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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Apr 20

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 181▲ 5 vs year ago 219 · +2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 96▲ 32 vs year ago 41 · +78.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 20▲ 23 vs year ago 5 · +460.0%

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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 $144.62/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$144.62

68 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$62.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

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	501	152.95	767	51
Medium and Large 2	459	123.56	567	15thin
Medium and Large 3	693	90.00	623	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.95/cwt here — about $144 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

144.62

—

SC average5 barns · 380 hd

142.48

+2.14

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	1,463	96.09	1,406	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	67.58	871	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,722	67.16	1,156	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	884	62.73	555	17

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	265	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	355	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	281	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	551	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	313	138.70/cwt	137.50–140.00	434	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	392	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	175.27/cwt	170.00–178.50	945	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	152.70/cwt	145.50–160.00	980	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	139.96/cwt	135.00–142.50	434	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	161.50/cwt	152.50–165.00	691	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	790	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	803	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	743	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	591	120.24/cwt	115.00–122.00	711	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	139.72/cwt	131.00–145.50	900	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	139.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	133.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	132.06/cwt	125.00–134.00	746	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	882	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,005	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	764	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	101.11/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,596	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	69.88/cwt	65.00–74.00	618	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	54.69/cwt	50.00–60.00	483	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	55.28/cwt	51.00–60.00	668	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	70.22/cwt	65.00–80.00	917	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,722	67.16/cwt	64.50–69.00	1,156	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 2	833	74.56/cwt	70.00–80.00	621	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	759	764.64/cwt	600.00–875.00	5,804	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	891	838.87/cwt	700.00–950.00	7,474	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	962.92/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	10,140	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,197	1,041.50/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	12,467	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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 181Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 96Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 20Year ago 5

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
4	—	591	115.00–122.00	120.24
4	—	419	115.00–125.00	120.01
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
3	—	310	135.00–142.50	139.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
6	—	553	134.00–135.00	134.33
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	169.00	169.00
8	—	508	158.00	158.00
10	—	644	131.00–145.50	139.72
11	—	428	152.50–165.00	161.50
9	—	497	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	130.00–135.00	133.42
2	—	655	121.00	121.00
11	—	565	125.00–134.00	132.06
3	—	770	114.50	114.50
2	—	475	135.00–145.00	139.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	100.00–105.00	102.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	137.50–140.00	138.70
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
2	—	265	133.00–135.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	150.00–155.00	152.56
1	—	405	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	392	197.00	197.00
12	—	642	145.50–160.00	152.70
24	—	539	170.00–178.50	175.27
4	—	281	196.00	196.00
5	—	710	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,306	65.00–80.00	70.22
6	—	1,208	51.00–60.00	55.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	884	50.00–60.00	54.69
9	—	884	65.00–74.00	69.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,722	64.50–69.00	67.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	91.00–111.00	101.11
1	—	1,005	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	833	70.00–80.00	74.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	891	700.00–950.00	838.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	759	600.00–875.00	764.64

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	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,197	925.00–1,125.00	1,041.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,053	875.00–1,050.00	962.92

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.