Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $171.29/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$171.29

16 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.88

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	502	184.50	926	3thin
Medium and Large 3	424	168.25	714	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $212 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 sale16 hd

171.29

—

SC average5 barns · 306 hd

184.17

−12.88

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	1,835	98.81	1,813	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	83.02	1,258	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	80.23	996	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	68.83	741	8thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Medium and Large 2	—	910	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	923	90.03/cwt	87.50–92.50	831	2
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	695	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	573	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	770	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	539	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	621	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	890	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	534	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	90.25/cwt	82.50–98.00	1,047	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	996	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	167.36/cwt	160.00–172.50	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	160.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	216.03/cwt	210.00–222.50	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	205.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	404	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	963	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	84.53/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,276	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,186	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	98.81/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,813	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	86.45/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,075	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	77.46/cwt	71.00–81.00	961	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	68.83/cwt	59.00–78.00	741	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	670	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	630	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	520	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 Oct 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 198Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 78Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 12

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	87.50	87.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	923	87.50–92.50	90.03
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	60.00	60.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	82.50–98.00	90.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	77.50	77.50
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	82.50	82.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	69.00	69.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	82.50	82.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	77.50	77.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,750.00	1,750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	220.00	220.00
2	—	450	215.00	215.00
2	—	430	210.00–222.50	216.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	172.00	172.00
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
4	—	555	175.00	175.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
4	—	404	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	200.00–210.00	205.11
2	—	500	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	186.00	186.00
1	—	445	182.50	182.50
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	170.00	170.00
5	—	520	160.00–172.50	167.36
2	—	375	155.00–165.00	160.20
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	400	141.00	141.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	82.00–88.00	84.53
1	—	1,540	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	84.00–90.00	86.45
9	—	1,241	71.00–81.00	77.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,076	59.00–78.00	68.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	92.00–104.00	98.81

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

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