Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to heavy rains in the area, with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.51/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$204.51

56 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$33.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	215.29	1,131	35
Medium and Large 2	359	202.40	726	5thin
Medium and Large 3	516	181.57	937	16thin

One grade step is worth $33.72/cwt here — about $194 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 sale56 hd

204.51

—

SC average5 barns · 481 hd

206.25

−1.74

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	1,463	116.46	1,704	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	104.43	1,336	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	100.00	1,320	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	86.13	962	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)	730	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	—	—	1,510	112.19/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,694	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	730	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	825	103.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	851	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	187.87/cwt	187.50–189.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,320	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	183.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	221.40/cwt	210.00–225.00	972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,081	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,100	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,312	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	106.92/cwt	93.00–120.50	1,416	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	85.27/cwt	79.00–91.00	946	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,088	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,713	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 291Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 43Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 5

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average to plain quality cattle due to heavy rains in the area, with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	110.00–114.00	112.19
1	—	1,370	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,324	93.00–120.50	106.92
1	—	965	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,110	79.00–91.00	85.27
1	—	1,170	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	825	100.00–110.00	103.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	203.00	203.00
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	187.50–189.00	187.87
3	—	653	171.00	171.00
7	—	476	175.00–185.00	183.60
1	—	290	182.50	182.50
1	—	580	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	644	205.00	205.00
8	—	439	210.00–225.00	221.40
13	—	496	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	230.00	230.00
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	213.00	213.00
3	—	275	215.00	215.00
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	231.00	231.00
14	—	583	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	370	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	215.00	215.00

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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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

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