Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average 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 $193.03/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$193.03

23 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$32.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	208.75	974	8thin
Medium and Large 2	416	191.86	798	8thin
Medium and Large 3	505	176.40	891	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.35/cwt here — about $83 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 sale23 hd

193.03

—

SC average5 barns · 384 hd

190.33

+2.70

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	1,352	99.76	1,349	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	86.01	1,226	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	85.63	1,044	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	74.41	666	18

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)	690	$813	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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%	—	1,125	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	89.47/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,139	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	73.79/cwt	68.00–81.00	659	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,331	98.62/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,313	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,053	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	725	100.74/cwt	97.50–105.00	730	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	630	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	750	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	179.92/cwt	175.00–185.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	175.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	198.71/cwt	195.00–202.50	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	192.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	189.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	183.11/cwt	175.00–190.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	205.65/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	211.63/cwt	210.00–215.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	182.40/cwt	175.00–190.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	185.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	209.21/cwt	200.00–215.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	175.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	78.86/cwt	72.00–84.00	909	17

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 287Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 75Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 2

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales.

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady. There was an average 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
1	—	1,125	112.50	112.50
23	—	1,273	86.00–100.00	89.47
17	—	1,153	72.00–84.00	78.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	85.00	85.00
17	—	893	68.00–81.00	73.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	85.00–87.00	86.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	110.00	110.00
9	—	1,331	90.00–107.00	98.62

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	92.50	92.50
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	725	97.50–105.00	100.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,125.00	1,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	170.00–180.00	175.05
3	—	437	175.00–185.00	179.92
2	—	573	170.00–175.00	172.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	190.00–200.00	195.03
2	—	475	190.00–195.00	192.53
2	—	420	190.00–195.00	192.38
1	—	540	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	502	208.00	208.00
3	—	408	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	190.00–200.00	194.89
2	—	435	195.00–202.50	198.71
5	—	324	200.00–215.00	209.21
2	—	380	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	170.00–180.00	175.01
6	—	370	180.00–195.00	185.94
2	—	420	170.00–180.00	175.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	207.50	207.50
4	—	568	200.00–207.50	205.65
3	—	435	210.00–215.00	211.63
1	—	450	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	185.00–195.00	189.94
3	—	467	175.00–190.00	183.11
4	—	529	175.00–190.00	182.40

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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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

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