Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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 $226.83/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$226.83

77 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$46.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	231.50	1,274	59
Medium and Large 2	577	213.09	1,229	17thin
Medium and Large 3	455	185.00	842	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.50/cwt here — about $432 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 sale77 hd

226.83

—

SC average5 barns · 301 hd

231.72

−4.89

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	1,590	115.75	1,840	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	88.84	1,038	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	861	78.86	679	12

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)	1,104	$1,475	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Medium and Large 2	—	438	218.15/cwt	218.00–219.00	955	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	202.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,189	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	202.77/cwt	195.00–210.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	202.68/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	215.12/cwt	214.00–220.00	931	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	186.62/cwt	185.00–187.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	186.75/cwt	180.00–193.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	189.96/cwt	185.00–195.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	207.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	235.81/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,144	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	240.37/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	206.47/cwt	200.00–212.50	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,486	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	198.72/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	216.22/cwt	202.00–217.50	1,351	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	197.93/cwt	195.00–201.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	222.84/cwt	215.00–226.00	849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	219.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,047	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	206.91/cwt	195.00–212.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	196.25/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,056	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	93.16/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,118	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	76.32/cwt	70.00–84.00	657	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	84.51/cwt	73.00–88.00	961	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	91.56/cwt	90.00–93.00	787	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	109.12/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,926	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	753	128.07/cwt	126.00–130.00	964	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,661.80/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,662	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,155	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,123	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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 156Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 53Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 9

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	438	218.00–219.00	218.15
5	—	577	206.00	206.00
8	—	381	215.00–226.00	222.84
1	—	640	205.00	205.00
9	—	477	215.00–220.00	219.43
1	—	520	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	200.00–210.00	202.98
2	—	275	195.00–210.00	202.77
4	—	485	206.00	206.00
7	—	392	195.00–201.00	197.93
6	—	336	195.00–212.00	206.91
5	—	538	193.00–197.00	196.25
2	—	573	180.00–185.00	182.49
6	—	621	186.00	186.00
1	—	650	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	200.00	200.00
12	—	508	200.00–204.00	202.68
5	—	327	200.00–210.00	207.89
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
8	—	571	195.00–201.00	198.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	185.00	185.00
1	—	460	180.00	180.00
3	—	328	185.00–187.50	186.62
4	—	646	184.00	184.00
3	—	281	190.00	190.00
3	—	518	180.00–193.00	186.75
3	—	372	185.00–195.00	189.96
1	—	220	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	433	214.00–220.00	215.12
6	—	580	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	225.00	225.00
14	—	485	230.00–245.00	235.81
9	—	418	231.00–245.00	240.37
2	—	346	236.00	236.00
7	—	520	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	200.00	200.00
2	—	430	200.00–212.50	206.47
1	—	520	215.00	215.00
12	—	625	202.00–217.50	216.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	653	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	90.00–96.00	93.16
6	—	1,137	73.00–88.00	84.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	861	70.00–84.00	76.32
2	—	860	90.00–93.00	91.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	106.00–111.00	109.12
1	—	1,240	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	126.00–130.00	128.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	115.00	115.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,661.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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