Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-03-30

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 30
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 50▲ 95 vs year ago 138 · +68.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 43▲ 44 vs year ago 26 · +169.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 41▲ 19 vs year ago 11 · +172.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales from last week. There were light offerings of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.67/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$127.67
86 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$547
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3
$48.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.90
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581133.6777660
Medium and Large 2513121.7762514thin
Medium and Large 3469111.115219thin
Small 346085.003912thin
Large 327085.002301thin
One grade step is worth $48.67/cwt here — about $547 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 sale86 hd
127.67
—
SC average5 barns · 854 hd
137.57
−9.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,578103.441,63213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39286.711,2077thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65082.001,3531thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19773.3387842

Every lot

83 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2220140.00/cwt140.00–140.003081
Steers—Medium and Large 2240155.00/cwt155.00–155.003721
Steers—Small 3245132.50/cwt132.50–132.503251
Steers—Small 1-2260137.50/cwt137.50–137.503581
Steers—Medium and Large 3268137.34/cwt135.00–140.003682
Steers—Medium and Large 2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 2310157.50/cwt157.50–157.504881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318172.36/cwt170.00–175.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 3333133.89/cwt130.00–137.504462
Steers—Medium and Large 2350162.50/cwt162.50–162.505691
Steers—Small 1-2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 2430158.55/cwt157.00–160.006822
Steers—Small 1-2440132.50/cwt132.50–132.505831
Steers—Small 1-2450132.50/cwt132.50–132.505961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007998
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added496141.00/cwt141.00–141.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552173.50/cwt173.50–173.5095812
Steers—Small 1-2560114.73/cwt112.50–117.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635148.70/cwt148.00–149.0094410
Steers—Medium and Large 2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210120.00/cwt120.00–120.002521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
Heifers—Small 3270117.50/cwt117.50–117.503171
Heifers—Large 327085.00/cwt85.00–85.002301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337136.66/cwt135.00–137.504613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3353118.74/cwt117.50–120.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373147.67/cwt142.50–155.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443135.00/cwt135.00–135.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470129.92/cwt122.50–137.506112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514144.00/cwt144.00–144.0074012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full565102.50/cwt102.50–102.505791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575132.00/cwt132.00–132.0075922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578115.00/cwt115.00–115.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 261094.00/cwt94.00–94.005731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630129.50/cwt129.50–129.5081612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645127.50/cwt127.50–127.508221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650127.50/cwt127.50–127.508299
Heifers—Small 365052.50/cwt52.50–52.503411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700114.00/cwt114.00–114.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860116.00/cwt116.00–116.009981
Heifers—Medium and Large 287098.47/cwt97.00–100.008572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405198.00/cwt198.00–198.008021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Bulls—Small 1-2415133.77/cwt132.50–135.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450122.50/cwt122.50–122.505511
Bulls—Small 1-2460132.50/cwt132.50–132.506101
Bulls—Small 1-2521115.97/cwt109.00–127.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added593132.20/cwt129.00–133.007845
Bulls—Medium and Large 378088.00/cwt88.00–88.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2051
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,08584.00/cwt84.00–84.009111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17586.06/cwt85.00–87.001,0112
Bulls——1,553103.84/cwt92.00–114.001,6138
Bulls——1,913113.98/cwt113.00–115.002,1803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02860.93/cwt44.00–69.0062617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31281.76/cwt71.00–89.001,07325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39286.71/cwt76.00–91.001,2077
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3531
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,515100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-286595.00/cwt95.00–95.008221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 290585.00/cwt85.00–85.007691
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,01061.00/cwt61.00–61.006161
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,04032.50/cwt32.50–32.503381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,06562.00/cwt62.00–62.006601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18472.56/cwt68.00–80.008595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19064.00/cwt64.00–64.007621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30570.00/cwt70.00–70.009141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0091
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0010,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,172.97/cwt1,100.00–1,250.0010,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0013,3651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000980.00/cwt980.00–980.009,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1151,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 31,07077.50/cwt77.50–77.508291
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1591

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.