Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-11-02

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 2
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 198 vs last sale 313▼ 141 vs year ago 256 · −55.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 63▼ 7 vs year ago 54 · −13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 12▲ 8 vs year ago 13 · +61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Light 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 $130.58/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$130.58
36 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.55
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492133.9065924
Medium and Large 2497126.556298thin
Small 1-2230125.002882thin
Medium and Large 3508112.505712thin
One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $88 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 sale36 hd
130.58
—
SC average5 barns · 1,092 hd
127.03
+3.55
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—Low1,59777.811,2438thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27563.3380817
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12258.1765310

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)1,403$1,0132thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3230115.00/cwt115.00–115.002651
Steers—Medium and Large 2264145.16/cwt135.00–150.003833
Steers—Small 1-2290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 2318141.88/cwt137.50–150.004513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341170.00/cwt170.00–170.005803
Steers—Small 1-2360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373156.61/cwt155.00–160.005843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405175.00/cwt175.00–175.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465170.29/cwt167.50–171.007925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
Steers—Small 1-2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 2610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639143.64/cwt142.50–144.009184
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2210130.00/cwt130.00–130.002731
Heifers—Small 1-2250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360132.50/cwt132.50–132.504771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415129.94/cwt127.50–132.505392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435134.40/cwt134.00–135.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469133.26/cwt131.00–135.006257
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533131.46/cwt130.00–133.007016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557124.01/cwt120.00–125.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561136.00/cwt136.00–136.007635
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435137.50/cwt137.50–137.505981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450155.00/cwt155.00–155.006981
Bulls—Small 1-2476122.00/cwt122.00–122.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523133.83/cwt130.00–138.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580132.50/cwt132.50–132.507691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645107.50/cwt107.50–107.506931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47369.73/cwt61.00–80.001,0274
Bulls——1,72185.88/cwt83.00–90.001,4784
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97453.42/cwt40.00–60.005206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15758.09/cwt51.00–63.006728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34565.30/cwt63.00–68.008784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38067.99/cwt62.00–79.009389
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 285376.52/cwt68.00–87.506532
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-267047.50/cwt47.50–47.503181
Stock Cows—Medium 270884.76/cwt82.50–87.506002
Stock Cows—Medium 1-278097.50/cwt97.50–97.507611
Stock Cows—Medium 296073.00/cwt73.00–73.007011
Stock Cows—Medium 21,06968.60/cwt61.00–73.007337
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,29369.10/cwt68.00–70.008932
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 293570.00/cwt70.00–70.006551
Bred Cows—Medium 21,21562.00/cwt62.00–62.007531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 276072.50/cwt72.50–72.505511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,4001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,4051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.