Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $193.91/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +60.27 against this barn's trailing median of $133.64.

Average price

$193.91

29 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$58.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

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	483	219.33	1,060	10thin
Medium and Large 2	532	189.62	1,008	13thin
Medium and Large 3	574	160.86	923	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.47/cwt here — about $137 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 sale29 hd

193.91

—

SC average5 barns · 466 hd

192.25

+1.67

This barn, trailing median1 sales

133.64

+60.27

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	1,377	111.00	1,529	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	100.97	1,432	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	99.11	1,140	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	83.42	855	19

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	601	178.74/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	166.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	213.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	192.08/cwt	190.00–197.50	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	210.04/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,187	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,217	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	299	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.91/cwt	95.00–127.50	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	197.68/cwt	190.00–202.50	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	196.07/cwt	190.00–202.50	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	216.25/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	216.57/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	953	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	88.28/cwt	76.00–96.00	961	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	79.88/cwt	65.00–89.00	781	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,152	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	108.45/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,581	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	80.04/cwt	70.00–89.00	869	4
Bulls	—	—	1,198	99.58/cwt	86.00–105.00	1,193	3
Bulls	—	—	1,437	114.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,650	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	103.35/cwt	92.00–119.00	1,204	18
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	873	113.38/cwt	105.00–119.00	990	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,097	108.27/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,188	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	105.86/cwt	100.00–112.50	937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	94.30/cwt	87.50–102.50	955	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	95.95/cwt	89.00–102.00	969	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	119.42/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,437	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,005	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,446	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,304	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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 65Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 81Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 0

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	110.00	110.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	102.50	102.50
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	780	120.00	120.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	109.00	109.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	105.00–119.00	113.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	89.00–102.00	95.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,203	118.00–122.00	119.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	820	159.00	159.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	102.00–118.00	108.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	885	100.00–112.50	105.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,013	87.50–102.50	94.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	112.50	112.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	175.00–180.00	178.74
2	—	540	190.00–200.00	194.95
2	—	573	185.00–190.00	187.53
3	—	475	190.00–202.50	197.68
2	—	428	190.00–202.50	196.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	150.00–160.00	155.04
3	—	503	165.00–170.00	166.69
1	—	665	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	220.00	220.00
2	—	515	212.50–220.00	216.25
4	—	465	207.00–220.00	216.57
1	—	660	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
3	—	580	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	205.00	205.00
8	—	414	210.00–215.00	213.73
2	—	480	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	195.00	195.00
5	—	429	190.00–197.50	192.08
1	—	470	187.50	187.50
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	150.00–160.00	155.13
1	—	510	167.50	167.50
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
1	—	640	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	250.00	250.00
1	—	305	235.00	235.00
1	—	535	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	207.50–212.50	210.04
3	—	278	221.00	221.00
1	—	420	215.00	215.00
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	181.00	181.00
1	—	280	195.00	195.00
1	—	555	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	95.00	95.00
2	—	475	95.00–127.50	110.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,089	76.00–96.00	88.28
11	—	978	65.00–89.00	79.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,458	105.00–112.00	108.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	70.00–89.00	80.04
18	—	1,165	92.00–119.00	103.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	86.00–105.00	99.58
9	—	1,437	110.00–120.00	114.81

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

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Bulls · 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