Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $197.39/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −168.48 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$197.39

44 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$11.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.09

vs SC average

−42.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	205.74	1,127	11thin
Medium and Large 3	529	194.60	1,030	33

One grade step is worth $11.13/cwt here — about $97 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 sale44 hd

197.39

—

SC average6 barns · 219 hd

212.47

−15.09

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−42.70

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−168.48

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	1,736	134.58	2,337	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	118.00	1,664	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	115.78	1,498	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	93.77	966	38

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)	1,039	$1,838	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,766	10

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	1,155	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,011	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,192	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,434	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	194.90/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,025	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	865	1,613.58/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,614	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	905	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,735.52/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	257	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	206.20/cwt	202.50–217.50	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	1,349.26/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	191.84/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	203.49/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,095	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	210.01/cwt	207.50–215.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	208.53/cwt	190.00–212.00	988	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	206.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	732	172.75/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,265	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,386	112.65/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,561	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	119.29/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,532	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,317	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	136.23/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,340	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	91.55/cwt	72.50–108.00	905	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,184	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	473	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	738	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	109.64/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,436	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,447	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	220.77/cwt	217.00–222.50	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	192.95/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,001	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	210.52/cwt	200.00–220.00	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,364	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	220.03/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,377	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,407	116.24/cwt	111.00–122.50	1,635	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	237.14/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,029	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	246.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	250.36/cwt	242.50–270.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	524	198.73/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	226.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	223.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	230.22/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,331	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	240.60/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,308	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,086	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 211Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 62Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 5Year ago 22

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	87.50	87.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	101.00	101.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	110.00–117.50	113.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,407	111.00–122.50	116.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,255	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,735.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	105.00	105.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	82.00	82.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	420	227.50–255.00	240.60
6	450–500	491	225.00–230.00	226.62
10	550–600	578	229.00–231.00	230.22
10	650–700	664	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	205.00	205.00
6	400–450	438	202.50–217.50	206.20
4	450–500	457	207.50–215.00	210.01
8	500–550	538	192.50–205.00	203.49
2	550–600	550	182.00	182.00
5	600–650	634	180.00–200.00	191.84
1	750–800	755	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	241.00	241.00
26	600–650	609	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	215.00	215.00
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
9	350–400	377	207.50	207.50
3	400–450	422	200.00–210.00	206.72
9	450–500	474	190.00–212.00	208.53
31	500–550	526	182.50–210.00	194.90
2	550–600	580	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	625	180.00	180.00
8	650–700	658	180.00	180.00
4	700–750	732	163.00–178.00	172.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	626	218.00–221.00	220.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	193.00–201.00	198.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	220.00–225.00	222.55
2	250–300	273	225.00	225.00
4	300–350	334	220.00–225.00	223.84
1	350–400	350	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	590	218.00	218.00
9	600–650	641	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	386	217.00–222.50	220.77
7	400–450	416	200.00–220.00	210.52
16	500–550	519	190.00–196.00	192.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	323	242.50–270.00	250.36
4	350–400	369	240.00–250.00	246.76
8	400–450	434	235.00–242.50	237.14
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
47	450–500	473	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	110.00–122.00	112.65
34	—	988	72.50–108.00	91.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,284	115.00–128.00	119.29
4	—	1,310	103.00–113.00	109.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,718	134.00–140.00	136.23

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

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