Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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 $193.25/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$193.25

32 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$23.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.16

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	205.30	983	10thin
Medium and Large 2	432	195.50	844	10thin
Medium and Large 3	527	181.33	955	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $28 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 sale32 hd

193.25

—

SC average5 barns · 433 hd

201.41

−8.16

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	1,663	119.25	1,983	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	102.97	1,189	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	83.06	841	10

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1	—	380	204.34/cwt	204.00–205.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	198.63/cwt	195.00–202.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	595	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	178.56/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,029	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	210.60/cwt	210.00–212.50	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	957	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	79.03/cwt	70.00–86.00	738	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	89.10/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,008	4
Bulls	—	—	2,220	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,464	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	84.53/cwt	84.00–85.00	861	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	115.21/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,286	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	98.95/cwt	93.50–105.00	1,284	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	123.37/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,709	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	645	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	542	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	770	92.35/cwt	85.00–100.00	711	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,420	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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 223Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 51Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 32Year ago 5

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	204.00–205.00	204.34
4	—	467	210.00	210.00
3	—	593	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	195.00	195.00
4	—	282	200.00	200.00
2	—	740	175.00	175.00
2	—	450	202.50	202.50
1	—	225	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	176.00–180.00	178.56
1	—	405	187.50	187.50
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
2	—	525	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
2	—	720	161.00	161.00
4	—	430	182.50	182.50
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
1	—	550	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	195.00–202.00	198.63
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
1	—	350	206.00	206.00
3	—	538	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	232.50	232.50
1	—	230	222.50	222.50
4	—	440	210.00–212.50	210.60
1	—	380	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	192.50	192.50
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	595	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	212.50	212.50
3	—	480	200.00	200.00
1	—	680	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	934	70.00–86.00	79.03
4	—	1,131	87.00–92.00	89.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	84.00–85.00	84.53
4	—	1,116	112.00–118.00	115.21
3	—	1,298	93.50–105.00	98.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,220	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,385	117.00–127.00	123.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	125.00	125.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	84.00	84.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	85.00–100.00	92.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	156.00	156.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle