Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle due to inclement weather in the area with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $209.75/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −156.12 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$209.75

10 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.04

vs SC average

−60.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	545	209.75	1,144	10thin

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 sale10 hd

209.75

—

SC average5 barns · 86 hd

234.79

−25.04

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−60.25

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−156.12

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	1,610	117.50	1,892	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	127.46	1,548	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	97.19	1,091	18

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	475	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 3	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	242.41/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	242.91/cwt	239.00–255.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,380	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	475	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	116.79/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,472	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	144.41/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Large 3	450–500	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Bulls	Large 3	700–750	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,892	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	72.70/cwt	40.00–92.50	691	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	125.25/cwt	115.00–137.50	1,464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	228.30/cwt	225.00–230.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	337	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	207.07/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	787	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 183Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 49Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 22

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of average quality cattle due to inclement weather in the area with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	537	271.00	271.00
1	650–700	680	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	720	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	840	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	735	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
4	400–450	417	235.00–250.00	242.41
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	428	280.00–285.00	282.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	225.00–230.00	228.30
1	400–450	425	217.50	217.50
1	450–500	465	215.00	215.00
7	500–550	532	190.00–210.00	207.07
3	550–600	576	216.00	216.00
2	750–800	787	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
4	350–400	378	239.00–255.00	242.91
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	600	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	475	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,260	111.00–123.00	116.79
8	—	950	40.00–92.50	72.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	142.00–147.00	144.41
1	—	1,650	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,169	115.00–137.50	125.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	117.50	117.50

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