Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $203.77/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −173.07 against this barn's trailing median of $376.83.

Average price

$203.77

6 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.03

vs SC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	512	215.00	1,101	2thin
Medium and Large 3	579	198.15	1,147	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about −$46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $385.00, low $371.92, median $376.83 across 3 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 sale6 hd

203.77

—

SC average6 barns · 156 hd

214.80

−11.03

This barn, trailing median3 sales

376.83

−173.07

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	1,444	120.46	1,739	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,472	113.07	1,664	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	105.00	1,428	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	97.20	987	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,625	1thin

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	450–500	474	229.85/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,089	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	210.53/cwt	210.00–212.50	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	198.15/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	215.58/cwt	210.00–227.50	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	204.14/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	196.67/cwt	185.00–202.50	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	210.84/cwt	205.00–217.50	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	226.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	220.60/cwt	220.00–221.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	751	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	212.85/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	720	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	512	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,101	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	116.72/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,357	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	92.32/cwt	70.00–110.00	903	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	113.07/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,664	6
Bulls	—	—	1,580	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,307	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	111.94/cwt	93.00–139.00	1,565	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,003	110.55/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	735	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	730	85.65/cwt	80.00–92.50	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	838	154.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 122Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 28Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 13Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light offering 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	200–250	225	240.00–250.00	245.00
1	250–300	285	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
16	450–500	474	228.00–235.00	229.85
3	750–800	751	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	377	210.00–227.50	215.58
5	400–450	416	210.00–212.50	210.53
5	450–500	473	200.00–220.00	212.85
4	550–600	579	185.00–202.50	198.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	720	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	720	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	245.00	245.00
5	300–350	317	220.00–221.00	220.60
8	350–400	375	220.00–230.00	226.90
3	400–450	411	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	850	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	205.00–217.50	210.84
1	400–450	440	217.50	217.50
3	450–500	460	185.00–202.50	196.67
6	500–550	517	202.50–205.00	204.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	645	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	565	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	640	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	350	240.00	240.00
6	450–500	466	232.50	232.50
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
6	600–650	607	224.00	224.00
7	650–700	653	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	120.00	120.00
2	650–700	665	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	115.00–118.00	116.72
12	—	978	70.00–110.00	92.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,472	112.00–115.00	113.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	146.00	146.00
3	—	1,398	93.00–139.00	111.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	125.00	125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	110.00–111.00	110.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	122.50	122.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	110.00	110.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	80.00–92.50	85.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	785	92.50	92.50
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	838	150.00–158.00	154.01

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle