Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $245.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −120.87 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$245.00

4 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.60

vs SC average

−25.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	245.00	1,225	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale4 hd

245.00

—

SC average5 barns · 68 hd

239.40

+5.60

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−25.59

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−120.87

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	1,635	148.66	2,430	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	135.00	1,910	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	122.22	1,554	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	109.23	985	16

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)	971	$2,071	5

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	338.99/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,216	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	971	2,070.85/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,071	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	121.07/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,580	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	108.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,239	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	100.76/cwt	95.00–112.00	925	8
Bulls	—	—	1,105	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	152.60/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,629	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	117.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,042	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	141.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	930	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	374	296.91/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,110	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	263.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	252.93/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,191	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	290.18/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	311.46/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,479	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	320.09/cwt	310.00–330.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	238.04/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	232.59/cwt	225.00–240.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	400–450	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	276.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	257.54/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,334	2

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 63Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 55Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	337.50–340.00	338.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	602	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	371	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	412	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	355	342.50	342.50
13	450–500	475	305.00–325.00	311.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	310.00–330.00	320.09
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	378	285.00–300.00	292.45
3	400–450	415	285.00–300.00	290.18
3	450–500	463	270.00–285.00	276.60
2	500–550	518	250.00–265.00	257.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	260.00–265.00	263.74
10	450–500	471	250.00–255.00	252.93
4	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	374	295.00–298.00	296.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	420	225.00–240.00	232.59
8	450–500	473	225.00–240.00	238.04
4	600–650	630	210.00	210.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	971	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,070.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	190.00	190.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	132.00	132.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,305	115.00–131.00	121.07
3	—	1,143	105.00–110.00	108.41
3	—	1,232	140.00–145.00	141.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,455	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	918	95.00–112.00	100.76
8	—	885	115.00–122.00	117.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,723	141.00–159.00	152.60

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 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle