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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 6

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 197 vs last sale 233▼ 194 vs year ago 230 · −84.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 70▼ 37 vs year ago 74 · −50.0%

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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.27/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$164.27

10 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$22.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.74

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	430	171.07	736	7thin
Medium and Large 2	335	148.39	498	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.68/cwt here — about $238 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 sale10 hd

164.27

—

SC average5 barns · 302 hd

156.53

+7.74

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	2,169	96.98	2,103	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	81.78	1,055	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	78.31	1,327	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	70.62	604	3thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	800	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	332	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	148.62/cwt	142.50–155.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	136.43/cwt	132.50–140.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	784	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,960	81.91/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,605	2
Bulls	—	—	2,221	100.75/cwt	94.00–118.00	2,238	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	705	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	458	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	73.43/cwt	72.00–75.00	683	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	74.07/cwt	72.00–76.00	860	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	86.06/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,171	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	78.31/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,327	3

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 233Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 70Year ago 74

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

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00–155.00	152.59
1	—	280	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	492	162.50	162.50
3	—	348	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	132.50–140.00	136.43
1	—	615	127.50	127.50
1	—	505	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
2	—	485	142.50–155.00	148.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	81.00–84.00	81.91
8	—	2,221	94.00–118.00	100.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	81.00–90.00	86.06
5	—	1,161	72.00–76.00	74.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	75.00–81.00	78.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	72.00–75.00	73.43
1	—	705	65.00	65.00

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.