Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $227.38/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −187.69 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$227.38

30 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.27

vs SC average

−43.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	583	227.38	1,326	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale30 hd

227.38

—

SC average6 barns · 153 hd

244.65

−17.27

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−43.12

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−187.69

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	1,632	139.01	2,269	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	132.69	1,913	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	132.24	1,698	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	108.39	1,143	27

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)	1,260	$2,170	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	248.36/cwt	240.00–260.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	435	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	924	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	516	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	253.52/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,070	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	705	39.57/cwt	35.00–45.00	279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	485	163.74/cwt	162.50–165.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	469	201.24/cwt	200.00–205.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	973	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	231.61/cwt	230.00–232.50	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	942	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	252.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	820	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	406	207.89/cwt	205.00–212.50	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,523	18
Stock Cows	Small 1	—	950	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	163.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,288	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	137.36/cwt	132.50–146.00	1,835	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,967	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	132.64/cwt	90.00–146.00	2,193	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,957	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	97.93/cwt	27.50–122.50	1,002	19
Bulls	—	—	1,465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	120.72/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,481	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	315	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	309	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	133.23/cwt	123.00–155.00	1,503	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	211.99/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	234.19/cwt	230.00–237.50	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,360.00/head	2,360.00–2,360.00	2,360	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	583	227.38/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,326	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	800–850	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 185Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 49Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 5

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	250.00–255.00	252.64
3	350–400	377	240.00–260.00	248.36
3	400–450	422	245.00–260.00	253.52
2	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
9	500–550	517	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	469	200.00–205.00	201.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	320	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	377	230.00–237.50	234.19
3	450–500	472	210.00–213.00	211.99
4	500–550	509	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	605	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	815	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	265.00	265.00
11	350–400	386	244.00	244.00
3	400–450	416	230.00–232.50	231.61
7	450–500	463	225.00	225.00
10	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	820	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	315	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	162.50–165.00	163.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	207.50	207.50
1	250–300	255	205.00	205.00
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
6	400–450	406	205.00–212.50	207.89
3	550–600	570	207.50	207.50
1	650–700	690	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	790	160.00–166.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	393	247.50	247.50
18	650–700	668	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	820	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	550–600	583	221.00–235.00	227.38
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	160.00	160.00
1	300–350	315	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,360.00	2,360.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	35.00–45.00	39.57
Stock Cows — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	107.50	107.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	171.00	171.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,336	132.50–146.00	137.36
1	—	1,165	168.00	168.00
8	—	1,227	110.00–130.00	120.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	138.00–140.00	139.04
1	—	1,495	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,023	27.50–122.50	97.93
8	—	1,128	123.00–155.00	133.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,653	90.00–146.00	132.64
1	—	1,465	190.00	190.00

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