Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offerings 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 $230.08/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −135.79 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$230.08

17 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$10.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.73

vs SC average

−46.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	236.07	1,268	7thin
Medium and Large 3	538	225.89	1,215	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.19/cwt here — about $52 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 sale17 hd

230.08

—

SC average5 barns · 136 hd

239.80

−9.73

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−46.38

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−135.79

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	1,535	139.83	2,147	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	132.03	1,704	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	126.48	1,752	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	106.49	1,041	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,694	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3	550–600	576	232.85/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	447	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	272.41/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	260.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	251.28/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	246.70/cwt	245.00–250.00	957	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	286.95/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,242	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	276.63/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	907	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	141.14/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,171	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,104	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	2,693.83/head	2,475.00–2,850.00	2,694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	75.52/cwt	70.00–80.00	619	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	126.48/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,729	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	133.19/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,726	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	116.81/cwt	109.00–134.00	1,204	12
Bulls	—	—	1,573	149.75/cwt	130.00–160.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,338	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	225.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	225.80/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	218.42/cwt	210.00–230.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	225.97/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	612	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	249.63/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 70Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	250.00–260.00	255.02
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	576	225.00–245.00	232.85
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	447	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	270.00–275.00	272.48
2	350–400	373	270.00–282.50	276.63
5	400–450	436	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	275.00–290.00	286.95
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	517	270.00–273.00	272.41
2	550–600	570	250.00–252.50	251.28
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	396	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	643	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	532	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	495	250.00–260.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	245.00–250.00	246.70
3	400–450	407	250.00–265.00	260.08
11	450–500	474	245.00–255.00	249.63
6	500–550	529	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	585	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
8	350–400	397	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	363	210.00–230.00	218.42
1	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
3	450–500	470	220.00–230.00	225.90
5	500–550	518	225.00–230.00	225.97
5	550–600	558	225.00–226.00	225.80
4	600–650	600	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	612	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	148.00	148.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	130.00–154.00	141.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	140.00	140.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	2,475.00–2,850.00	2,693.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,573	130.00–160.00	149.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	110.00	110.00
19	—	1,296	120.00–150.00	133.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	819	70.00–80.00	75.52
12	—	1,031	109.00–134.00	116.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	122.00–130.00	126.48

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