Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $242.37/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −172.69 against this barn's trailing median of $415.07.

Average price

$242.37

24 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

vs SC average

−56.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	255.00	1,288	1thin
Medium and Large 2	554	243.90	1,350	21
Medium and Large 3	530	220.00	1,166	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $358.90, median $415.07 across 9 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 sale24 hd

242.37

—

SC average6 barns · 110 hd

239.75

+2.63

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−56.67

This barn, trailing median9 sales

415.07

−172.69

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	1,541	130.93	2,018	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,478	108.98	1,611	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	96.84	1,031	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,540	91.61	1,411	2thin

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)	1,015	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,102	$1,337	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	Small 1	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	211.24/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	870	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	891	93.11/cwt	85.00–102.00	830	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	975	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,023	1,155.75/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	191.26/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,187	110.59/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,313	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	994	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,077	110.99/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,195	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	246.99/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	555	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,399	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	650–700	676	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,072	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	112.83/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,613	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	110.68/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,224	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	103.20/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,541	130.93/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,018	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	83.00/cwt	70.00–92.00	849	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	91.61/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	241.20/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	232.24/cwt	225.00–240.00	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,227	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	240.66/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	254.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	252.05/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	255.19/cwt	250.00–270.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	239.86/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,127	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	517	205.87/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,064	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	2

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 175Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 38Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 15

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 — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	891	85.00–102.00	93.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,187	100.00–116.00	110.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	106.00–115.00	110.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,155.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	108.00	108.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	340	225.00	225.00
4	450–500	466	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	269.00	269.00
4	400–450	416	240.00–252.50	246.99
2	450–500	468	250.00–260.00	254.87
6	500–550	522	235.00	235.00
6	550–600	583	240.00–241.00	240.66
8	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	555	252.00	252.00
8	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	676	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	205.00	205.00
2	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	465	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	525	195.00	195.00
4	550–600	579	190.00–195.00	191.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	225.00–240.00	232.24
2	350–400	375	220.00–230.00	224.87
2	400–450	420	220.00–235.00	227.50
3	450–500	488	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	605	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	242.50	242.50
4	400–450	416	240.00–245.00	241.20
11	450–500	470	235.00–246.00	239.86
3	500–550	546	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	517	200.00–207.50	205.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	318	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	350–400	350	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	455	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	503	210.00–212.50	211.24
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
5	350–400	372	250.00–270.00	255.19
2	400–450	415	240.00–265.00	252.05
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	111.00–114.00	112.83
2	—	1,550	100.00–107.00	103.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,106	106.00–115.00	110.68
10	—	1,023	70.00–92.00	83.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	84.00–100.00	91.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,541	128.00–139.00	130.93

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle