Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison made this week due to limited 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 $217.95/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$217.95

53 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$46.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.94

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	236.52	974	20
Medium and Large 2	574	207.78	1,193	31
Medium and Large 3	455	190.00	865	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.52/cwt here — about $109 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 sale53 hd

217.95

—

SC average5 barns · 254 hd

225.90

−7.94

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	1,678	97.74	1,640	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	89.80	1,466	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	85.60	1,036	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	80.73	907	14

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	75.35/cwt	71.00–79.00	784	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	97.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,344	88.39/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,188	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	95.67/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,031	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	167.53/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,357	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	920	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	644	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	865	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	888	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	198.37/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,006	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	233.26/cwt	230.00–235.00	996	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	211.25/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	200.11/cwt	195.00–205.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	205.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	189.80/cwt	185.00–195.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	209.85/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,301	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	212.88/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,143	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,031	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	73.07/cwt	60.00–81.00	661	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	89.80/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	88.68/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,119	10

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 Oct 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 173Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 32Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 9

No comparison made this week due to limited sales. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	71.00–79.00	75.35
10	—	1,262	84.00–93.00	88.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,344	83.00–96.00	88.39
7	—	904	60.00–81.00	73.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	86.00–94.00	89.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	95.00–100.00	97.74

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	90.00–101.00	95.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	160.00–180.00	167.53
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	65.00	65.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	411	216.00	216.00
3	—	335	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	507	193.00–201.00	198.37
2	—	416	195.00–205.00	200.11
2	—	595	191.00	191.00
2	—	380	185.00–195.00	189.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	194.00	194.00
5	—	488	200.00–214.00	211.25
2	—	373	200.00–210.00	205.23
11	—	620	208.00–213.00	209.85
8	—	537	212.50–213.00	212.88
3	—	838	183.00	183.00
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	427	230.00–235.00	233.26
3	—	325	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	195.00	195.00
1	—	495	185.00	185.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
1	—	550	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	240.00	240.00
1	—	410	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	195.00–200.00	197.46

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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