Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.85/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −153.02 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$212.85

51 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$45.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.00

vs SC average

−29.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	230.00	1,247	10thin
Medium and Large 2	566	210.60	1,192	38
Medium and Large 3	557	184.19	1,026	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.81/cwt here — about $221 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

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 sale51 hd

212.85

—

SC average6 barns · 220 hd

218.85

−6.00

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−29.03

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−153.02

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	1,448	148.84	2,156	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,326	125.63	1,666	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	106.04	1,073	22

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)	1,051	$2,124	10
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$2,394	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	235.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	239.66/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,298	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,037	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,102	2,034.64/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	256.90/cwt	240.00–260.00	984	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	833	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	938	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,393.50/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,394	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	2,246.72/head	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	203.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	125.63/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,666	7
Bulls	—	—	1,315	164.73/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,166	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	100.69/cwt	70.00–120.00	990	17
Bulls	—	—	1,515	140.89/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,134	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	124.24/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,382	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	800	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	191.29/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	210.95/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,196	37
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	677	112.58/cwt	87.50–135.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	203.48/cwt	202.50–207.50	846	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	404	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	229.29/cwt	225.00–230.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	507	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	622	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 233Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 66Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 16Year 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 Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	126.00	126.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	127.00	127.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	119.00	119.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,102	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,034.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,067	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,246.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,393.50
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	450	100.00	100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	677	87.50–135.00	112.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	275.00	275.00
5	400–450	442	230.00–240.00	235.95
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
5	500–550	528	235.00–242.50	239.66
5	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
9	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
14	650–700	660	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
10	500–550	519	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	485	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	645	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	270.00	270.00
14	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
18	350–400	383	240.00–260.00	256.90
7	400–450	419	225.00–230.00	229.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	383	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	197.50	197.50
4	600–650	622	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	333	250.00	250.00
10	500–550	542	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	210.00	210.00
2	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
5	400–450	416	202.50–207.50	203.48
3	450–500	475	200.00–205.00	203.39
2	500–550	543	182.50–200.00	191.29
1	550–600	585	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
5	300–350	324	245.00	245.00
10	350–400	354	240.00	240.00
6	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
37	550–600	567	210.00–219.00	210.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	404	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	120.00–136.00	125.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	983	70.00–120.00	100.69
5	—	1,112	121.00–130.00	124.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	158.00–170.00	164.73
4	—	1,515	140.00–142.00	140.89

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle