Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls to few too trend, feeder heifers were 3.00 higher.

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Average offerings of average

to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.27/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −141.60 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$224.27

26 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs SC average

−47.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	227.42	1,312	19thin
Medium and Large 2	561	215.72	1,211	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd

224.27

—

SC average5 barns · 83 hd

228.51

−4.24

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−47.64

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−141.60

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	1,526	130.60	1,993	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	126.39	1,752	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	119.96	1,593	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	100.79	1,016	22

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	119.02/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,589	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,640	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	106.41/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,107	13
Bulls	—	—	1,823	129.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,353	3
Bulls	—	—	1,220	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,330	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	138.03/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,743	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	92.68/cwt	80.00–100.00	891	9
Bulls	—	—	1,233	143.70/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,772	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	121.74/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,102	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,324	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,463	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	263.74/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,532	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	256.67/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	242.69/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,017	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	302.09/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,202	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	214.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	285.06/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	232.93/cwt	220.00–245.00	657	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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 219Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 60Year ago 82

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls to few too trend, feeder heifers were 3.00 higher.

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Average offerings of average

to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,335	111.00–127.00	119.02
1	—	1,215	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,040	98.00–112.00	106.41
9	—	961	80.00–100.00	92.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	135.00–141.00	138.03
5	—	1,435	115.00–129.00	121.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	125.00–135.00	129.06
1	—	1,220	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,233	142.50–145.00	143.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	220.00–245.00	232.93
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	440	205.00	205.00
3	450–500	470	225.00–230.00	226.65
1	500–550	540	225.00	225.00
6	550–600	565	210.00–215.00	214.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
8	400–450	419	239.00–245.00	242.69
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	528	235.00	235.00
16	550–600	586	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	255.00–260.00	257.43
10	450–500	477	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
10	450–500	483	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
7	350–400	384	300.00–305.00	302.09
3	500–550	510	255.00–260.00	256.67
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
16	550–600	581	260.00–280.00	263.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	275.00–295.00	285.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	270.00–275.00	272.54

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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