Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.42/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$202.42

85 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	325	224.55	730	11thin
Medium and Large 2	408	204.54	835	54
Medium and Large 3	454	184.55	837	20

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale85 hd

202.42

—

SC average5 barns · 378 hd

202.34

+0.09

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	1,715	105.00	1,801	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	90.87	1,313	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,698	83.07	1,411	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	81.05	903	24

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)	1,560	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,363	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 3	—	835	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	689	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,560	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	201.78/cwt	200.00–207.50	870	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	252	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	390	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	284	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	184.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	619	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,325	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	570	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,243	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,180	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	222.56/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,079	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	208.88/cwt	195.00–215.00	773	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	316	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	212.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	226.28/cwt	222.50–235.00	837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	641	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	78.84/cwt	71.00–85.00	831	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,342	89.44/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,200	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	83.07/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	93.30/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,108	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,960	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,801	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,004	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 130Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 45Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 18

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	82.50	82.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	90.00	90.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,560	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	85.00	85.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	97.50	97.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	200.00–207.50	201.78
3	—	460	197.50	197.50
4	—	334	205.00	205.00
16	—	370	195.00–215.00	208.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	217.00	217.00
7	—	316	215.00	215.00
6	—	615	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	190.00	190.00
5	—	409	180.00–185.00	184.00
7	—	523	185.00	185.00
2	—	470	185.00–190.00	187.47
2	—	645	168.00	168.00
1	—	310	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	284	225.00	225.00
5	—	323	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	252	235.00	235.00
5	—	420	220.00	220.00
10	—	471	220.00–222.50	221.23
4	—	336	235.00	235.00
8	—	370	222.50–235.00	226.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	175.00	175.00
2	—	555	187.50	187.50
2	—	462	215.00	215.00
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	214.00	214.00
9	—	570	218.00	218.00
5	—	710	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	500	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	500	227.00	227.00
11	—	485	220.00–232.50	222.56
5	—	390	240.00	240.00
1	—	715	187.50	187.50
2	—	438	225.00–230.00	227.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	185.00	185.00
2	—	388	210.00–215.00	212.45
1	—	585	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,054	71.00–85.00	78.84
5	—	1,342	87.00–91.00	89.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	80.00–86.00	83.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	90.00–96.00	93.30
1	—	1,960	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	105.00	105.00

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