Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $243.12/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −133.72 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$243.12

8 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$34.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.40

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	264.98	1,359	3thin
Medium and Large 3	564	230.00	1,297	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $371.92, median $376.83 across 3 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 sale8 hd

243.12

—

SC average5 barns · 98 hd

260.51

−17.40

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−133.72

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,660	148.38	2,463	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	142.21	1,804	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	138.00	2,136	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	109.42	1,162	21

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	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$1,475	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	250.23/cwt	245.00–255.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	98.29/cwt	40.00–124.00	993	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	142.70/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,779	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	277.24/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,278	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	249.37/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	269.05/cwt	260.00–280.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	293.85/cwt	285.00–300.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	287.02/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	880	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	287.56/cwt	280.00–295.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	220.84/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,232	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	233.18/cwt	220.00–240.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	553	107.26/cwt	100.00–115.00	593	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	129.10/cwt	109.00–135.00	1,664	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,174	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,094	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	137.26/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,638	6
Bulls	—	—	1,443	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,955	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	161.27/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,190	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	149.78/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	288.66/cwt	270.00–298.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,266	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	256.64/cwt	255.00–260.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	157.54/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	156.96/cwt	152.50–162.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	264.98/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	273.04/cwt	260.00–285.00	882	3

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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 89Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 29Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 26

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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
1	200–250	245	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	425	220.00–240.00	233.18
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	576	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	402	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	452	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
4	250–300	276	280.00–295.00	287.56
5	300–350	318	285.00–300.00	293.85
3	350–400	372	270.00–298.00	288.66
4	400–450	419	275.00–300.00	287.02
9	450–500	461	270.00–290.00	277.24
3	500–550	513	255.00–270.00	264.98
5	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	240.00	240.00
2	250–300	273	245.00–255.00	250.23
1	300–350	305	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
5	550–600	558	205.00–225.00	220.84
1	700–750	705	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	278	260.00–280.00	269.05
3	300–350	323	260.00–285.00	273.04
3	350–400	370	255.00–260.00	256.64
4	400–450	431	247.50–250.00	249.37
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
4	500–550	523	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,010	40.00–124.00	98.29
6	—	1,193	132.00–147.00	137.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,247	138.00–150.00	142.70
5	—	1,289	109.00–135.00	129.10
3	—	1,358	158.00–167.00	161.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,485	141.00	141.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	135.00–136.00	135.48
1	—	1,740	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,778	142.00–155.00	149.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	160.00	160.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,093	152.50–162.00	156.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	94.00	94.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	153.00	153.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	130.00	130.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	553	100.00–115.00	107.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	120.00	120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	145.00	145.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	150.00–165.00	157.54

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle