Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.81/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$189.81

76 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$37.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	210.00	851	10thin
Medium and Large 2	511	190.66	973	52
Medium and Large 3	417	172.22	718	14thin

One grade step is worth $37.78/cwt here — about $133 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 sale76 hd

189.81

—

SC average5 barns · 467 hd

195.09

−5.28

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	1,323	91.94	1,217	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	80.07	1,197	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	79.52	938	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	74.24	780	9thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3	—	433	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	170.83/cwt	170.00–171.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	206.36/cwt	205.00–207.50	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	200.66/cwt	190.00–205.00	867	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,069	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	189.84/cwt	185.00–193.00	997	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,228	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,076	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	619	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	181.92/cwt	170.00–190.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,109	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	80.33/cwt	79.00–82.00	888	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	71.20/cwt	65.00–76.00	728	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	75.88/cwt	65.00–79.00	817	6
Bulls	—	—	1,155	85.50/cwt	75.00–97.00	988	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	104.82/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,740	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,263	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	81.60/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,161	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	83.16/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,067	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	79.34/cwt	77.00–83.00	785	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	785	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	471	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	80.97/cwt	77.00–85.00	788	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	69.65/cwt	65.00–74.00	630	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	685	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	445	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	735	132.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	203.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	183.32/cwt	180.00–190.00	581	3

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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 54Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 82Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 15

Compared to last week no comparisons made this week 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	180.00	180.00
6	—	373	170.00–171.00	170.83
1	—	570	185.00	185.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	170.00	170.00
3	—	317	180.00–190.00	183.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	196.00	196.00
1	—	515	205.00	205.00
7	—	468	213.00	213.00
3	—	329	200.00–210.00	203.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
6	—	343	171.00	171.00
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
3	—	605	170.00	170.00
2	—	378	175.00–180.00	177.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	205.00–207.50	206.36
7	—	432	190.00–205.00	200.66
12	—	611	175.00	175.00
2	—	465	202.50	202.50
17	—	525	185.00–193.00	189.84
5	—	585	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	210.00	210.00
3	—	318	210.00	210.00
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	215.00	215.00
5	—	456	210.00	210.00
1	—	360	215.00	215.00
8	—	675	186.00	186.00
3	—	560	213.00	213.00
12	—	620	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
3	—	425	170.00–190.00	181.92
1	—	580	170.00	170.00
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	230.00	230.00
10	—	493	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	433	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	79.00–82.00	80.33
6	—	1,023	65.00–76.00	71.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,077	65.00–79.00	75.88
6	—	1,283	80.00–86.00	83.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,423	80.00–83.00	81.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	75.00–97.00	85.50
2	—	1,660	102.00–107.00	104.82

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	77.00–83.00	79.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	65.00–74.00	69.65
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	735	132.00–135.00	132.48
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	60.00	60.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	77.00–85.00	80.97

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle