Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

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 $220.00/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$220.00

48 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$23.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	223.90	1,248	40
Medium and Large 3	473	200.50	949	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.40/cwt here — about $299 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

220.00

—

SC average5 barns · 400 hd

226.71

−6.71

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	—	Average	1,624	110.47	1,794	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	100.00	1,385	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	94.97	1,138	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	86.97	980	17

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	690	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	336	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	189.23/cwt	182.50–195.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	190.83/cwt	190.00–192.50	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	197.59/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	205.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	198.97/cwt	195.00–202.50	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	198.27/cwt	195.00–200.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,342	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	607	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,182	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	202.01/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	200.08/cwt	197.50–202.50	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	194.16/cwt	192.50–195.00	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	501	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	103.60/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,398	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	96.24/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,238	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	91.52/cwt	77.00–98.00	1,041	10
Bulls	—	—	1,903	116.66/cwt	115.50–117.50	2,220	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	81.91/cwt	72.00–88.00	852	11
Bulls	—	—	1,438	106.34/cwt	91.00–114.00	1,529	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	90.35/cwt	82.50–100.00	660	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,405	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	795	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	858	125.78/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,079	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 Sep 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 228Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 37Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 10

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	200.00	200.00
2	—	490	202.50	202.50
1	—	525	197.50	197.50
5	—	409	195.00–202.50	198.97
3	—	357	195.00–200.00	198.27
2	—	555	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
4	—	346	175.00	175.00
4	—	582	185.00	185.00
1	—	380	177.50	177.50
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	210.00	210.00
11	—	542	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
3	—	473	182.50–195.00	189.23
3	—	418	190.00–192.50	190.83
4	—	625	185.00	185.00
2	—	373	197.50–202.50	200.08
2	—	320	185.00–195.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	215.00	215.00
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
5	—	572	196.00–200.00	197.59
2	—	365	200.00–210.00	205.21
1	—	655	187.50	187.50
6	—	512	192.50–195.00	194.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	202.50	202.50
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	445	197.50	197.50
2	—	607	200.00	200.00
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
2	—	528	199.00–205.00	202.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	225.00	225.00
18	—	602	223.00	223.00
6	—	685	200.00	200.00
6	—	355	257.00	257.00
5	—	554	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	100.00–113.00	103.60
10	—	1,138	77.00–98.00	91.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,286	93.00–100.00	96.24
11	—	1,040	72.00–88.00	81.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	115.50–117.50	116.66
3	—	1,438	91.00–114.00	106.34

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	145.00	145.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	82.50–100.00	90.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	97.00	97.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	690	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	858	115.00–136.00	125.78

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

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