Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $257.05/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −158.01 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$257.05

26 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$59.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.43

vs SC average

−52.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	296.23	1,526	2thin
Medium and Large 2	583	259.59	1,513	18thin
Medium and Large 3	508	236.39	1,201	6thin

One grade step is worth $59.84/cwt here — about $325 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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $358.90, median $415.07 across 9 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

257.05

—

SC average5 barns · 77 hd

263.48

−6.43

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−52.50

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−158.01

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	1,434	123.75	1,774	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	109.00	1,380	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	104.80	1,444	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	89.07	884	31

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)	1,125	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 3	700–750	715	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	257.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	973	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	112.85/cwt	107.00–120.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	787	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	698	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	228.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	236.39/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	504	190.69/cwt	187.50–200.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	76.91/cwt	42.00–100.00	699	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	296.23/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	118.88/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,557	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	104.80/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,444	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	107.02/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,317	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	114.92/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,578	4
Bulls	—	—	2,175	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	3,328	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	108.33/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,219	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	212.40/cwt	200.00–225.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	214.21/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,242	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	960	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	778	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	233.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,063	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	234.45/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,636	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	259.59/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,513	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,241	10

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 198Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 73Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 18Year ago 6

No comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	190.00–200.00	195.12
1	250–300	280	225.00	225.00
2	300–350	323	200.00–225.00	212.40
5	350–400	383	220.00–230.00	228.10
1	400–450	410	205.00	205.00
4	500–550	504	187.50–200.00	190.69
3	600–650	603	200.00	200.00
5	650–700	698	168.00	168.00
1	700–750	715	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	235.00	235.00
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	378	250.00–260.00	257.45
3	400–450	427	230.00–235.00	233.32
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
10	550–600	564	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	413	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	325	255.00	255.00
2	350–400	382	230.00	230.00
7	400–450	417	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	486	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	580	200.00–227.50	214.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
6	500–550	508	220.00–245.00	236.39
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	685	217.50	217.50
7	750–800	787	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
18	550–600	583	255.00–272.00	259.59
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
18	650–700	698	225.00–235.00	234.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	515	295.00–297.50	296.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	650	107.00–120.00	112.85
Bred Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	100.00	100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	81.00	81.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	909	42.00–100.00	76.91
12	—	1,125	100.00–115.00	108.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	102.00–107.00	104.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,231	100.00–114.00	107.02
4	—	1,373	114.00–116.00	114.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,310	111.00–124.00	118.88
1	—	2,175	153.00	153.00

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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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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