Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales slaughter cows 2.00 higher , slaughter bulls too few to trend . Light offering of average to plain quality cattle with an active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.54/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$223.54

21 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$758

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

$112.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.85

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	535	230.36	1,234	19thin
Medium and Large 2	355	200.00	710	1thin
Medium and Large 3	405	117.50	476	1thin

One grade step is worth $112.86/cwt here — about $758 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 sale21 hd

223.54

—

SC average4 barns · 221 hd

214.69

+8.85

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	1,514	114.79	1,738	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	98.19	1,615	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	94.85	1,112	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	77.18	848	21

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	645	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	387	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	754	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	215.58/cwt	212.50–217.50	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	192.87/cwt	180.00–199.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	194.05/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,062	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	81.29/cwt	74.00–88.00	854	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	67.87/cwt	50.00–78.00	736	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	87.42/cwt	82.00–94.00	976	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	96.92/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,667	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	94.90/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,124	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	102.81/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,241	5
Bulls	—	—	1,514	114.79/cwt	107.50–119.00	1,738	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	92.17/cwt	88.00–97.00	871	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	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 May 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 211Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 35Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	88.00–97.00	92.17
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	60.00	60.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	165.00	165.00
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	185.00	185.00
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
3	—	418	180.00–199.00	192.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	212.50	212.50
1	—	405	212.50	212.50
1	—	330	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	144.00	144.00
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	212.50–217.50	215.58
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
1	—	430	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	652	222.00	222.00
6	—	550	250.00	250.00
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	190.00–195.00	194.05
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
2	—	628	175.00	175.00
1	—	550	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	74.00–88.00	81.29
17	—	1,184	90.00–100.00	94.90
5	—	1,207	101.00–107.00	102.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,084	50.00–78.00	67.87
10	—	1,116	82.00–94.00	87.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	93.00–100.00	96.92
1	—	1,420	102.00	102.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,514	107.50–119.00	114.79

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

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle