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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, May 25

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 122▼ 32 vs year ago 196 · −16.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 31▲ 18 vs year ago 47 · +38.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 14▲ 26 vs year ago 14 · +185.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average 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 $117.53/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$117.53

46 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$61.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.24

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	463	143.95	666	12thin
Medium and Large 2	452	127.35	576	8thin
Medium and Large 3	449	114.27	513	11thin
Small 1-2	343	113.80	390	4thin
Small 3	302	95.92	289	3thin
Large 3	540	82.52	446	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.44/cwt here — about $221 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 sale46 hd

117.53

—

SC average5 barns · 493 hd

127.77

−10.24

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	1,755	97.00	1,702	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	78.31	993	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	77.00	1,197	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	65.28	701	32

Every lot

78 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 3	260	99.52/cwt	87.50–112.50	259	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	310	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	387	2
Steers	—	Small 3	320	100.08/cwt	95.00–105.00	320	2
Steers	—	Large 3	355	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	249	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	552	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2Value Added	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	410	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	502	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	902	5
Steers	—	Small 3	490	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	172.11/cwt	167.50–174.00	871	7
Steers	—	Small 3	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	676	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	320	86.38/cwt	62.00–110.00	276	2
Heifers	—	Large 3	330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	231	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	129.42/cwt	127.50–135.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	145.88/cwt	140.00–152.50	637	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Large 3	480	101.21/cwt	97.50–105.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Large 3	520	80.10/cwt	70.00–90.00	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	122.64/cwt	115.00–130.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	634	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	590	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	525	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Large 3	775	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	465	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	425	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	415	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	432	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	609	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	471	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Value Added	502	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Large 3	550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	385	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	805	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	890	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	534	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	523	59.46/cwt	51.00–68.00	311	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	727	68.69/cwt	63.00–80.00	499	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	61.87/cwt	54.00–67.00	633	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	72.79/cwt	68.00–78.00	862	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	77.62/cwt	71.00–82.00	976	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,287	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,197	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	658	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	303	1
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	755	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	400	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	773	51.48/cwt	50.00–53.00	398	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	910	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	428	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	645	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,088.25/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	11,296	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	775	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	264	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	810	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	308	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	815	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	253	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	910	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	501	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	913	61.18/cwt	55.00–67.00	559	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	74.64/cwt	66.00–81.00	698	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	71.79/cwt	66.00–76.00	709	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	756	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,848	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	701	1

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 May 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 122Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 31Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 14Year ago 14

No comparisons this week due to limited comparable sales. There were light offerings of mostly average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	63.00–80.00	68.69
2	—	523	51.00–68.00	59.46
1	—	345	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
4	—	471	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	805	70.00	70.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	140.00	140.00
6	—	432	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	70.00	70.00
1	—	415	92.50	92.50
1	—	455	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	60.00	60.00
2	—	485	110.00–125.00	117.50
1	—	415	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	120.00	120.00
2	—	560	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	126.00–130.00	127.93
2	—	525	115.00–130.00	122.64
4	—	405	127.50–135.00	129.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
1	—	330	70.00	70.00
2	—	520	70.00–90.00	80.10
2	—	480	97.50–105.00	101.21
1	—	590	77.50	77.50
1	—	775	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	62.00–110.00	86.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	115.00–120.00	117.60
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	87.50	87.50
1	—	590	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	140.00–152.50	145.88
2	—	590	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	845	80.00	80.00
1	—	410	122.50	122.50
2	—	310	120.00–130.00	124.84
1	—	645	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	112.50	112.50
2	—	260	87.50–112.50	99.52
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	95.00–105.00	100.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	167.50–174.00	172.11
5	—	490	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	150.00–155.00	152.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,184	68.00–78.00	72.79
22	—	1,023	54.00–67.00	61.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,258	71.00–82.00	77.62
1	—	1,430	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	50.00–53.00	51.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	69.00	69.00

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	1	—	658	46.00	46.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	47.00	47.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	53.00	53.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,088.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	935	66.00–81.00	74.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	988	66.00–76.00	71.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	55.00–67.00	61.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	55.00	55.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	31.00	31.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	38.00	38.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	34.00	34.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	81.00	81.00

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.