Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	579	206.29	1,195	82
Medium and Large 2	504	198.02	998	12thin
Small 1-2	555	170.00	944	3thin

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,444	103.39	1,492	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	87.70	1,048	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	75.89	742	13

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,078	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	193.29/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,005	21
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	320	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	662	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	387	158.98/cwt	150.00–161.00	615	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	158.08/cwt	150.00–162.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	177.03/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	180.60/cwt	175.00–190.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	188.31/cwt	185.00–190.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	902	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,488	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	203.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	768	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	510	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	570	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,258	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	991	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	628	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,013	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.50	857	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	93.25/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,237	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	70.52/cwt	59.00–78.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	173.82/cwt	172.00–177.50	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fancy	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	779	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	928	92.60/cwt	90.00–95.00	859	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	102.87/cwt	97.50–107.50	970	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	800	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	584	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	767	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	848	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	81.45/cwt	71.00–86.00	853	8
Bulls	—	—	1,233	93.37/cwt	83.00–100.00	1,151	6
Bulls	—	—	1,624	111.98/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,819	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	84.48/cwt	82.00–86.00	863	5

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 157Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 34Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 25

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	187.50	187.50
2	—	320	175.00–180.00	177.38
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	675	165.00	165.00
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	227.50	227.50
2	—	235	227.50	227.50
3	—	380	220.00	220.00
1	—	435	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	207.00	207.00
18	—	902	165.00	165.00
17	—	540	233.00	233.00
6	—	458	220.00	220.00
5	—	751	189.00	189.00
5	—	550	226.00	226.00
2	—	430	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	220.00	220.00
7	—	377	200.00–210.00	203.63
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
5	—	500	210.00	210.00
6	—	490	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	206.00	206.00
4	—	570	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
5	—	387	150.00–161.00	158.98
1	—	635	164.00	164.00
1	—	710	165.00	165.00
3	—	530	150.00–162.00	158.08
1	—	670	167.50	167.50
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	520	191.00–194.00	193.29
5	—	460	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	180.00	180.00
2	—	658	172.00	172.00
1	—	230	190.00	190.00
8	—	624	173.00–178.00	177.03
3	—	277	175.00–190.00	180.60
10	—	543	175.00	175.00
6	—	483	185.00–190.00	188.31
3	—	588	172.00–177.50	173.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	157.50	157.50
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
2	—	398	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	205.00	205.00
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
5	—	508	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	160.00–162.50	161.25
2	—	523	160.00–167.50	163.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	182.50	182.50
2	—	478	185.00–187.50	186.24
4	—	630	170.00–172.00	171.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,327	88.00–101.00	93.25
8	—	1,047	71.00–86.00	81.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	951	59.00–78.00	70.52
5	—	1,021	82.00–86.00	84.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	83.00–100.00	93.37
7	—	1,624	108.00–117.00	111.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	77.50	77.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	105.00	105.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	928	90.00–95.00	92.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	943	97.50–107.50	102.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	92.50	92.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	102.50	102.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	82.50	82.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	130.00–132.50	131.22
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	114.00	114.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	127.50	127.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	73.00	73.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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