Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-06-29

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jun 29
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
314 head
▲ 242 vs last sale 72▲ 207 vs year ago 107 · +193.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 114▼ 36 vs year ago 74 · −48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 14▼ 20 vs year ago 26 · −76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* There will be no report issued next week due to sale being closed for holiday.* No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average 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 $129.48/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$129.48
125 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$39.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.13
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578142.2782352
Medium and Large 2463123.3857160
Small 1-2449111.024996thin
Medium and Large 3479102.644917thin
One grade step is worth $39.63/cwt here — about $331 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 sale125 hd
129.48
—
SC average5 barns · 643 hd
130.62
−1.13
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—Average1,360102.001,3871thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20081.5097818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27379.911,0173thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93669.266497thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,3001thin

Every lot

54 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 3228112.53/cwt110.00–115.002572
Steers—Medium and Large 3270112.55/cwt110.00–115.003042
Steers—Small 1-2277132.57/cwt130.00–135.003675
Steers—Small 1-2335130.70/cwt125.00–135.0043812
Steers—Medium and Large 2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 2366142.57/cwt140.00–148.005224
Steers—Small 1-2367127.51/cwt125.00–135.004685
Steers—Medium and Large 3388117.48/cwt115.00–120.004562
Steers—Medium and Large 2410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005333
Steers—Small 1-2475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Steers—Small 1-2538123.02/cwt120.00–124.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568167.00/cwt167.00–167.009494
Steers—Medium and Large 2626144.00/cwt144.00–144.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630162.72/cwt160.00–164.501,0255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,08660
Steers—Small 1-2735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258127.71/cwt120.00–130.003297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310122.50/cwt122.50–122.503801
Heifers—Small 1-2338112.04/cwt110.00–114.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373123.37/cwt120.00–131.0046014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422124.26/cwt123.00–130.0052413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425102.75/cwt102.50–103.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440138.66/cwt135.00–141.0061011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472116.63/cwt115.00–120.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480102.61/cwt100.00–105.004933
Heifers—Small 1-2490110.51/cwt110.00–111.005412
Heifers—Small 1-2520110.51/cwt110.00–111.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524124.01/cwt119.00–125.006506
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530102.57/cwt100.00–105.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572136.38/cwt134.00–140.0078013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2596127.51/cwt125.00–128.007606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600154.50/cwt154.50–154.5092720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685119.62/cwt119.00–120.008198
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700112.50/cwt112.50–112.507881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708128.00/cwt128.00–128.009066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772121.00/cwt121.00–121.009342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432132.52/cwt130.00–145.0057215
Bulls—Small 1-2438118.05/cwt115.00–121.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483127.51/cwt125.00–130.006162
Bulls—Small 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518120.00/cwt120.00–120.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575122.50/cwt122.50–122.507041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007696
Bulls—Small 1-2673101.03/cwt100.00–102.006802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,360102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,3871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91763.35/cwt55.00–69.005815
Cows—Lean 85-90%98584.05/cwt79.00–89.008282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15169.37/cwt65.00–72.007984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21484.97/cwt78.00–93.001,03214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27379.91/cwt78.00–83.001,0173
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 378570.00/cwt70.00–70.005501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 291698.72/cwt84.00–103.009044

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.