Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week due to Tropical Storm Debby. 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 $248.57/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −166.50 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$248.57

20 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$30.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.17

vs SC average

−31.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	584	250.07	1,461	19thin
Medium and Large 3	500	220.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.07/cwt here — about $361 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

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 sale20 hd

248.57

—

SC average6 barns · 112 hd

259.74

−11.17

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−31.77

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−166.50

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	1,491	134.93	2,012	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	129.91	1,608	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	82.90	933	17

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	758	$1,258	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	231.53/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,229	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	239.11/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,368	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	250.67/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,464	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,572	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	612	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,331	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	800	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	950–1000	990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	288.72/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	222.42/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,177	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	151.31/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,740	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	117.06/cwt	92.50–130.00	1,281	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	75.52/cwt	30.00–109.00	807	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	128.41/cwt	110.00–142.50	1,879	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	142.75/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,971	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	681	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,430	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	675	1,112.04/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	671	210.22/cwt	207.25–211.00	1,411	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	600–650	634	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	800–850	800	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	256.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	206.20/cwt	195.00–217.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	650–700	650	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	925	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	743	123.54/cwt	115.00–130.00	918	2
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	760	75.23/cwt	70.00–80.00	572	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	580	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,558	138.27/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,154	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 143Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 33Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 14

No comparisons made this week due to no sale last week due to Tropical Storm Debby. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	531	230.00–233.00	231.53
11	550–600	572	231.00–244.00	239.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	213.00	213.00
2	600–650	612	217.50	217.50
6	650–700	671	207.25–211.00	210.22
1	750–800	785	150.00	150.00
5	800–850	800	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	315	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	375	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	408	215.00–225.00	220.00
4	500–550	529	215.00–225.00	222.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	681	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	480	250.00–260.00	256.74
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
5	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	408	195.00–217.00	206.20
3	450–500	458	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	520	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	634	177.00	177.00
3	650–700	650	163.00	163.00
2	800–850	800	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	255.00	255.00
17	550–600	584	247.00–255.00	250.67
15	600–650	635	247.50	247.50
7	700–750	731	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	955	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	455	285.00–290.00	288.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	450	227.50	227.50
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	633	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	145.00	145.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	150.00–152.50	151.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	175.00	175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	125.00	125.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	743	115.00–130.00	123.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,675.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	125.00	125.00
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	70.00–80.00	75.23
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	580	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	92.50–130.00	117.06
8	—	1,381	135.00–153.00	142.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,068	30.00–109.00	75.52
2	—	1,558	136.00–140.00	138.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	110.00–142.50	128.41
1	—	1,605	161.00	161.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle