Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-05-04

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 4
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 104▲ 52 vs year ago 108 · +48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 59▼ 6 vs year ago 58 · −10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 13▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offering of average to plain 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 $132.69/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$132.69
55 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$341
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.72
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578137.9879736
Medium and Large 2492129.5063712thin
Small 1-2408119.004863thin
Medium and Large 3435104.844564thin
One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about $341 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 sale55 hd
132.69
—
SC average5 barns · 657 hd
133.40
−0.72
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—Average1,36896.991,3268thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43880.021,1512thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19075.0789316
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02559.1560613

Every lot

67 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3268109.32/cwt100.00–117.502932
Steers—Small 1-2315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Steers—Medium and Large 2335147.50/cwt147.50–147.504941
Steers—Small 1-2360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 2363144.56/cwt140.00–155.005255
Steers—Medium and Large 3370109.34/cwt100.00–115.004053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430162.50/cwt162.50–162.506991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468174.00/cwt174.00–174.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 2473151.04/cwt142.50–155.007143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559178.00/cwt178.00–178.0099511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577166.34/cwt163.00–168.009603
Steers—Medium and Large 3590117.50/cwt117.50–117.506931
Steers—Medium and Large 2605132.00/cwt132.00–132.007997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650148.00/cwt148.00–148.009622
Steers—Medium and Large 3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2220122.50/cwt122.50–122.502701
Heifers—Small 1-2305117.50/cwt117.50–117.503581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350125.00/cwt125.00–125.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373108.67/cwt105.00–112.504052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467125.76/cwt122.50–136.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471146.76/cwt142.50–155.0069111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517148.00/cwt148.00–148.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520133.00/cwt133.00–133.006924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532145.00/cwt145.00–145.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577139.00/cwt139.00–139.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2597137.00/cwt137.00–137.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676130.00/cwt130.00–130.0087911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680102.00/cwt102.00–102.006941
Heifers—Small 1-2700117.00/cwt117.00–117.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733121.00/cwt121.00–121.008874
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423150.00/cwt150.00–150.006352
Bulls—Small 1-2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Bulls—Small 1-2473130.00/cwt130.00–130.006152
Bulls—Small 1-2545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Bulls—Small 1-2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3755101.00/cwt101.00–101.007631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24883.70/cwt83.50–84.001,0452
Bulls——1,31098.70/cwt92.00–114.001,2935
Bulls——1,895115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,1791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%95063.02/cwt56.00–66.005993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02568.48/cwt66.00–71.007023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02556.35/cwt39.00–63.0057810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24577.85/cwt70.00–86.0096913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43880.02/cwt76.00–84.001,1512
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-270054.00/cwt54.00–54.003781
Stock Cows—Small 272067.50/cwt67.50–67.504861
Stock Cows—Small 1-279084.00/cwt84.00–84.006641
Stock Cows—Medium 2795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008351
Stock Cows—Medium 386555.20/cwt50.00–60.004772
Stock Cows—Medium 290049.46/cwt49.00–50.004452
Stock Cows—Medium 21,04882.35/cwt72.00–87.008633
Stock Cows—Medium 21,11067.00/cwt67.00–67.007441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-271090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Bred Cows—Medium 2953101.68/cwt92.00–109.009692
Bred Cows—Medium 21,03569.00/cwt69.00–69.007141
Bred Cows—Medium 21,12082.00/cwt82.00–82.009181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 21,08595.52/cwt95.00–96.001,0362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,255925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,6091

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.