Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $241.25/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −173.82 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$241.25

18 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.28

vs SC average

−46.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	265.00	1,495	9thin
Medium and Large 3	582	217.50	1,266	9thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $229 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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $358.90, median $415.07 across 9 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 sale18 hd

241.25

—

SC average6 barns · 146 hd

270.53

−29.28

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−46.54

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−173.82

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	1,877	134.94	2,532	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	124.67	1,882	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,367	120.77	1,650	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	100.93	1,058	15

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	280.08/cwt	270.00–285.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,495	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	264.80/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,316	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	271.62/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,201	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	745	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	522	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	780	104.74/cwt	95.00–117.50	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	567	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	880	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,266	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	216.25/cwt	202.50–230.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	697	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	224.02/cwt	212.50–235.00	918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,709	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,506	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	286	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	486	6
Bulls	Large 3	—	985	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	827	1
Bulls	Large 3	250–300	290	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	261	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	1,525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	646	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,340	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,942	131.93/cwt	122.00–141.00	2,562	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	119.69/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	99.43/cwt	80.00–119.00	1,033	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,434	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,002	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,581	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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 154Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 53Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 27Year ago 5

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	154.00	154.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	84.00	84.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,525	141.00	141.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	95.00–117.50	104.74
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	132.00	132.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	132.50	132.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	121.00	121.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,700.00	1,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	270.00–285.00	280.08
3	400–450	442	260.00–280.00	271.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	290.00–295.00	292.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	519	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	497	263.00–275.00	264.80
9	550–600	564	265.00	265.00
11	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	582	217.50	217.50
3	600–650	646	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	220.00–225.00	222.43
15	300–350	324	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	390	202.50–230.00	216.25
2	400–450	410	212.50–235.00	224.02
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
4	700–750	705	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,942	122.00–141.00	131.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	114.00–124.00	119.69
1	—	1,275	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,039	80.00–119.00	99.43
1	—	1,175	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,450	114.00	114.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle