Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.15/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −125.72 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$240.15

21 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$28.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.39

vs SC average

−27.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	516	248.27	1,281	15thin
Medium and Large 3	532	219.86	1,170	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.41/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd

240.15

—

SC average4 barns · 79 hd

249.55

−9.39

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−27.47

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−125.72

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	130.31	1,684	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	107.99	1,035	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	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	450–500	465	255.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	219.86/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,170	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	742	134.24/cwt	127.50–140.00	996	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	248.27/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,281	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	755	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	447	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	894	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	83.22/cwt	50.00–115.00	754	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	121.80/cwt	115.50–125.00	1,638	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	135.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	220.02/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	127.26/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,271	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,677	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	551	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,555	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 137Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 42Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 7

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	465	250.00–260.00	255.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	275	222.50	222.50
1	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	360	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	447	200.00	200.00
5	450–500	467	200.00–225.00	220.02
6	500–550	532	205.00–227.50	219.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	441	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	516	245.00–250.00	248.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	365	225.00	225.00
4	400–450	428	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	551	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	513	265.00	265.00
4	550–600	576	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
4	600–650	612	274.00	274.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	742	127.50–140.00	134.24
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	152.00	152.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	906	50.00–115.00	83.22
9	—	999	117.00–134.00	127.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	115.50–125.00	121.80
6	—	1,257	130.00–140.00	135.99

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