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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

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

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 168▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 63▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $131.58/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$131.58

13 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$23.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

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	557	138.29	770	7thin
Medium and Large 2	453	125.50	568	5thin
Small 1-2	245	115.00	282	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.29/cwt here — about $489 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 sale13 hd

131.58

—

SC average5 barns · 359 hd

135.68

−4.10

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	1,447	98.59	1,427	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	73.53	942	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	846	64.09	542	5thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	331	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	417	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	131.73/cwt	131.00–132.50	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.50	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,359	94.77/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,288	8
Bulls	—	—	1,565	103.68/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,623	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	826	62.61/cwt	60.00–65.00	517	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	648	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,029	57.95/cwt	51.00–65.00	596	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	77.42/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,041	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	628	97.25/cwt	90.00–104.00	611	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,188	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	775	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	1,338.16/cwt	1,230.00–1,450.00	13,609	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	1,163.43/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	11,914	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,330	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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 168Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 0

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

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	—	628	90.00–104.00	97.25

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	95.00	95.00

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	3	—	1,017	1,230.00–1,450.00	1,338.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,024	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,163.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	1	—	775	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
2	—	380	144.00–145.00	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	120.00–127.50	124.38
1	—	200	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	131.00–132.50	131.73
1	—	680	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	270	120.00–125.00	122.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	92.00–95.00	93.48
1	—	620	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	70.00	70.00
4	—	826	60.00–65.00	62.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,345	73.00–86.00	77.42
4	—	1,029	51.00–65.00	57.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	99.00–111.00	103.68
8	—	1,359	90.00–97.00	94.77

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.