Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-07-13

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 13
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 314▼ 18 vs year ago 261 · −6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 38▲ 48 vs year ago 49 · +98.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 6▲ 22 vs year ago 8 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to sale being closed last week. Moderate offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.04/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$153.04
61 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$396
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$53.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.41
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500167.7683933
Medium and Large 2421144.3060817thin
Small 1-2360127.014577thin
Medium and Large 3388114.384434thin
One grade step is worth $53.38/cwt here — about $396 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 sale61 hd
153.04
—
SC average5 barns · 554 hd
144.64
+8.41
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—Average1,25786.241,0846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09374.0681017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60570.001,1241thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00858.5459021

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)865$82912

Every lot

72 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002941
Steers—Medium and Large 3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 2280142.46/cwt140.00–145.003992
Steers—Small 1-2283127.57/cwt125.00–130.003612
Steers—Medium and Large 2320143.67/cwt142.50–145.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 3330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Steers—Medium and Large 2363143.10/cwt140.00–150.005198
Steers—Small 1-2368129.64/cwt120.00–135.004773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380177.50/cwt177.50–177.506751
Steers—Medium and Large 3385117.50/cwt117.50–117.504521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395176.00/cwt176.00–176.006953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438170.88/cwt170.00–171.007488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450188.00/cwt188.00–188.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489163.62/cwt159.00–167.0080012
Steers—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2610146.00/cwt146.00–146.008913
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added615149.00/cwt149.00–149.009162
Steers—Small 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0508
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210110.00/cwt110.00–110.002311
Heifers—Small 1-2215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285115.00/cwt115.00–115.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335107.50/cwt105.00–110.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Heifers—Small 1-2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355112.54/cwt110.00–115.004002
Heifers—Small 1-2365122.50/cwt122.50–122.504471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379140.00/cwt140.00–140.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430152.00/cwt152.00–152.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458108.34/cwt105.00–112.504963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461141.00/cwt141.00–141.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478123.73/cwt122.50–125.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525102.50/cwt102.50–102.505381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572135.92/cwt130.00–141.007779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675129.00/cwt129.00–129.008715
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2424123.00/cwt120.00–125.005225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425141.29/cwt140.00–142.506002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438171.49/cwt171.00–172.507513
Bulls—Small 1-2450117.50/cwt117.50–117.505291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460112.50/cwt112.50–112.505181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485141.62/cwt136.00–142.506877
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525134.36/cwt132.50–135.007054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added560138.00/cwt138.00–138.007734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570133.00/cwt133.00–133.007586
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625122.50/cwt122.50–122.507661
Bulls—Small 1-2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2782115.00/cwt115.00–115.008994
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12275.37/cwt66.00–84.008463
Bulls——1,39297.10/cwt88.00–105.001,3523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97653.77/cwt42.00–64.0052515
Cows—Boner 80-85%99364.24/cwt60.00–70.006387
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08870.48/cwt69.00–75.007676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113100.85/cwt97.00–105.001,1222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17675.96/cwt72.00–83.008938
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1241
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 21,03892.60/cwt90.00–95.009612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2695711.69/head700.00–725.007122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2725750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2916848.65/head775.00–900.008496
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2930875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1101,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 276086.92/cwt75.00–100.006612
Stock Cows—Small 377842.01/cwt39.00–44.003274
Stock Cows—Small 381453.42/cwt48.00–58.004357
Stock Cows—Small 1-287261.07/cwt60.00–63.005333

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.