Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of mostly 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 $233.10/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −132.76 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$233.10

47 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$32.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.74

vs SC average

−34.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	243.70	1,264	23
Medium and Large 2	521	231.42	1,206	14thin
Medium and Large 3	543	211.10	1,146	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.60/cwt here — about $118 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 sale47 hd

233.10

—

SC average5 barns · 109 hd

235.84

−2.74

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−34.49

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−132.76

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	1,630	138.96	2,266	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	117.95	1,436	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	96.53	996	25

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1Value Added	450–500	495	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,230	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	216.87/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,332	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	270.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	269.93/cwt	260.00–280.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	619	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,349	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	287.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	225.73/cwt	222.50–230.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	786	209.75/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,649	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	233.07/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,210	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	444	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	88.93/cwt	72.00–97.50	876	13
Bulls	—	—	1,563	143.70/cwt	131.00–150.00	2,246	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	110.72/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,401	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	118.11/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,467	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	104.77/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,135	12
Bulls	—	—	1,900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	296.50/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,607	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500–550	546	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,158	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	242.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,474	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,509	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	232.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,136	4

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 135Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 31Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 18

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	495	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	260.00–280.00	269.93
2	400–450	418	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	473	260.00–275.00	270.16
6	500–550	543	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	315	235.00–250.00	242.86
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	625	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	370	271.00	271.00
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
17	500–550	502	245.00	245.00
4	650–700	651	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	330	235.00–240.00	237.42
1	350–400	375	230.00	230.00
3	400–450	428	222.50–230.00	225.73
6	450–500	460	230.00–233.00	232.51
13	500–550	519	222.00–234.00	233.07
5	600–650	614	214.00–221.00	216.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	619	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	435	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	500	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	546	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	566	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	280.00–290.00	287.99
3	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
12	750–800	786	209.00–210.00	209.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	303.00	303.00
13	500–550	542	290.00–297.00	296.50
7	550–600	553	270.00	270.00
7	700–750	737	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	539	280.00	280.00
8	550–600	550	268.00	268.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	95.00	95.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	120.00	120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	985	72.00–97.50	88.93
12	—	1,083	95.00–115.00	104.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	110.00–112.00	110.72
1	—	1,015	138.00	138.00
10	—	1,242	116.00–121.00	118.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	131.00–150.00	143.70
1	—	1,900	120.00	120.00

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

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