Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $241.88/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −134.96 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$241.88

4 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.73

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	255.00	1,390	1thin
Medium and Large 3	555	237.50	1,318	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $72 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

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 sale4 hd

241.88

—

SC average5 barns · 96 hd

252.60

−10.73

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−134.96

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	1,306	137.50	1,795	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	134.92	1,815	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	128.71	1,875	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	118.75	1,326	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$2,583	3thin

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 2	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	248.45/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,086	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	254.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	607	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	254.80/cwt	250.00–260.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	214.76/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,209	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	142.52/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,486	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	930	110.57/cwt	92.50–130.00	1,028	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	108.03/cwt	100.00–119.00	832	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	708	75.26/cwt	60.00–85.00	533	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	715	57.71/cwt	50.00–65.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	240.27/cwt	230.00–250.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	227.34/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,346	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	725	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	125.67/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,811	7
Bulls	—	—	1,175	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,821	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	145.78/cwt	142.50–152.00	1,902	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	126.77/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	106.51/cwt	66.00–122.50	1,176	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	228.84/cwt	225.00–232.50	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	261.02/cwt	255.00–267.50	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	866	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	165.63/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	281.77/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,206	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	162.44/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,581	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	8
Bulls	—	—	1,393	125.83/cwt	118.00–141.00	1,753	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	135.07/cwt	126.00–146.00	1,532	9

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 161Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 54Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 29Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	285	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	318	270.00–275.00	272.44
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	428	275.00–285.00	281.77
2	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	250.00–260.00	254.82
2	300–350	333	255.00–267.50	261.02
2	350–400	370	250.00–260.00	254.80
7	400–450	437	245.00–260.00	248.45
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	555	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	300	270.00	270.00
9	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	230.00–250.00	240.27
3	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	415	225.00–232.50	228.84
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	563	205.00–220.00	214.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
7	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
5	500–550	520	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	528	255.00	255.00
8	600–650	607	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	725	220.00–235.00	227.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	315.00	315.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	141.00–144.00	142.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	145.00	145.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	930	92.50–130.00	110.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	770	100.00–119.00	108.03
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	708	60.00–85.00	75.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	50.00–65.00	57.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	155.00–175.00	165.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	155.00–170.00	162.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,441	119.00–128.00	125.67
1	—	1,565	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	142.50–152.00	145.78
4	—	1,376	119.00–136.00	126.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,104	66.00–122.50	106.51
9	—	1,134	126.00–146.00	135.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,393	118.00–141.00	125.83

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

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Replacement Cattle

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