Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $198.88/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −166.99 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$198.88

14 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.02

vs SC average

−69.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	201.98	1,084	11thin
Medium and Large 3	530	187.50	994	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.48/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale14 hd

198.88

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

230.90

−32.02

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−69.50

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−166.99

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	1,604	135.14	2,168	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	121.01	1,538	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	110.00	1,601	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	108.16	1,192	9thin

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)	1,135	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,613	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	266.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	231.89/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,020	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,645	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	705	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,436	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	732	90.01/cwt	80.00–95.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	203.63/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,053	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	110.83/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,455	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,601	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,009	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	109.49/cwt	102.50–115.00	1,216	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	121.29/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,560	5
Bulls	—	—	1,604	135.14/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	391	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	649	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	443	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,280	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,043	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	273.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	236.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,655	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 128Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 60Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	127.50	127.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	170.00	170.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	105.00	105.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	732	80.00–95.00	90.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	282.50	282.50
5	450–500	494	265.00–275.00	273.06
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	535	220.00–230.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	523	290.00–300.00	295.07
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	592	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	539	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	242.50	242.50
2	600–650	618	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	260.00–270.00	266.83
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	370	230.00–240.00	236.71
10	400–450	440	227.50–233.00	231.89
2	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
6	500–550	517	200.00–222.50	203.63
5	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	410	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	530	187.50	187.50
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	391	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	109.00–113.00	110.83
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,286	116.00–127.00	121.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	97.50	97.50
8	—	1,111	102.50–115.00	109.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	130.00–142.00	135.14

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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