Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons 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 $201.60/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$201.60

31 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$111.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.77

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	233.17	923	6thin
Medium and Large 2	465	205.35	956	18thin
Medium and Large 3	460	182.04	837	5thin
Large 3	535	122.00	653	2thin

One grade step is worth $111.17/cwt here — about $270 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

201.60

—

SC average5 barns · 443 hd

218.37

−16.77

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	1,370	112.00	1,534	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,396	101.88	1,422	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	92.69	984	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,645	89.00	1,464	1thin

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)	1,025	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	727	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	200.08/cwt	195.00–215.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	206.58/cwt	202.50–208.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	217.16/cwt	215.00–219.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,402	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	327	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,014	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	653	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	247.01/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	100.49/cwt	93.00–111.00	1,201	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,464	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	101.88/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,422	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	84.19/cwt	75.00–90.00	770	11
Bulls	—	—	1,370	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,534	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	739	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,204	3
Heifers	Large 3	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 104Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 55Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 5

No comparisons 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
3	—	538	170.00–180.00	175.06
1	—	285	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	210.00	210.00
4	—	463	195.00–215.00	200.08
6	—	515	202.50–208.00	206.58
1	—	725	175.00	175.00
3	—	432	215.00–219.00	217.16
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	230.00	230.00
4	—	425	231.00	231.00
1	—	290	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
2	—	727	175.00	175.00
1	—	350	215.00	215.00
3	—	640	197.00	197.00
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
1	—	275	235.00	235.00
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	250.00	250.00
5	—	467	235.00–250.00	247.01
1	—	445	240.00	240.00
3	—	650	180.00	180.00
3	—	507	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	739	192.00	192.00
1	—	350	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	237.50	237.50
1	—	710	175.00	175.00
1	—	510	225.00	225.00
1	—	305	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	245.00	245.00
5	—	630	222.50	222.50
1	—	475	260.00	260.00
1	—	390	255.00	255.00
1	—	250	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	310.00	310.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
3	—	653	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,195	93.00–111.00	100.49
11	—	915	75.00–90.00	84.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,396	95.00–111.00	101.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	112.00	112.00

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	—	850	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00

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