Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-07-20

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 20
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 243▲ 35 vs year ago 125 · +28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 97▼ 5 vs year ago 52 · −9.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 30▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $122.54/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$122.54
31 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.13
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554130.017206thin
Medium and Large 2455122.3655722
Small 1-2325110.973612thin
Medium and Large 3450105.004731thin
One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about $247 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 sale31 hd
122.54
—
SC average5 barns · 541 hd
132.68
−10.13
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—Average1,693100.571,7035thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37968.019384thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21267.4281719
CowsLean 85-90%Average91962.585755thin

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)1,163$1,2132thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337160.00/cwt160.00–160.005394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382163.32/cwt162.50–165.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463162.38/cwt155.00–170.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 2505142.50/cwt142.50–142.507201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532156.70/cwt148.00–164.008349
Steers—Medium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640145.00/cwt145.00–145.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2325110.97/cwt110.00–112.003612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329126.12/cwt120.00–130.004154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415125.75/cwt120.00–127.505226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418138.80/cwt137.50–140.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458126.03/cwt120.00–128.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526117.19/cwt114.00–120.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568114.99/cwt112.00–118.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578126.24/cwt125.00–127.507302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2430122.56/cwt120.00–125.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433112.54/cwt110.00–115.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462139.00/cwt139.00–139.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573110.50/cwt110.00–111.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618112.31/cwt110.00–115.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added558130.00/cwt130.00–130.0072545
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,693100.57/cwt95.00–107.001,7035
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88268.53/cwt65.00–72.006043
Cows—Lean 85-90%97553.66/cwt50.00–57.005232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12061.02/cwt51.00–65.006837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26671.15/cwt68.00–76.0090112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37968.01/cwt67.00–69.009384
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 272587.38/cwt82.50–90.006343
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.