Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls too few to trend. 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 $213.04/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −152.83 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$213.04

14 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$50.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs SC average

−54.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	225.63	1,261	4thin
Medium and Large 2	577	211.67	1,221	9thin
Medium and Large 3	575	175.00	1,006	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.63/cwt here — about $254 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

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 sale14 hd

213.04

—

SC average6 barns · 116 hd

217.28

−4.25

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−54.01

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−152.83

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	1,613	127.93	2,064	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	116.74	1,716	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	108.99	1,332	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	95.76	895	29

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)	1,025	$1,575	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$1,410	7

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	259.06/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,202	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	253.31/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,186	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,119	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	1,523.97/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,524	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	904	134.48/cwt	102.50–160.00	1,216	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	212.86/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	920	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	949	124.11/cwt	109.00–140.00	1,178	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	865	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,159	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	87.88/cwt	67.50–100.00	786	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	116.74/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	116.90/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,981	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	106.69/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,229	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	110.74/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,120	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	181.38/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	113.58/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,548	5
Bulls	—	—	1,450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	250.93/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	253.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,436	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	143.20/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,651	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	253.61/cwt	250.00–265.00	936	4

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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 257Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 37Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 5Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	250.00–265.00	253.61
8	400–450	427	245.00–267.50	250.93
11	450–500	464	255.00–260.00	259.06
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	565	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	352	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	460	232.50	232.50
1	500–550	530	215.00	215.00
7	550–600	590	200.00–215.00	212.86
2	600–650	635	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	202.50	202.50
1	450–500	490	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	175.00	175.00
2	600–650	628	170.00–192.50	181.38
5	650–700	670	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	250.00–260.00	253.31
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	433	250.00–260.00	253.06
4	450–500	488	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	527	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	385	215.00	215.00
3	400–450	418	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	490	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
6	600–650	618	185.00–190.00	187.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	212.50	212.50
4	550–600	560	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	251.00	251.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	113.00	113.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	122.50	122.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	904	102.50–160.00	134.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	949	109.00–140.00	124.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	121.00	121.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,153	135.00–160.00	143.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	138.00	138.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,017	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,523.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	894	67.50–100.00	87.88
10	—	1,011	105.00–120.00	110.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	113.00–120.00	116.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,152	98.00–111.00	106.69
5	—	1,363	113.00–115.00	113.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	114.00–119.00	116.90
1	—	1,450	150.00	150.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle