Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $250.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −126.83 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$250.00

6 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.58

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	257.50	1,445	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	242.50	1,334	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $111 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

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $371.92, median $376.83 across 3 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 sale6 hd

250.00

—

SC average5 barns · 72 hd

269.58

−19.58

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−126.83

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	1,271	130.60	1,661	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	130.06	2,025	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	127.45	1,602	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	115.02	1,292	14

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,160	124.70/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,447	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	130.06/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,025	5
Bulls	—	—	1,355	135.03/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,830	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	127.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,602	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	100.58/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,021	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	118.96/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,372	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	357	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,250	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	288.13/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	236.25/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,311	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	923	121.79/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	134.30/cwt	127.50–140.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	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 Mar 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 221Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 53Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 15

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of average 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	—	1,160	122.00–126.00	124.70
4	—	1,355	132.00–139.00	135.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,557	127.00–133.00	130.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,257	120.00–132.00	127.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	97.50–105.00	100.58
11	—	1,153	110.00–126.00	118.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	561	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
7	400–450	424	265.00–305.00	288.13
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	550	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	150.00	150.00
8	500–550	530	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	630	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	545	240.50	240.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	255.00	255.00
1	250–300	290	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	490	225.00–247.50	236.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	137.50	137.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	945	137.00	137.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	815	170.00	170.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	923	116.00–127.00	121.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	127.50–140.00	134.30

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle