Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on all classes of feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 9.00 lower based on limited comparable sales. 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 $235.16/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −130.71 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$235.16

16 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs SC average

−33.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	244.00	1,359	10thin
Medium and Large 3	537	220.43	1,183	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.57/cwt here — about $176 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

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 sale16 hd

235.16

—

SC average6 barns · 163 hd

241.28

−6.12

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−33.70

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−130.71

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	1,625	152.00	2,470	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	131.94	1,746	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,107	131.61	1,456	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	113.77	1,252	30

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)	993	$1,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,547	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,107	128.81/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,426	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	135.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,754	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	104.02/cwt	47.50–118.00	1,134	16
Bulls	—	—	1,350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,643	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	120.11/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,706	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	124.92/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,390	14
Bulls	—	—	1,715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,173	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	118.61/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,273	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,080	1
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	795	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	934	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,868	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,629	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	695	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	507	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	656	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,548	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	277.88/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	252.49/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,288	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	234.22/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,689	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	403	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	695	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	667	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	645	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	243.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	244.23/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	259.07/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,013	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	223.14/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	226.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	227.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	261.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,626	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	242.60/cwt	235.00–250.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 93Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 84Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,107	119.00–136.00	128.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,291	130.00–145.00	135.88
4	—	1,420	116.00–125.00	120.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,090	47.50–118.00	104.02
14	—	1,113	120.00–137.00	124.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,810	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,715	185.00	185.00

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	3	—	1,073	115.00–122.50	118.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	107.50	107.50
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	117.50	117.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	155.00	155.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	137.50	137.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	245	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	330	250.00–260.00	255.00
2	350–400	390	260.00–265.00	262.47
4	400–450	425	260.00–265.00	261.31
3	450–500	453	260.00	260.00
12	600–650	623	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	382	235.00–250.00	242.60
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
12	650–700	656	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
10	500–550	514	277.00–280.00	277.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	272.50	272.50
13	500–550	510	252.00–255.00	252.49
7	700–750	721	230.00–245.00	234.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	264.00	264.00
4	600–650	645	247.00	247.00
9	650–700	667	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	202.50	202.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	403	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
10	350–400	391	240.00–265.00	259.07
4	400–450	424	240.00–250.00	243.75
5	450–500	482	243.00–245.00	244.23
10	700–750	742	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	375	220.00–230.00	226.76
4	400–450	439	220.00–230.00	227.49
4	500–550	524	222.50–225.00	223.14
2	550–600	562	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	495	262.00	262.00
4	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
6	550–600	588	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	215.00	215.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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