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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 5

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 268▲ 37 vs year ago 115 · +32.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 67▲ 13 vs year ago 68 · +19.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Average offering of average

to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.40/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$149.40

46 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$26.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	153.91	875	36
Medium and Large 2	485	134.62	652	8thin
Small 1-2	348	127.50	443	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.41/cwt here — about $432 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

149.40

—

SC average5 barns · 339 hd

152.62

−3.21

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	1,435	69.84	1,002	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	59.14	731	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	54.24	850	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	48.32	434	18

Every lot

55 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	168.89/cwt	167.50–170.00	540	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	143.72/cwt	142.50–145.00	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.50	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	156.25/cwt	152.50–160.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	619	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	154.96/cwt	152.50–160.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	921	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,086	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	293	146.26/cwt	145.00–147.50	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	135.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	128.24/cwt	127.50–129.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	480	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	545	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	124.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	772	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	673	92.97/cwt	92.00–94.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	655	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	116.75/cwt	113.00–120.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	91.23/cwt	90.00–92.50	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	91.23/cwt	90.00–92.50	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	721	101.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	732	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	373	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	65.45/cwt	61.00–68.00	857	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,502	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	45.29/cwt	42.00–48.00	399	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	56.19/cwt	55.00–59.00	533	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	49.85/cwt	47.00–52.00	538	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	60.61/cwt	54.00–67.00	764	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	54.24/cwt	53.50–55.00	850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,464	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,300	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	572	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	847	80.43/cwt	75.00–86.00	681	3

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 268Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 67Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 0

No trends available this week due to sale being closed for the holidays. Average offering of average

to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	90.00–92.50	91.23
2	—	630	90.00–92.50	91.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	113.00–120.00	116.75
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
4	—	721	100.00–105.00	101.53
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.54
2	—	618	105.00–110.00	107.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
2	—	580	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	510	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
10	—	622	120.00–125.00	124.19
1	—	490	127.50	127.50
2	—	423	127.50–129.00	128.24
6	—	324	130.00–140.00	135.15
1	—	280	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	145.00–147.50	146.26
1	—	545	132.50	132.50
1	—	365	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	92.00–94.00	92.97
2	—	720	90.00–92.00	91.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	100.00–105.00	102.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
2	—	485	125.00–130.00	127.55
2	—	365	145.00–147.50	146.22
1	—	940	116.00	116.00
2	—	338	142.50–145.00	143.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	167.50–170.00	168.89
3	—	488	152.50–160.00	154.96
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
2	—	368	165.00	165.00
2	—	400	152.50–160.00	156.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	749	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	157.50	157.50
1	—	470	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	77.00	77.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,525	96.00	96.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	44.00	44.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	847	75.00–86.00	80.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,310	61.00–68.00	65.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	880	42.00–48.00	45.29
5	—	949	55.00–59.00	56.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,079	47.00–52.00	49.85
38	—	1,260	54.00–67.00	60.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	53.50–55.00	54.24

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.