Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

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 $203.07/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −212.00 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$203.07

4 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−39.80

vs SC average

−66.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	519	203.07	1,054	4thin

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 sale4 hd

203.07

—

SC average6 barns · 92 hd

242.87

−39.80

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−66.33

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−212.00

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	1,660	136.37	2,264	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	119.00	1,523	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	99.73	972	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)	1,085	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	750–800	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	222.85/cwt	222.00–225.00	916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	994	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,085	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	195.85/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	925	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	136.37/cwt	120.00–149.50	2,264	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	203.07/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	894	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	448	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	681	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	94.62/cwt	50.00–120.00	914	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	123.59/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	885	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Value Added	550–600	587	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	695	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	238.36/cwt	235.00–240.00	887	3

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 286Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 48Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 23Year ago 18

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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
3	350–400	372	235.00–240.00	238.36
7	400–450	411	222.00–225.00	222.85
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	885	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	368	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	425	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
6	500–550	516	195.00–200.00	195.85
1	600–650	630	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	865	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	587	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	652	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	240.00	240.00
7	600–650	602	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	519	197.50–205.00	203.07
1	600–650	635	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	670	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	695	219.00	219.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	120.00–149.50	136.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	966	50.00–120.00	94.62
3	—	1,012	122.00–127.00	123.59

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