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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 23

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 270▲ 97 vs year ago 94 · +103.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 43▲ 27 vs year ago 42 · +64.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 4 · +375.0%

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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 $129.46/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$129.46

69 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$40.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

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	555	137.90	765	36
Medium and Large 2	529	121.72	644	31
Medium and Large 3	645	97.50	629	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.40/cwt here — about $136 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 sale69 hd

129.46

—

SC average5 barns · 650 hd

135.73

−6.28

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	1,472	91.09	1,340	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	70.97	1,074	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	67.33	820	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	63.95	590	13

Every lot

65 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	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	495	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	164.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	696	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	164.36/cwt	163.00–167.50	769	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	149.47/cwt	145.00–152.00	700	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	911	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	812	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	912	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	125.16/cwt	115.00–135.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	977	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	158.59/cwt	150.00–162.50	527	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	156.34/cwt	150.00–160.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	120.40/cwt	115.00–126.00	627	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	119.89/cwt	119.00–122.50	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	771	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	127.44/cwt	127.00–128.00	938	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	738	114.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	113.75/cwt	112.50–115.00	859	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	773	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	129.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	789	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	880	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	946	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	366	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	80.56/cwt	70.00–88.00	1,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	96.35/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,508	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	56.15/cwt	50.00–60.00	513	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	68.83/cwt	65.00–72.00	638	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	56.83/cwt	50.00–61.00	643	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	70.27/cwt	65.00–79.00	873	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,274	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	70.97/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,074	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	825	98.75/cwt	97.50–100.00	815	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	865	82.27/cwt	80.00–85.00	712	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	840	82.74/cwt	80.00–85.00	695	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	895	68.69/cwt	65.00–73.00	615	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	71.61/cwt	70.00–73.00	816	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	778	689.07/cwt	675.00–700.00	5,361	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	783	899.52/cwt	850.00–950.00	7,043	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	848	1,264.09/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	10,719	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	915	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,921	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	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 Feb 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 270Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 43Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	133.00–135.00	134.03
3	—	608	125.00–132.00	129.70
2	—	455	130.00–140.00	135.05
1	—	880	107.50	107.50
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
4	—	505	153.00	153.00
1	—	495	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	110.00–120.00	114.89
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
11	—	521	115.00–126.00	120.40
2	—	268	135.00–140.00	137.38
2	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	755	112.50–115.00	113.75
3	—	387	125.00–135.00	130.11
4	—	584	119.00–122.50	119.89
3	—	738	110.00–117.00	114.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	736	127.00–128.00	127.44
3	—	666	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
6	—	598	129.00	129.00
4	—	420	145.00–147.50	146.25
4	—	610	125.00	125.00
5	—	332	150.00–162.50	158.59
4	—	381	150.00–160.00	156.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
3	—	372	140.00–150.00	146.77
2	—	433	135.00–136.00	135.51
4	—	675	115.00–135.00	125.16
3	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.55
8	—	468	145.00–152.00	149.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	163.00–167.50	164.36
2	—	393	160.00–165.00	162.48
5	—	588	155.00	155.00
3	—	291	170.00	170.00
5	—	638	143.00	143.00
5	—	424	160.00–165.00	164.06
3	—	708	138.00	138.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	69.00–72.00	70.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	914	50.00–60.00	56.15
8	—	927	65.00–72.00	68.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,242	65.00–79.00	70.27
1	—	1,415	90.00	90.00
10	—	1,131	50.00–61.00	56.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	90.00–102.00	96.35
3	—	1,285	70.00–88.00	80.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	825	97.50–100.00	98.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	80.00–85.00	82.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	80.00–85.00	82.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	90.00	90.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	65.00–73.00	68.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	70.00–73.00	71.61

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	2	—	783	850.00–950.00	899.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,264.09

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	—	778	675.00–700.00	689.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00

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.