Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. Light 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 $203.69/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −162.18 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$203.69

13 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$35.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.31

vs SC average

−65.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	223.00	1,211	6thin
Medium and Large 3	514	187.14	962	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.86/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

203.69

—

SC average5 barns · 134 hd

231.00

−27.31

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−65.59

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−162.18

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	—	High	1,624	180.26	2,928	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,404	138.11	1,939	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	136.03	1,883	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	123.84	1,319	37

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	133.75/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,483	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	210.45/cwt	200.00–220.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	982	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	790	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	134.00/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,947	23
Bulls	—	—	1,610	187.27/cwt	182.50–190.00	3,015	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	107.56/cwt	50.00–123.00	1,068	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	142.73/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,054	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	131.56/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,773	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	151.63/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,886	7
Bulls	—	—	1,653	166.24/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	214.00/cwt	212.50–215.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	203.41/cwt	185.00–210.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	219.46/cwt	210.00–227.50	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,417	127.27/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,803	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	128.15/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	543	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,211	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,203	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	187.14/cwt	186.00–190.00	962	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	965	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,099	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 215Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 55Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 34Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,109	125.00–147.00	133.75
14	—	993	50.00–123.00	107.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,453	121.00–141.00	134.00
7	—	1,244	143.00–160.00	151.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	140.00–152.00	142.73
6	—	1,348	130.00–136.00	131.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	182.50–190.00	187.27
2	—	1,653	160.00–171.00	166.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	200.00–220.00	210.45
1	300–350	340	205.00	205.00
5	350–400	355	212.50–215.00	214.00
4	400–450	413	185.00–210.00	203.41
1	450–500	470	205.00	205.00
7	500–550	514	186.00–190.00	187.14
14	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
8	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
5	400–450	410	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	543	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	235.00	235.00
4	350–400	375	210.00–227.50	219.46
3	400–450	418	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	495	222.00	222.00
1	500–550	500	202.50	202.50
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	355	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	127.50	127.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,417	125.00–131.00	127.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	125.00–132.00	128.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	119.00–120.00	119.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	134.00	134.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	860	135.00	135.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	137.00	137.00

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

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