Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.56/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −141.30 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$224.56

21 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$36.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs SC average

−44.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	228.66	1,229	18thin
Medium and Large 2	510	215.00	1,097	1thin
Medium and Large 3	540	192.50	1,040	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.16/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $393.78, low $330.48, median $365.87 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

224.56

—

SC average1 barns · 21 hd

224.56

+0.00

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−44.32

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−141.30

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	1,563	120.63	1,885	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	108.03	1,359	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,598	101.83	1,628	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	96.25	1,000	22

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)	1,335	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	—	1,753	114.71/cwt	112.00–119.00	2,011	3
Bulls	—	—	1,040	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	106.26/cwt	95.00–117.00	1,329	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	127.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	100.98/cwt	93.00–113.00	1,092	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,257	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	83.63/cwt	72.00–90.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	329.89/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,194	11
Steers	Large 3	650–700	690	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	673	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	760	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	248.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,018	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	454	257.11/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,167	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	206.15/cwt	202.50–210.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	955	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	258.18/cwt	250.00–265.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	287.01/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,315	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	92.74/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,385	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	901	103.65/cwt	92.50–110.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	626	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	229.39/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	260.03/cwt	255.00–265.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	222.54/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	258.28/cwt	255.00–260.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	231.53/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,229	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	786	90.50/cwt	85.00–94.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	269.89/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	201.73/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,352	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	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 Feb 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 31Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 30Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 6Year ago 33

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	112.00–119.00	114.71
1	—	1,040	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,515	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,251	95.00–117.00	106.26
2	—	1,190	126.00–130.00	127.92
1	—	1,485	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,081	93.00–113.00	100.98
6	—	928	72.00–90.00	83.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,635	88.00–97.50	92.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	745	219.00	219.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	458	285.00–287.50	287.01
6	500–550	540	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
11	350–400	362	320.00–335.00	329.89
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
14	700–750	715	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	250.00–265.00	258.18
1	350–400	360	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	410	240.00–260.00	248.23
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
6	450–500	469	260.00–285.00	269.89
3	500–550	527	237.50	237.50
3	600–650	630	220.00–227.50	222.54
5	650–700	670	190.00–220.00	201.73
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	202.50–210.00	206.15
1	400–450	440	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	555	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	775	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
11	450–500	454	247.50–265.00	257.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	340	232.50	232.50
2	350–400	375	225.00–230.00	227.47
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	240	261.00	261.00
3	300–350	325	255.00–260.00	258.28
6	350–400	364	255.00–265.00	260.03
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	464	228.00–235.00	229.39
12	500–550	531	225.00–241.00	231.53
5	550–600	550	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	640	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	78.00–80.00	79.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	901	92.50–110.00	103.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	786	85.00–94.00	90.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	82.00	82.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	102.50	102.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	108.00	108.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	620	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,045	132.50	132.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

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