Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

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 $243.47/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −122.40 against this barn's trailing median of $365.87.

Average price

$243.47

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$52.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.17

vs SC average

−41.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	262.06	1,352	5thin
Medium and Large 2	552	238.07	1,314	11thin
Medium and Large 3	505	210.00	1,061	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.06/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

243.47

—

SC average6 barns · 145 hd

239.31

+4.17

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−41.48

This barn, trailing median7 sales

365.87

−122.40

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	—	Average	1,612	124.39	2,005	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	104.89	1,537	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	104.22	1,315	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	89.33	895	14

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)	1,120	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	973	$954	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	268.52/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,378	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	244.83/cwt	240.00–255.00	825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	256.71/cwt	250.00–270.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	230.74/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	264.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,271	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	267.63/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	246.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,515	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,059	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	264	264.85/cwt	250.00–275.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	973	953.98/head	900.00–1,000.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	245.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	109.79/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,139	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	102.39/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,286	9
Bulls	—	—	1,558	136.88/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,133	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	83.75/cwt	70.00–100.00	831	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	100.23/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,460	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	111.88/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,654	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	112.44/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	121.27/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,971	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	247.10/cwt	245.00–260.00	971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	247.92/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	612	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,255	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	288.79/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,210	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,725	122.48/cwt	117.00–128.00	2,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	262.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	265.27/cwt	255.00–280.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	268.11/cwt	265.00–280.00	995	5

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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 202Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 87Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	419	280.00–295.00	288.79
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
15	500–550	513	260.00–277.50	268.52
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	250.00	250.00
5	250–300	264	250.00–275.00	264.85
4	300–350	326	255.00–280.00	265.27
5	350–400	371	265.00–280.00	268.11
2	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	267.63
2	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	245.16
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	586	240.00–260.00	247.92
2	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	680	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	260.00	260.00
3	250–300	273	250.00–270.00	256.71
3	300–350	337	240.00–255.00	244.83
7	350–400	393	245.00–260.00	247.10
7	450–500	481	260.00–270.00	264.34
5	500–550	516	235.00–250.00	246.86
6	550–600	582	225.00–240.00	230.74
1	600–650	625	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	663	223.00	223.00
5	700–750	725	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	280	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	315	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	420	220.00–225.00	222.44
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	612	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	516	260.00–270.00	262.06

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	125.00	125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	157.50	157.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	137.50	137.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	161.00	161.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	900.00–1,000.00	953.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,725	117.00–128.00	122.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	105.00–114.00	109.79
11	—	992	70.00–100.00	83.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,256	90.00–109.00	102.39
2	—	1,290	112.00–113.00	112.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	90.00–108.00	100.23
2	—	1,478	110.00–114.00	111.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	136.00–138.00	136.88
8	—	1,625	111.00–129.00	121.27

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