Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.92/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$230.92

48 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$72.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	250.52	1,017	34
Medium and Large 2	621	190.25	1,181	6thin
Medium and Large 3	550	178.12	979	8thin

One grade step is worth $72.40/cwt here — about $38 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 sale48 hd

230.92

—

SC average5 barns · 383 hd

229.17

+1.75

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	1,511	118.78	1,795	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	105.00	1,675	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	102.53	1,152	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	93.38	989	9thin

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)	1,338	$2,096	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	789	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	275	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	356	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	188.71/cwt	187.50–190.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	175.66/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	296	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	230.77/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,117	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	187.46/cwt	180.00–195.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	221.22/cwt	220.00–222.50	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,027	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	88.66/cwt	80.00–93.00	872	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	97.16/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,088	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	104.39/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,185	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	87.69/cwt	81.00–95.00	903	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,032	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,027	102.73/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,055	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	777	165.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,285	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,485	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	96.95/cwt	96.00–98.00	999	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,555	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,918.90/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,919	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 136Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 44Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 7

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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
2	—	455	205.00	205.00
1	—	505	205.00	205.00
2	—	410	215.00–220.00	217.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	219.00	219.00
14	—	330	239.00	239.00
5	—	275	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	190.00–200.00	195.12
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
5	—	624	179.00	179.00
2	—	358	200.00	200.00
2	—	515	187.50–190.00	188.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
2	—	265	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	172.50	172.50
1	—	560	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	187.50	187.50
2	—	533	180.00–195.00	187.46
1	—	455	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	220.00–222.50	221.22
1	—	400	226.00	226.00
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
2	—	480	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
2	—	648	170.00	170.00
1	—	570	183.00	183.00
3	—	682	175.00–177.00	175.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	356	270.00	270.00
10	—	296	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	192.50	192.50
3	—	563	190.00	190.00
1	—	670	194.00	194.00
1	—	765	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	220.00	220.00
10	—	484	220.00–238.00	230.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	80.00–93.00	88.66
5	—	1,120	95.00–100.00	97.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,135	99.00–109.00	104.39
2	—	1,030	81.00–95.00	87.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,588	126.00–130.00	127.97

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	5	—	1,027	100.00–104.00	102.73
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	777	160.00–170.00	165.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	96.00–98.00	96.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	116.00	116.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,918.90

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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Steers · 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