Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no market report last week. 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 $218.81/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −147.06 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$218.81

8 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs SC average

−33.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	240.00	1,320	1thin
Medium and Large 2	533	221.75	1,182	6thin
Medium and Large 3	580	180.00	1,044	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $276 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 sale8 hd

218.81

—

SC average6 barns · 122 hd

217.11

+1.70

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−33.87

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−147.06

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	114.45	1,900	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	116.00	1,531	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	89.49	930	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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,276	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	85.79/cwt	62.50–98.00	867	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	900	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	223.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	600–650	644	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	217.35/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	106.78/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,247	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	114.45/cwt	95.00–125.00	1,900	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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 426Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 55Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 26Year ago 8

No comparisons made this week due to no market report last week. Light offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,480	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,011	62.50–98.00	85.79
3	—	1,168	104.00–110.00	106.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	95.00–125.00	114.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	123.00	123.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	83.00	83.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	423	220.00–230.00	223.19
2	450–500	485	210.00–225.00	217.35
3	550–600	566	216.00	216.00
3	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	315	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	367	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	420	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	580	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	227.50	227.50
8	600–650	640	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	472	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	455	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	625	200.00–210.00	205.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	644	215.00	215.00

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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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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