Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of 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 $212.62/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −153.25 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$212.62

19 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$13.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.91

vs SC average

−45.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	221.00	1,306	3thin
Medium and Large 2	518	217.50	1,126	6thin
Medium and Large 3	551	207.18	1,142	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.82/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale19 hd

212.62

—

SC average6 barns · 155 hd

220.53

−7.91

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−45.19

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−153.25

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	1,579	130.51	2,060	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	108.64	1,464	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,476	102.91	1,519	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	88.78	936	23

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)	1,182	$1,731	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	250–300	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	245.21/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	256.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	267.57/cwt	265.00–270.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	242.82/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	224.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	228.11/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	257.70/cwt	255.00–260.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	690	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	935	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	218.00/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	548	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	925	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	85.53/cwt	64.00–96.00	877	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	102.91/cwt	93.00–111.00	1,519	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	110.41/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,383	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	101.17/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	116.11/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	207.74/cwt	202.50–209.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	206.62/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,165	5
Bulls	—	—	1,853	118.26/cwt	114.50–121.50	2,191	2
Bulls	—	—	1,030	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,597	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,959.48/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,959	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	110.05/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	201.75/cwt	201.75–201.75	1,263	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	261.15/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	551	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	237.25/cwt	230.00–245.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	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 Oct 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 102Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 41Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 12

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of 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
1	200–250	215	255.00	255.00
1	250–300	280	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	345	240.00–250.00	245.00
2	350–400	373	230.00–245.00	237.25
5	400–450	428	220.00–230.00	224.11
7	450–500	466	220.00–237.50	228.11
5	500–550	511	216.00–221.00	218.00
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	410	215.00	215.00
5	500–550	538	202.50–209.00	207.74
5	550–600	564	205.00–209.00	206.62
7	600–650	626	201.75	201.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	335	255.00–260.00	257.50
2	450–500	453	245.00–255.00	250.03
3	550–600	591	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	255.00–260.00	257.70
2	250–300	268	255.00–260.00	257.52
2	300–350	335	265.00–270.00	267.57
2	350–400	363	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	428	257.00–270.00	261.15
4	450–500	464	240.00–247.00	245.21
6	500–550	508	235.00–251.00	242.82
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	255.00	255.00
1	250–300	295	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	592	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	551	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	250.00–260.00	256.29
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	572	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	590	197.50	197.50
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	466	269.00	269.00
2	550–600	557	241.00	241.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,959.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	135.00	135.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	129.00	129.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,385	108.00–113.00	110.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,025	64.00–96.00	85.53
3	—	1,253	106.00–114.00	110.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	93.00–111.00	102.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	95.00–107.00	101.17
3	—	1,242	111.00–128.00	116.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	114.50–121.50	118.26
1	—	1,030	155.00	155.00

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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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