Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-05-18

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 18
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 243▼ 169 vs year ago 291 · −58.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 36▼ 12 vs year ago 43 · −27.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 25▲ 9 vs year ago 5 · +180.0%
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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 $133.92/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$133.92
70 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$374
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.05
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509145.5974130
Medium and Large 2398130.8752029
Small 1-2354118.594204thin
Medium and Large 3348105.353667thin
One grade step is worth $40.24/cwt here — about $374 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 sale70 hd
133.92
—
SC average5 barns · 577 hd
134.97
−1.05
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—Average1,784101.791,8165thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32674.599898thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11867.4075311

Every lot

43 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Steers—Small 1-2278130.09/cwt120.00–140.003622
Steers—Medium and Large 3320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003681
Steers—Small 1-2330126.36/cwt120.00–130.004174
Steers—Medium and Large 2358151.00/cwt151.00–151.005416
Steers—Small 1-2375129.29/cwt125.00–132.504853
Steers—Medium and Large 3390116.52/cwt115.00–118.004542
Steers—Medium and Large 2464140.46/cwt137.50–142.006526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535168.41/cwt160.00–170.009016
Steers—Small 1-2605127.50/cwt127.50–127.507711
Steers—Medium and Large 2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265115.00/cwt115.00–115.003052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322134.25/cwt132.50–137.004328
Heifers—Small 1-2325118.12/cwt117.00–120.003843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375101.64/cwt100.00–105.003813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386131.00/cwt131.00–131.005068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421155.00/cwt155.00–155.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425134.31/cwt130.00–135.005717
Heifers—Small 1-2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470102.50/cwt102.50–102.504821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505145.00/cwt141.00–146.0073210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567132.53/cwt130.00–134.507517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410155.00/cwt155.00–155.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481132.54/cwt127.50–135.006387
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503126.48/cwt123.00–130.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 3707108.00/cwt108.00–108.007643
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,784101.79/cwt88.00–109.001,8165
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99861.52/cwt55.00–66.006144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18365.93/cwt65.00–67.007802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18670.76/cwt67.00–74.008397
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37377.47/cwt74.00–81.001,0646
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 280689.26/cwt82.50–105.007194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,840110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,0241
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-280562.50/cwt62.50–62.505031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 2740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 294560.00/cwt60.00–60.005671

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.