Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to reporter illness last week. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.15/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$230.15

76 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$93.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	253.68	1,055	45
Medium and Large 2	519	197.45	1,026	29
Medium and Large 3	340	190.00	646	1thin
Large 3	365	160.00	584	1thin

One grade step is worth $93.68/cwt here — about $471 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

230.15

—

SC average4 barns · 549 hd

228.32

+1.84

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	1,455	110.39	1,606	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	98.70	1,255	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,196	92.26	1,104	27

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)	1,110	$2,312	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,860	5

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	621	183.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,138	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	262.34/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	437	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,093	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	171.40/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,236	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	177.85/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	221.27/cwt	217.50–225.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	213.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	969	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	273.83/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	242.41/cwt	235.00–245.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	239.00/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	381	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,210	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	449	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,307	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	193.76/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	253.30/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,087	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	95.63/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,178	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	92.01/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,249	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	84.26/cwt	76.00–89.00	936	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,109	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	98.89/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,277	4
Bulls	—	—	1,429	107.14/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,531	9
Bulls	—	—	1,573	125.02/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,967	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	731	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,312.16/head	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,312	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,193	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,908.99/head	1,475.00–2,300.00	1,909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 90Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 40Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 8

No comparisons due to reporter illness last week. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	180.00–185.00	183.28
6	—	721	160.00–177.00	171.40
2	—	413	217.50–225.00	221.27
5	—	373	210.00–220.00	213.57
2	—	323	220.00–230.00	224.96
1	—	780	172.50	172.50
4	—	536	192.50–195.00	193.76
3	—	250	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	437	250.00	250.00
17	—	355	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	212.50	212.50
2	—	475	235.00	235.00
3	—	518	232.50	232.50
4	—	324	235.00–245.00	242.41
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	260.50	260.50
3	—	510	237.50	237.50
2	—	385	250.00–275.00	262.34
7	—	671	172.50–180.00	177.85
4	—	429	250.00–255.00	253.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	290.00	290.00
1	—	355	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	222.50	222.50
4	—	508	210.00	210.00
1	—	345	220.00	220.00
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	272.50–275.00	273.83
5	—	508	237.50–245.00	239.00
2	—	700	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	303	305.00	305.00
3	—	509	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	212.50	212.50
3	—	410	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	381	317.50	317.50
15	—	449	291.00	291.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,232	90.00–110.00	95.63
8	—	1,111	76.00–89.00	84.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	91.00–93.00	92.01
1	—	940	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,291	94.00–105.00	98.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,429	95.00–115.00	107.14
2	—	1,573	120.00–131.00	125.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	123.00	123.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,312.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,098	1,475.00–2,300.00	1,908.99

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