Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows

and bulls were 2.00 lower. There was an average offering 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 $191.15/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$191.15

88 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$35.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	208.52	1,068	38
Medium and Large 2	496	196.97	976	10thin
Medium and Large 3	572	173.20	990	40

One grade step is worth $35.32/cwt here — about $78 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 sale88 hd

191.15

—

SC average5 barns · 591 hd

198.98

−7.83

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	1,659	120.04	1,992	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	104.50	1,379	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	96.80	1,163	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	82.85	751	4thin

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)	1,178	$1,706	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	524	204.02/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	196.51/cwt	191.00–207.00	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	170.47/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	182.31/cwt	180.00–183.00	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	209.18/cwt	206.00–212.50	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,466	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,275	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	204.01/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	801	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	999	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	207.28/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,501	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	354	209.06/cwt	207.00–215.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	211.64/cwt	207.50–215.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	191.58/cwt	190.00–195.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	100.80/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,193	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	82.85/cwt	80.00–85.00	751	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,379	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	88.03/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,058	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,678	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	112.40/cwt	103.00–117.00	2,037	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	123.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,961	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	750	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	653	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,705.57/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,391	14

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 131Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 54Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 14Year ago 7

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited sales. Slaughter cows

and bulls were 2.00 lower. There was an average offering of average to plain quality cattle with

active buyer participation. A light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	200.00–209.00	204.02
1	—	315	223.00	223.00
7	—	364	217.50	217.50
4	—	255	222.50	222.50
4	—	460	200.00	200.00
14	—	682	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	175.00	175.00
2	—	360	190.00	190.00
10	—	676	162.00–174.00	170.47
10	—	537	180.00–183.00	182.31
8	—	765	150.00	150.00
7	—	320	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	200.00–205.00	202.42
2	—	570	192.00	192.00
2	—	375	200.00–205.00	202.43
4	—	609	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	195.00	195.00
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
3	—	370	190.00–195.00	191.58
1	—	570	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	191.00–207.00	196.51
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
4	—	354	207.00–215.00	209.06
3	—	422	207.50–215.00	211.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	206.00–212.50	209.18
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
3	—	582	203.00–205.00	204.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	170.00	170.00
1	—	625	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
10	—	698	210.00	210.00
10	—	577	221.00	221.00
2	—	222	240.00	240.00
5	—	308	260.00	260.00
9	—	388	257.50	257.50
4	—	518	228.00	228.00
4	—	270	240.00	240.00
11	—	724	200.00–208.00	207.28
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	485	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,184	95.00–112.00	100.80
8	—	1,202	80.00–93.00	88.03
1	—	1,410	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	80.00–85.00	82.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	104.00–105.00	104.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,812	103.00–117.00	112.40
6	—	1,583	120.00–128.00	123.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	87.00	87.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,178	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,705.57

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