Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to plain quality

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

excessive hair

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $222.13/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$222.13

94 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$57.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	243.59	1,194	39
Medium and Large 2	576	209.00	1,205	50
Medium and Large 3	580	186.00	1,079	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.59/cwt here — about $115 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 sale94 hd

222.13

—

SC average5 barns · 365 hd

225.04

−2.90

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	1,682	119.74	2,013	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	92.79	1,074	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	81.50	1,243	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	79.97	712	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)	950	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	968	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,094	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	950	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	192.20/cwt	192.20–192.20	1,176	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	201.96/cwt	200.00–207.00	917	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	186.99/cwt	185.00–187.50	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	652	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	201.58/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	198.02/cwt	197.50–200.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	215.78/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,092	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	245.67/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,189	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	225.61/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	240.28/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	221.41/cwt	215.00–227.50	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	197.27/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,361	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	201.21/cwt	200.00–202.50	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,175	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	79.97/cwt	75.00–87.50	712	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,243	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	84.42/cwt	82.00–88.00	989	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	95.84/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,105	11
Bulls	—	—	1,768	111.70/cwt	105.50–118.50	1,975	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	127.77/cwt	124.50–130.00	2,038	3
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	581	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	783	98.66/cwt	92.50–105.00	773	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,267	2
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	890	117.65/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,047	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 125Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 36Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 5Year ago 13

No comparisons made this week. Average offering 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
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	115.00	115.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	112.00–114.00	113.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	890	110.00–125.00	117.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	142.50	142.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	120.00	120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	110.00–115.00	112.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	120.00	120.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	75.00	75.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	92.50–105.00	98.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	612	192.20	192.20
11	—	454	200.00–207.00	201.96
7	—	591	198.00–203.00	201.58
5	—	424	197.50–200.00	198.02
4	—	516	207.50	207.50
2	—	335	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
5	—	428	185.00–187.50	186.99
2	—	652	184.00	184.00
2	—	378	190.00–195.00	192.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	187.50	187.50
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	197.50	197.50
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
5	—	366	200.00–210.00	204.95
2	—	430	200.00–202.50	201.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	251.00	251.00
1	—	540	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
12	—	506	205.00–224.00	215.78
10	—	471	220.00–228.00	225.61
2	—	380	215.00–227.50	221.41
22	—	690	195.00–210.00	197.27
3	—	600	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	484	240.00–247.50	245.67
7	—	590	231.00	231.00
4	—	530	232.50–247.50	240.28
10	—	415	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	185.00	185.00
1	—	380	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	890	75.00–87.50	79.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	81.50	81.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	82.00–88.00	84.42
11	—	1,153	91.00–106.00	95.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	105.50–118.50	111.70
3	—	1,595	124.50–130.00	127.77

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle