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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 13

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

181 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 36▼ 94 vs year ago 275 · −34.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 37▲ 38 vs year ago 58 · +65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 31 · −35.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering 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 $131.95/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$131.95

68 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$26.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

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	535	137.75	738	47
Medium and Large 2	525	122.19	642	15thin
Small 1-2	573	110.99	636	3thin
Medium and Large 3	377	110.83	417	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.91/cwt here — about $320 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 sale68 hd

131.95

—

SC average5 barns · 470 hd

135.91

−3.96

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	1,298	86.41	1,122	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	67.34	796	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	67.13	1,043	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	63.71	572	26

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	260	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	344	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	664	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	365	130.07/cwt	127.50–132.50	475	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	651	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	180.49/cwt	180.00–181.00	778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	555	118.78/cwt	115.00–122.50	659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	140.73/cwt	139.00–142.50	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	611	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	120.17/cwt	118.00–127.00	755	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	133.59/cwt	125.00–137.50	896	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	133.69/cwt	132.50–135.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	343	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	151.71/cwt	145.00–153.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.50	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	143.43/cwt	142.00–146.00	674	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	120.02/cwt	117.50–125.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	121.16/cwt	117.00–122.00	692	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	573	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	130.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	774	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	123.49/cwt	123.00–125.00	757	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	124.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	920	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	737	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	173.75/cwt	172.50–175.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	488	111.18/cwt	111.00–112.00	543	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	135.73/cwt	127.50–140.00	710	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	590	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	640	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	917	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	84.61/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,121	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	53.71/cwt	50.00–61.00	477	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	69.00/cwt	65.00–75.00	622	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	70.57/cwt	65.00–79.00	828	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	56.30/cwt	51.00–62.00	682	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	67.13/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,043	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	870	630.80/cwt	575.00–775.00	5,488	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	949	961.81/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	9,128	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,813	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	710	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	675	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	718	79.45/cwt	79.00–80.00	570	2

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 36Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 37Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 31

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	117.50	117.50
1	—	505	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	123.00–125.00	123.49
3	—	348	147.50	147.50
9	—	738	122.50–125.00	124.72
11	—	470	142.00–146.00	143.43
1	—	360	142.50	142.50
10	—	593	130.00–135.00	130.47
6	—	423	145.00–153.00	151.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	117.50–125.00	120.02
7	—	571	117.00–122.00	121.16
2	—	465	120.00–127.50	123.67
2	—	325	132.50–135.00	133.69
1	—	735	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	110.00–112.00	110.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
9	—	523	127.50–140.00	135.73
1	—	780	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
2	—	640	102.00–105.00	103.49
2	—	590	115.00–119.00	116.98
5	—	488	111.00–112.00	111.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	172.50–175.00	173.75
3	—	421	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	152.50	152.50
2	—	338	160.00–165.00	162.44
4	—	628	118.00–127.00	120.17
2	—	568	139.00–142.50	140.73
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
6	—	671	125.00–137.50	133.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	102.50	102.50
1	—	375	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	180.00–181.00	180.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	115.00–122.50	118.78
2	—	365	127.50–132.50	130.07
2	—	260	130.00–135.00	132.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,554	65.00–69.00	67.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,212	51.00–62.00	56.30
41	—	1,173	65.00–79.00	70.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	889	50.00–61.00	53.71
17	—	902	65.00–75.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,325	83.00–86.00	84.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	815	100.00	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	5	—	870	575.00–775.00	630.80

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	9	—	949	800.00–1,100.00	961.81

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	1	—	1,250	1,425.00	1,425.00

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	—	718	79.00–80.00	79.45

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	—	710	90.00–100.00	95.14

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.