Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.59/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$181.59

68 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$85.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.46

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	355	205.94	731	9thin
Medium and Large 2	519	182.45	947	50
Medium and Large 3	259	160.79	416	3thin
Small 1-2	529	154.00	814	5thin
Small 3	420	120.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.94/cwt here — about $227 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 sale68 hd

181.59

—

SC average5 barns · 395 hd

188.05

−6.46

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	1,585	103.00	1,633	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	90.28	1,156	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	83.75	883	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,875	79.52	1,491	3thin

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)	1,310	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	512	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	819	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	184.10/cwt	181.00–187.50	968	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	185.48/cwt	185.00–186.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,131	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	202.61/cwt	202.00–205.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	204.73/cwt	200.00–222.50	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	217.28/cwt	215.00–225.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	925	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	695	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	229.23/cwt	222.50–235.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	486	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	690	62
Steers	Small 1-2	—	275	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	849	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	198.91/cwt	194.00–215.00	957	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	566	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,013	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	87.87/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,041	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	79.52/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,491	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	84.18/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,040	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	93.33/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,217	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,401	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	80.86/cwt	70.00–85.00	778	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	875	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	955	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	771	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	723	152.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	161.19/cwt	155.00–167.50	440	2

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 235Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 52Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 22Year ago 40

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	184.00	184.00
3	—	650	168.00	168.00
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	197.00	197.00
4	—	481	194.00–215.00	198.91
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	161.00	161.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
2	—	723	151.00–154.00	152.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	526	181.00–187.50	184.10
2	—	478	185.00–186.00	185.48
1	—	235	190.00	190.00
10	—	650	174.00	174.00
11	—	417	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
2	—	263	210.00–215.00	212.52
6	—	378	200.00–222.50	204.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
2	—	273	155.00–167.50	161.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	170.00	170.00
1	—	380	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	200.00	200.00
5	—	366	202.00–205.00	202.61
3	—	720	200.00	200.00
2	—	648	225.00	225.00
4	—	280	215.00–225.00	217.28
2	—	533	200.00	200.00
2	—	457	202.50	202.50
2	—	228	222.50–235.00	229.23
1	—	310	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	147.50	147.50
1	—	275	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	486	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,185	86.00–91.00	87.87
10	—	962	70.00–85.00	80.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,875	76.00–84.00	79.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	82.00–86.00	84.18
4	—	1,304	90.00–96.00	93.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,475	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	88.00	88.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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