Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

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. A light demand for

cattle with excessive hair

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.79/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$206.79

50 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$39.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	394	214.07	844	37
Medium and Large 2	385	205.00	789	5thin
Medium and Large 3	524	174.28	913	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.79/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale50 hd

206.79

—

SC average5 barns · 659 hd

202.42

+4.37

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	1,495	124.27	1,858	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	106.34	1,483	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	100.34	1,244	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	87.00	795	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)	945	$1,408	7

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	1,090	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,363	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	748	638.04/head	625.00–650.00	638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,794.66/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,795	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	266	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	209.96/cwt	202.50–217.50	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	175.60/cwt	171.00–182.00	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	860	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	206.78/cwt	197.50–210.00	968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	208.43/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	191.48/cwt	190.00–193.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	187.04/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,196	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	106.34/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,483	2
Bulls	—	—	1,105	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	83.92/cwt	82.00–86.00	959	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	102.68/cwt	92.00–119.00	1,288	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	80.65/cwt	71.00–88.00	714	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	93.34/cwt	92.00–95.00	880	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	132.41/cwt	132.00–133.00	2,238	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	710	86.49/cwt	85.00–88.00	614	2

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 97Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 36Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 5

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

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation. A light demand for

cattle with excessive hair

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	125.00	125.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	85.00–88.00	86.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	625.00–650.00	638.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,035	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,794.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	212.00	212.00
1	—	365	202.50	202.50
1	—	400	220.00	220.00
2	—	453	202.50–217.50	209.96
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	224.00	224.00
5	—	610	216.00	216.00
10	—	413	240.00	240.00
4	—	321	249.00	249.00
4	—	463	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	212.00	212.00
3	—	566	196.00	196.00
9	—	313	217.00	217.00
14	—	398	216.00	216.00
7	—	468	197.50–210.00	206.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	165.00	165.00
7	—	511	171.00–182.00	175.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	266	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	206.00–210.00	208.43
2	—	518	190.00–193.00	191.48
4	—	555	183.00–191.00	187.04
6	—	643	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	102.00–111.00	106.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	82.00–86.00	83.92
14	—	1,254	92.00–119.00	102.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	71.00–88.00	80.65
3	—	943	92.00–95.00	93.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,690	132.00–133.00	132.41

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

Slaughter Cattle