Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-05-10

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 10
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 157▲ 45 vs year ago 243 · +18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 34▲ 33 vs year ago 36 · +91.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 24▼ 7 vs year ago 25 · −28.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $204.15/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$204.15
97 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$36.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.66
vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579206.291,19582
Medium and Large 2504198.0299812thin
Small 1-2555170.009443thin
One grade step is worth $36.29/cwt here — about $251 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 sale97 hd
204.15
—
SC average5 barns · 552 hd
204.80
−0.66
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,444103.391,49213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19587.701,04817
CowsLean 85-90%Low97875.8974213

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2—575187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0781
SteersSmall 1-2—270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
HeifersSmall 1-2—285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
SteersMedium and Large 2—320177.38/cwt175.00–180.005682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—520193.29/cwt191.00–194.001,00521
HeifersSmall 1-2Value Added—320172.00/cwt172.00–172.005508
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—460197.00/cwt197.00–197.009065
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—290227.50/cwt227.50–227.506601
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428180.00/cwt180.00–180.007702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—235227.50/cwt227.50–227.505352
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420157.50/cwt157.50–157.506621
HeifersSmall 1-2—387158.98/cwt150.00–161.006155
HeifersSmall 1-2—635164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—320195.00/cwt195.00–195.006241
HeifersMedium and Large 2—658172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1322
HeifersSmall 1-2—710165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1721
HeifersSmall 1-2—530158.08/cwt150.00–162.008383
HeifersMedium and Large 2—230190.00/cwt190.00–190.004371
HeifersMedium and Large 2—624177.03/cwt173.00–178.001,1058
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—398192.50/cwt192.50–192.507662
HeifersMedium and Large 2—277180.60/cwt175.00–190.005003
HeifersMedium and Large 2—543175.00/cwt175.00–175.0095010
HeifersMedium and Large 2—483188.31/cwt185.00–190.009106
HeifersMedium and Large 3—685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—630207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—902165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,48818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—308220.00/cwt220.00–220.006782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—377203.63/cwt200.00–210.007687
SteersSmall 1-2—675165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1141
SteersSmall 1-2—720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—510206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006491
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—570201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0505
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—540233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,25817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—458220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0086
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—751189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—490208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0196
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—550226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—430221.00/cwt221.00–221.009502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—440205.00/cwt205.00–205.009021
BullsMedium and Large 3—565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—508195.00/cwt195.00–195.009915
BullsSmall 1-2—628161.25/cwt160.00–162.501,0132
BullsSmall 1-2—523163.77/cwt160.00–167.508572
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,32793.25/cwt88.00–101.001,2379
CowsLean 85-90%—95170.52/cwt59.00–78.006718
HeifersMedium and Large 3—295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004131
HeifersSmall 1-2—670167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 2—588173.82/cwt172.00–177.501,0223
BullsMedium and Large 2—405182.50/cwt182.50–182.507391
BullsMedium and Large 2—478186.24/cwt185.00–187.508902
BullsMedium and Large 2—630171.27/cwt170.00–172.001,0794
HeifersSmall 1-2—470162.42/cwt160.00–165.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fancy—325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,00577.50/cwt77.50–77.507791
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—815100.00/cwt100.00–100.008151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—945105.00/cwt105.00–105.009921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—97090.00/cwt90.00–90.008731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,14092.50/cwt92.50–92.501,0551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—92892.60/cwt90.00–95.008592
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—695114.00/cwt114.00–114.007921
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—795102.50/cwt102.50–102.508151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—943102.87/cwt97.50–107.509704
Stock CowsSmall 3—80073.00/cwt73.00–73.005841
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—93082.50/cwt82.50–82.507671
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—625127.50/cwt127.50–127.507971
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—848131.22/cwt130.00–132.501,1132
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,04781.45/cwt71.00–86.008538
Bulls——1,23393.37/cwt83.00–100.001,1516
Bulls——1,624111.98/cwt108.00–117.001,8197
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02184.48/cwt82.00–86.008635

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.