Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-09-14

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 206▲ 216 vs year ago 135 · +160.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 26▲ 55 vs year ago 28 · +196.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 4 vs year ago 6 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average 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 $167.92/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$167.92
184 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,149
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$944
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$55.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.25
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2728170.561,242163
Medium and Large 2374156.8858614thin
Small 1-2287134.053855thin
Medium and Large 3258115.502972thin
One grade step is worth $55.06/cwt here — about $944 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 sale184 hd
167.92
—
SC average5 barns · 690 hd
164.68
+3.25
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—Average1,231101.061,24418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55077.391,2003thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17571.1583623
CowsLean 85-90%Low91570.8964919

Every lot

61 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2210155.00/cwt155.00–155.003261
Steers—Medium and Large 3220120.00/cwt120.00–120.002641
Steers—Small 1-2230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Steers—Medium and Large 2268155.23/cwt150.00–160.004162
Steers—Small 1-2268137.62/cwt135.00–140.003692
Steers—Medium and Large 3295111.00/cwt111.00–111.003271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005436
Steers—Small 1-2310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 2315160.16/cwt155.00–165.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 2357165.51/cwt165.00–168.005916
Steers—Small 1-2360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375177.50/cwt177.50–177.506661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2402175.00/cwt175.00–175.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 2450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512153.04/cwt152.00–155.007846
Steers—Medium and Large 2575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy596170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686163.72/cwt163.00–164.001,1237
Steers—Medium and Large 2690132.50/cwt132.50–132.509141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730176.75/cwt176.75–176.751,29065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,37864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy915134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273142.34/cwt140.00–145.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Heifers—Small 1-2328117.56/cwt115.00–120.003862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389161.00/cwt161.00–161.006265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417147.41/cwt144.00–160.006155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2501125.00/cwt125.00–125.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558142.00/cwt142.00–142.007924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567125.00/cwt125.00–125.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610122.50/cwt122.50–122.507471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687131.00/cwt131.00–131.0090014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700137.00/cwt137.00–137.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428143.84/cwt140.00–155.006165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467159.03/cwt155.00–160.007435
Bulls—Small 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2502140.00/cwt140.00–140.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618125.22/cwt120.00–133.0077411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675113.08/cwt107.00–122.507633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,210106.29/cwt99.00–114.001,28611
Bulls——1,26392.83/cwt89.00–95.001,1727
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91073.87/cwt70.00–80.0067215
Cows—Lean 85-90%93659.72/cwt55.00–64.005594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15577.85/cwt75.00–85.0089911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17361.92/cwt50.00–69.0072611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55077.39/cwt75.00–80.001,2003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 273578.00/cwt78.00–78.005731
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2788107.59/cwt105.00–110.008482
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830121.55/cwt117.50–126.001,0092
Stock Cows—Small 1-290586.06/cwt85.00–87.007792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-283590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,50575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1291

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.