Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.15/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$181.15

50 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$39.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.85

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	210.00	987	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	189.78	1,006	25
Medium and Large 3	473	170.95	809	24

One grade step is worth $39.05/cwt here — about $178 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 sale50 hd

181.15

—

SC average5 barns · 421 hd

200.00

−18.85

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	1,489	100.54	1,497	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	85.54	1,275	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	85.16	1,076	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	75.37	763	21

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	790	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	731	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	745	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	920	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	978	117.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	91.29/cwt	90.00–92.50	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	168.20/cwt	167.50–170.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	177.99/cwt	175.00–182.50	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	190.29/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	189.63/cwt	189.00–192.50	918	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	172.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	178.39/cwt	175.00–182.50	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	184.72/cwt	180.00–187.50	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	180.03/cwt	177.50–182.50	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	210.00/cwt	200.00–214.00	905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	196.54/cwt	195.00–198.00	717	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	88.33/cwt	87.00–90.00	939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	74.01/cwt	63.00–83.00	745	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	85.54/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,275	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	83.01/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,046	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	90.42/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,150	9
Bulls	—	—	1,499	96.42/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,445	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	860	66.32/cwt	64.00–70.00	570	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,784	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,811	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	980	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	696	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 305Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 38Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 6Year ago 50

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to poor quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	92.50	92.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	110.00–125.00	117.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	90.00–92.50	91.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	125.00	125.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	69.00	69.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	860	64.00–70.00	66.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	71.00	71.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	140.00	140.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	162.50	162.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,091	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	167.50–170.00	168.20
5	—	489	175.00–182.50	177.99
4	—	600	160.00	160.00
5	—	335	170.00–180.00	172.06
3	—	423	175.00–182.50	178.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	187.50	187.50
9	—	618	187.50–192.50	190.29
15	—	484	189.00–192.50	189.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
5	—	413	200.00	200.00
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	648	219.00	219.00
5	—	500	217.50	217.50
4	—	466	232.50	232.50
3	—	567	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	212.50	212.50
2	—	650	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	180.00–187.50	184.72
2	—	470	177.50–182.50	180.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	197.50	197.50
7	—	431	200.00–214.00	210.00
2	—	365	195.00–198.00	196.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	87.00–90.00	88.33
19	—	1,007	63.00–83.00	74.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	83.00–87.00	85.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,260	75.00–87.00	83.01
9	—	1,272	88.00–93.00	90.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	117.00	117.00
4	—	1,499	90.00–106.00	96.42

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle