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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 12

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 152▼ 48 vs year ago 240 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 81▲ 11 vs year ago 34 · +32.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.47/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$136.47

93 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3

$60.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

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	498	140.48	700	79
Medium and Large 2	420	122.29	513	8thin
Medium and Large 3	445	115.00	512	2thin
Small 1-2	415	110.00	457	2thin
Small 3	535	85.00	455	1thin
Large 3	650	80.00	520	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.48/cwt here — about $180 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 sale93 hd

136.47

—

SC average4 barns · 572 hd

132.26

+4.20

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	1,439	81.52	1,173	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	65.00	920	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,758	59.33	1,043	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,192	56.31	672	27

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	171.73/cwt	160.00–185.00	538	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2Full	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	357	174.77/cwt	153.00–183.00	624	15
Steers	—	Small 3	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	171.17/cwt	170.00–172.50	638	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	410	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	751	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	454	147.82/cwt	146.00–155.00	671	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	899	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	903	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	138.95/cwt	138.00–140.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	366	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	608	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	121.17/cwt	117.50–125.00	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	141.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	530	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	130.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	121.73/cwt	121.00–122.50	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	535	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	747	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	931	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	123.04/cwt	117.50–125.00	875	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	420	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	770	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	462	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	420	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	221	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	71.38/cwt	57.50–78.00	928	3
Bulls	—	—	1,499	85.87/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,287	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	45.07/cwt	40.00–50.00	481	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,236	60.25/cwt	54.00–67.00	745	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	920	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	948	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	2,115	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,227	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	850	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,250	1

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 152Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 81Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 10

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of average to good quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
4	—	711	117.50–125.00	123.04
2	—	280	138.00–140.00	138.95
1	—	610	122.50	122.50
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.44
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
2	—	478	127.00–135.00	130.94
6	—	375	135.00–145.00	141.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	125.00	125.00
15	—	475	139.00	139.00
3	—	420	144.00	144.00
5	—	685	124.00	124.00
10	—	366	166.00	166.00
14	—	703	132.50	132.50
5	—	335	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	117.50–125.00	121.17
2	—	480	121.00–122.50	121.73
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
1	—	500	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	155.00–156.00	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	146.00–155.00	147.82
6	—	565	160.00	160.00
15	—	357	153.00–183.00	174.77
7	—	415	181.00	181.00
6	—	502	179.00	179.00
6	—	602	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
1	—	335	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
3	—	313	160.00–185.00	171.73
2	—	373	170.00–172.50	171.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
1	—	305	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	112.00–115.00	113.48
1	—	375	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
2	—	420	110.00–120.00	115.12
1	—	625	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	60.00	60.00
1	—	735	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,068	40.00–50.00	45.07
20	—	1,236	54.00–67.00	60.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,580	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	81.00–91.00	85.87
3	—	1,300	57.50–78.00	71.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	500.00	500.00

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.