Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.87/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$198.87

54 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$39.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.45

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	452	207.92	941	38
Medium and Large 2	475	181.63	863	11thin
Small 1-2	377	168.00	633	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.92/cwt here — about $307 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 sale54 hd

198.87

—

SC average5 barns · 568 hd

182.42

+16.45

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	1,706	113.39	1,934	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	93.57	1,355	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	88.04	1,093	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	907	87.58	794	6thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	199.81/cwt	196.00–202.50	927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	514	205.28/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	248.93/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	226.88/cwt	217.50–230.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	209.47/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	222.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	222.38/cwt	220.00–225.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,255	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	223.19/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	982	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	187.57/cwt	185.00–190.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,185	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	212.45/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,036	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	81.30/cwt	63.00–88.00	952	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	93.88/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,222	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	572	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	92.10/cwt	90.00–94.00	840	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	93.57/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,355	3
Bulls	—	—	1,774	125.64/cwt	120.00–138.00	2,229	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	101.14/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,657	4
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	705	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,077	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 Jun 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 201Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 50Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 6

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	107.50	107.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	97.00	97.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
3	—	385	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	196.00–202.50	199.81
4	—	575	190.00	190.00
2	—	385	200.00–205.00	202.53
2	—	418	200.00–205.00	202.46
4	—	530	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	172.50	172.50
2	—	530	180.00–185.00	182.55
2	—	483	180.00–185.00	182.56
2	—	370	185.00–190.00	187.57
2	—	338	185.00–190.00	187.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	410	215.00	215.00
7	—	340	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	205.00–206.00	205.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
2	—	568	180.00–185.00	182.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	217.50	217.50
5	—	475	200.00–217.50	212.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	195.00	195.00
1	—	530	185.00	185.00
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	247.50–250.00	248.93
2	—	605	225.00	225.00
2	—	290	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	217.50–230.00	226.88
4	—	556	205.00–217.50	209.47
1	—	625	204.00	204.00
2	—	318	220.00–225.00	222.60
1	—	700	200.00	200.00
2	—	373	220.00–225.00	222.38
3	—	470	215.00–235.00	223.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	546	255.00	255.00
11	—	463	271.00	271.00
8	—	367	267.50	267.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,171	63.00–88.00	81.30
15	—	1,302	91.00–100.00	93.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	65.00	65.00
5	—	912	90.00–94.00	92.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	91.00–97.00	93.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,774	120.00–138.00	125.64
4	—	1,638	96.00–108.00	101.14

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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