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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

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

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 67▼ 173 vs year ago 223 · −77.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 42▼ 13 vs year ago 56 · −23.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 12▲ 37 vs year ago 4 · +925.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average 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 $121.00/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$121.00

13 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$45.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.57

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	381	145.00	553	3thin
Medium and Large 2	423	119.85	507	7thin
Medium and Large 3	470	99.67	468	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.33/cwt here — about $84 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

121.00

—

SC average5 barns · 465 hd

135.57

−14.57

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	1,465	107.45	1,574	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	82.06	1,062	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	68.35	585	8thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	588	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	748	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	107.45/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,574	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	60.66/cwt	56.00–65.00	513	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	81.17/cwt	75.00–85.00	709	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	59.53/cwt	50.00–68.00	627	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	86.80/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,167	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	695	91.17/cwt	87.00–95.00	634	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	864	95.23/cwt	84.00–112.00	823	35
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	643	525.49/cwt	500.00–550.00	3,379	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,545	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 67Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 42Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 12Year ago 4

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Light offering of average 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
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
1	—	730	102.50	102.50
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
2	—	579	117.00–118.00	117.49
1	—	465	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	94.00	94.00
1	—	300	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
2	—	362	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	112.00–115.00	113.48
2	—	455	121.00	121.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	864	84.00–112.00	95.23

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	—	695	87.00–95.00	91.17

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	—	643	500.00–550.00	525.49

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	—	1,110	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	100.00–118.00	107.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,345	80.00–93.00	86.80
4	—	1,053	50.00–68.00	59.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	75.00–85.00	81.17
5	—	845	56.00–65.00	60.66

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.