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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 221▲ 259 vs year ago 11 · +2,354.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 49▼ 33 vs year ago 76 · −43.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 3▲ 16 vs year ago 4 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.87/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$143.87

152 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$51.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

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	448	151.93	680	112
Medium and Large 2	346	125.37	434	31
Small 1-2	303	113.04	343	5thin
Medium and Large 3	481	99.96	481	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.97/cwt here — about $200 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 sale152 hd

143.87

—

SC average5 barns · 755 hd

139.21

+4.65

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	1,847	88.20	1,629	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	72.62	910	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	47.88	433	2thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	283	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	150.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	370	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	166.06/cwt	163.00–175.00	616	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	167.92/cwt	156.00–170.00	856	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	965	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	147.44/cwt	142.00–152.50	933	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	229	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	298	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	267	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	303	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	128.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	347	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	149.75/cwt	145.00–151.00	485	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	129.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	422	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	358	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	403	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	469	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	641	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	159.96/cwt	145.00–163.00	617	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	149.25/cwt	140.00–152.00	612	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	119.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	153.43/cwt	151.00–159.00	744	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	135.71/cwt	132.00–138.00	715	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	98.28/cwt	95.00–100.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	116.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	137.50/cwt	137.00–139.00	880	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	914	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	931	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	741	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	163.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	665	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	144.75/cwt	140.00–152.50	608	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	162.34/cwt	155.00–167.50	763	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	151.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	772	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	91.22/cwt	90.00–92.50	607	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	92.80/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,622	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,616	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	47.88/cwt	46.00–50.00	433	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	57.77/cwt	52.50–65.00	614	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	75.47/cwt	70.00–85.00	973	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	770	106.59/cwt	103.00–110.00	821	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	870	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	892	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	94.06/cwt	85.00–102.50	1,009	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,013	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	725	787.24/cwt	775.00–800.00	5,707	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	865	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	883	627.90/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,544	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	1,221.25/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	13,019	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	749	94.56/cwt	92.50–97.00	708	4

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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 221Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 49Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 3Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	385	166.50	166.50
9	—	660	138.50	138.50
22	—	485	151.00–159.00	153.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
19	—	386	145.00–163.00	159.96
1	—	760	122.50	122.50
4	—	640	137.00–139.00	137.50
8	—	527	132.00–138.00	135.71
16	—	410	140.00–152.00	149.25
14	—	324	145.00–151.00	149.75
1	—	480	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	95.00–100.00	98.28
1	—	340	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	110.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	358	110.00–115.00	112.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	115.00–125.00	119.89
3	—	325	125.00–135.00	129.77
7	—	374	120.00–130.00	125.27
5	—	229	125.00–135.00	130.02
10	—	271	125.00–135.00	128.09
2	—	563	114.00–118.00	116.03
1	—	760	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.53
2	—	335	145.00–155.00	150.07
2	—	480	150.00–152.50	151.21
2	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	137.00	137.00
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	152.50	152.50
6	—	371	163.00–175.00	166.06
3	—	633	142.00–152.50	147.44
20	—	510	156.00–170.00	167.92
1	—	325	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	135.00–140.00	137.61
2	—	370	130.00–140.00	135.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	135.00–145.00	139.97
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
7	—	420	140.00–152.50	144.75
1	—	590	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	160.00–165.00	163.72
3	—	470	155.00–167.50	162.34
1	—	560	152.00	152.00
5	—	510	150.00–155.00	151.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	90.00–92.50	91.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	85.00–102.50	94.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	770	103.00–110.00	106.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	102.50	102.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	110.00	110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	600.00–650.00	627.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,066	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,221.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	775.00–800.00	787.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	749	92.50–97.00	94.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,748	90.00–95.00	92.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	52.50–65.00	57.77
26	—	1,289	70.00–85.00	75.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	46.00–50.00	47.88

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.