Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

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 $196.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −169.87 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$196.00

10 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.93

vs SC average

−41.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	563	205.00	1,154	6thin
Medium and Large 3	516	182.50	942	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale10 hd

196.00

—

SC average6 barns · 186 hd

214.93

−18.93

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−41.01

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−169.87

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	1,514	134.96	2,043	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,530	115.00	1,760	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	97.26	1,016	16

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)	1,045	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	400–450	408	235.98/cwt	232.50–240.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	246.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	219.90/cwt	210.00–224.50	1,062	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	978	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	790	118.63/cwt	117.50–120.00	937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	713	143.16/cwt	110.00–180.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	450–500	493	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	205.01/cwt	200.00–207.50	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	222.91/cwt	210.00–230.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	214.93/cwt	212.50–217.50	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	609	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,434	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,760	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,464	124.50/cwt	120.00–131.50	1,823	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	95.22/cwt	65.00–109.00	1,006	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	209.15/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,203	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	567	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	563	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 24Year ago 0

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	359	240.00–250.00	246.94
5	400–450	408	232.50–240.00	235.98
4	450–500	476	248.00	248.00
4	550–600	562	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	230.00–235.00	232.50
2	300–350	333	230.00–235.00	232.56
1	350–400	375	235.00	235.00
7	400–450	439	210.00–230.00	222.91
2	450–500	477	205.00	205.00
5	550–600	575	195.00–212.50	209.15
1	650–700	680	172.50	172.50
3	700–750	700	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	483	210.00–224.50	219.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	433	212.50–217.50	214.93
3	450–500	467	200.00–207.50	205.01
1	550–600	565	190.00	190.00
5	600–650	609	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	190.00	190.00
3	500–550	500	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	563	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	650	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
5	400–450	421	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	790	117.50–120.00	118.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	713	110.00–180.00	143.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	150.00–155.00	152.39
5	—	1,464	120.00–131.50	124.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	111.00–112.00	111.50
14	—	1,057	65.00–109.00	95.22

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle