Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 8.00 lower both based on limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair and flesh.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −148.37 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$217.50

2 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.15

vs SC average

−47.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	220.00	1,265	1thin
Medium and Large 3	590	215.00	1,269	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about −$4 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

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 sale2 hd

217.50

—

SC average6 barns · 181 hd

248.65

−31.15

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−47.13

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−148.37

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	1,370	131.23	1,798	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,392	121.32	1,688	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,303	120.00	1,564	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	98.97	1,007	18

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	131.23/cwt	106.00–138.00	1,798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	227.40/cwt	220.00–235.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	873	155.04/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	930	99.73/cwt	89.00–110.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	249.02/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,078	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	120.41/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,704	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	120.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,296	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	94.69/cwt	25.00–115.00	953	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	230.87/cwt	222.50–235.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	220.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	250–300	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	131.41/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,180	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	238.76/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,449	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	697	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	770	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	268.61/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,058	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	225.00/cwt	217.50–231.00	1,366	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,418	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	121.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,189	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	2

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 88Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 67Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 14Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	560	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	210.00–230.00	220.00
1	300–350	320	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
3	450–500	473	215.00	215.00
2	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
5	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	315	260.00	260.00
11	350–400	394	265.00–275.00	268.61
2	400–450	403	250.00–260.00	255.03
4	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
8	400–450	414	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	563	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	565	251.00	251.00
12	600–650	607	235.00–240.00	238.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	697	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	222.50	222.50
2	350–400	385	220.00–235.00	227.40
3	400–450	403	222.50–235.00	230.87
2	450–500	468	230.00–240.00	234.92
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	655	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	245.00–250.00	249.02
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
17	600–650	607	217.50–231.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	352	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
11	750–800	770	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	630	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,370	106.00–138.00	131.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,415	112.00–124.00	120.41
1	—	1,065	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	118.00–122.00	120.36
15	—	1,006	25.00–115.00	94.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	45.00	45.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	89.00–110.00	99.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	765	125.00–130.00	127.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	873	140.00–170.00	155.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,215	127.00–136.00	131.41
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	860	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	125.00	125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	125.00	125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	117.00–125.00	121.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	95.00	95.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle