Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

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 $198.46/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$198.46

31 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.49

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	202.50	1,075	8thin
Medium and Large 2	471	201.22	948	17thin
Medium and Large 3	503	185.25	931	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $144 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 sale31 hd

198.46

—

SC average5 barns · 399 hd

205.95

−7.49

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	1,503	109.68	1,649	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,540	98.88	1,523	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	87.47	975	25

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)	1,150	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	528	204.64/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	197.98/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	202.07/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	211.28/cwt	210.00–212.50	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	189.63/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	246.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,192	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	650	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	406	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	335	91.31/cwt	69.00–115.00	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	470	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,063	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	98.88/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,523	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	82.79/cwt	75.00–90.00	835	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	97.40/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,306	8
Bulls	—	—	1,307	103.60/cwt	80.00–111.00	1,354	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	119.80/cwt	114.00–125.00	2,192	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	850	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	206.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	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 Jan 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 64Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 35Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 10

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average 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	—	528	190.00–220.00	204.64
1	—	550	210.00	210.00
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
1	—	415	230.00	230.00
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	197.00–199.00	197.98
1	—	320	240.00	240.00
7	—	673	200.00–205.00	202.07
1	—	510	240.00	240.00
1	—	455	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	187.00	187.00
2	—	435	190.00	190.00
1	—	495	175.00	175.00
1	—	500	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	212.50	212.50
1	—	330	212.50	212.50
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
2	—	380	210.00–212.50	211.28
5	—	571	182.50–192.50	189.63
7	—	423	200.00–215.00	206.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	247.50	247.50
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	225.00	225.00
1	—	445	230.00	230.00
1	—	480	225.00	225.00
7	—	560	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	235.00	235.00
1	—	405	240.00	240.00
5	—	483	240.00–250.00	246.86
5	—	805	173.00	173.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	62.50	62.50
2	—	335	69.00–115.00	91.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	94.00–104.00	98.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,009	75.00–90.00	82.79
8	—	1,341	93.00–103.00	97.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	80.00–111.00	103.60
3	—	1,830	114.00–125.00	119.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	100.00	100.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle