Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $176.51/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$176.51

57 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$72.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.87

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	435	202.02	878	8thin
Medium and Large 2	522	181.83	949	37
Medium and Large 3	461	148.38	683	8thin
Small 3	510	135.00	689	2thin
Small 1-2	670	130.00	871	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.02/cwt here — about $7 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 sale57 hd

176.51

—

SC average5 barns · 546 hd

188.38

−11.87

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	1,532	110.79	1,697	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	97.04	1,175	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	96.00	1,574	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	85.86	958	30

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)	1,257	$1,607	6

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	178.66/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	182.06/cwt	180.00–187.50	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	218.25/cwt	209.00–227.50	1,059	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	645	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	185.09/cwt	175.00–191.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	4
Steers	Small 3	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	190.27/cwt	185.00–192.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	875	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,479	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	160.71/cwt	146.00–165.00	751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	190.73/cwt	189.00–192.50	811	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	168.73/cwt	167.50–170.00	882	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	81.50/cwt	71.00–88.00	781	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	91.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,210	13
Bulls	—	—	1,573	113.01/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,778	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,574	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	100.72/cwt	92.00–112.00	1,268	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	85.98/cwt	82.00–89.00	916	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,116	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,639.66/head	1,600.00–1,680.00	1,640	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	688	55.69/cwt	45.00–65.00	383	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	675	76.56/cwt	70.00–85.00	517	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,680.56/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	1,020	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	606	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	900	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	189.00/cwt	185.00–190.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	202.02/cwt	198.00–210.00	885	6

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 140Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 41Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 14

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	178.00–180.00	178.66
4	—	690	174.00	174.00
4	—	315	180.00–187.50	182.06
3	—	520	184.00	184.00
5	—	415	187.50	187.50
4	—	486	185.00–192.00	190.27
2	—	565	178.00	178.00
4	—	755	170.00	170.00
5	—	378	185.00–190.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	132.00	132.00
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
2	—	400	162.50	162.50
3	—	525	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	202.00	202.00
1	—	480	202.00	202.00
6	—	438	198.00–210.00	202.02
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	209.00–227.50	218.25
4	—	643	211.00	211.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	240.00	240.00
2	—	455	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	175.00–191.00	185.09
1	—	640	148.00	148.00
1	—	875	132.50	132.50
2	—	258	177.50–180.00	178.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	200.00	200.00
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
1	—	860	172.00	172.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	146.00–165.00	160.71
7	—	606	148.50	148.50
1	—	660	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	190.00	190.00
2	—	425	189.00–192.50	190.73
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	150.00	150.00
2	—	523	167.50–170.00	168.73
1	—	460	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	958	71.00–88.00	81.50
13	—	1,321	90.00–95.00	91.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,259	92.00–112.00	100.72
2	—	1,065	82.00–89.00	85.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,573	104.00–119.00	113.01
1	—	1,200	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,600.00–1,680.00	1,639.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,455	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,680.56
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	45.00–65.00	55.69
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	675	70.00–85.00	76.56
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	114.00	114.00

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