Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 2.50 higher based on limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to 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 $218.43/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −147.44 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$218.43

22 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$15.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

vs SC average

−48.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	227.68	1,191	9thin
Medium and Large 3	546	212.02	1,157	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.66/cwt here — about $34 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 sale22 hd

218.43

—

SC average5 barns · 118 hd

231.92

−13.49

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−48.79

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−147.44

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	1,626	141.45	2,300	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	133.00	1,966	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	132.85	1,686	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	119.74	1,220	22

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	—	1,840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,496	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	704	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,358	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,687	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	133.25/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	252.57/cwt	245.00–260.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	450–500	493	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,109	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	134.73/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,469	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	133.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,966	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	127.46/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,623	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	136.83/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,717	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	109.36/cwt	80.00–123.00	1,060	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,064	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,487	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	131.75/cwt	125.50–140.00	2,180	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	134.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	302.12/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,278	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	251.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,050	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,101	124.63/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	787	209.77/cwt	209.00–217.50	1,651	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	870	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	227.68/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	214.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,152	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	231.30/cwt	224.00–235.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	236.65/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	226.31/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	446	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	223.23/cwt	212.50–235.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	663	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 Jun 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 163Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 48Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 64Year ago 20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,840	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	970	120.00	120.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	150.00	150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	90.00	90.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	160.00	160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	130.00–140.00	134.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	147.00	147.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	123.00–145.00	133.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,101	119.00–128.00	124.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	113.00	113.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	704	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
7	500–550	503	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	317.50	317.50
7	400–450	423	300.00–305.00	302.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	588	220.00	220.00
5	600–650	637	200.00	200.00
9	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
11	750–800	787	209.00–217.50	209.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	245.00–260.00	252.57
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
9	500–550	523	225.00–228.00	227.68
7	650–700	670	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	232.50	232.50
3	300–350	337	224.00–235.00	231.30
2	350–400	378	212.50–235.00	223.23
2	400–450	432	230.00	230.00
8	450–500	461	230.00	230.00
11	500–550	538	200.00–220.00	214.21
2	550–600	587	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	633	202.50	202.50
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
9	400–450	418	250.00–260.00	251.08
2	450–500	483	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	350	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	446	222.50	222.50
2	450–500	468	222.50–230.00	226.31
2	500–550	528	230.00–243.00	236.65
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,090	125.00–143.00	134.73
13	—	969	80.00–123.00	109.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	130.00–138.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	121.00–133.00	127.46
4	—	1,255	134.00–146.00	136.83
1	—	1,290	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	155.00–160.00	157.63
5	—	1,655	125.50–140.00	131.75

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle