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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 19

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 162 vs last sale 192▼ 116 vs year ago 146 · −79.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 45▼ 47 vs year ago 69 · −68.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 6 vs year ago 11 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales as a result of severe weather in the state. There were very 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 $122.38/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$122.38

12 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$87.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

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	463	132.71	615	5thin
Medium and Large 2	437	126.67	553	6thin
Small 3	605	45.00	272	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.71/cwt here — about $342 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 sale12 hd

122.38

—

SC average2 barns · 39 hd

117.30

+5.07

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	1,565	89.43	1,400	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,995	92.00	1,835	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	81.00	923	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	59.35	611	15

Every lot

34 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	334	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	147.14/cwt	140.00–155.00	463	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	—	Small 2	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Steers	—	Small 3	640	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	365	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	136.51/cwt	132.00–140.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	605	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	272	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	585	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	322	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	89.43/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,400	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	46.66/cwt	33.00–53.00	405	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	63.97/cwt	52.00–71.00	696	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	923	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,995	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,835	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	915	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	622	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	722	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	832	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,151	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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 192Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 45Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 11

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales as a result of severe weather in the state. There were very 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
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
1	—	380	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	140.00–155.00	147.14
1	—	235	142.00	142.00
2	—	360	150.00–155.00	152.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	156.00	156.00
1	—	540	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
3	—	417	132.00–140.00	136.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	355	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	45.00	45.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	73.00	73.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	87.50	87.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	68.00	68.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,088	52.00–71.00	63.97
4	—	868	33.00–53.00	46.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	86.00–94.00	89.43

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.