–160.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	797	167.50/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	180.16/cwt	175.00–185.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	163.85/cwt	157.50–166.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	178.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	840	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	508	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	800	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	848	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,467	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	210.05/cwt	205.00–215.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	207.50/cwt	200.00–215.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	176.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	797	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	157.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	823	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	613	163.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	88.10/cwt	85.00–92.00	749	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	67.81/cwt	60.00–75.00	589	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,260	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	78.60/cwt	71.00–84.00	887	8
Bulls	—	—	1,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	981	1
Bulls	—	—	1,594	110.00/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,753	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	683	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	855	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	530	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	674	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	1,081.71/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,082	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	716	905.08/head	800.00–1,000.00	905	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,048	1,066.81/head	975.00–1,250.00	1,067	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	917	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	88.68/cwt	87.50–90.00	736	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	1,036.10/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,036	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	787	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,259	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	179.02/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,028	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,045	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	587	163.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	428	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	685	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 200Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 40Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 6Year ago 20

No comparisons made this week. Average 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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	853	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
2	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.52
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	165.00–171.00	167.91
7	—	535	167.00–172.50	169.81
6	—	630	165.00–170.00	167.51
2	—	383	175.00–185.00	180.16
4	—	663	157.50–166.00	163.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	190.00	190.00
1	—	395	205.00	205.00
1	—	405	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	155.00–160.00	157.51
2	—	428	160.00–165.00	162.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	181.00	181.00
3	—	525	175.00–180.00	176.63
1	—	735	165.00	165.00
5	—	787	160.00	160.00
5	—	574	175.00–180.00	179.02
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	200.00–215.00	207.50
1	—	500	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	797	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	150.00–165.00	157.32
3	—	613	160.00–165.00	163.30
1	—	695	160.00	160.00
3	—	587	160.00–165.00	163.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	140.00–160.00	150.06
3	—	435	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	137.50	137.50
2	—	323	150.00–160.00	154.88
2	—	278	150.00–155.00	152.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	797	167.00–169.00	167.50
4	—	465	190.00	190.00
3	—	646	185.00	185.00
4	—	712	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	210.00	210.00
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
2	—	238	205.00–215.00	210.05
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	175.00–180.00	178.28
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	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
4	—	850	85.00–92.00	88.10
7	—	869	60.00–75.00	67.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	90.00–95.00	92.43
8	—	1,129	71.00–84.00	78.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,594	106.00–118.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	62.00	62.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	87.50	87.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	87.50–90.00	88.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	83.00	83.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,081.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	716	800.00–1,000.00	905.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	975.00–1,075.00	1,036.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	975.00–1,250.00	1,066.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,975.00	1,975.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	125.00	125.00

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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