Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 9
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 115▲ 0 vs year ago 125 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 47▲ 0 vs year ago 50 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 21▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. 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 $141.72/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$141.72
57 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$852
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$505
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.88
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2626144.8390650
Medium and Large 2545137.007471thin
Small 1-2510122.506252thin
Medium and Large 3353113.754014thin
One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $505 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 sale57 hd
141.72
—
SC average5 barns · 477 hd
152.60
−10.88
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—Low1,57280.961,2737thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06165.386949thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,82062.001,1281thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10059.5565518

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)1,180$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$6501thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3250110.00/cwt110.00–110.002751
Steers—Small 1-2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 3330113.75/cwt110.00–117.503752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417161.69/cwt160.00–164.006745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478152.00/cwt152.00–152.0072712
Steers—Medium and Large 3500117.50/cwt117.50–117.505881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533150.63/cwt150.00–151.0080314
Steers—Medium and Large 2545137.00/cwt137.00–137.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554148.00/cwt148.00–148.008206
Steers—Small 1-2695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,20913
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250100.00/cwt100.00–100.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325127.50/cwt127.50–127.504141
Heifers—Small 1-2325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Small 1-2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415131.00/cwt131.00–131.005441
Heifers—Small 1-2448125.00/cwt125.00–125.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479127.51/cwt121.00–129.0061111
Heifers—Small 1-2485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525122.50/cwt122.50–122.506432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533130.00/cwt130.00–130.0069313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535102.50/cwt102.50–102.505481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605102.00/cwt102.00–102.006171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440112.50/cwt112.50–112.504951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475132.50/cwt132.50–132.506291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485149.00/cwt149.00–149.007231
Bulls—Small 1-2485123.74/cwt122.50–125.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545122.50/cwt122.50–122.506681
Bulls—Small 1-2585122.51/cwt122.51–122.517171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645123.00/cwt123.00–123.007932
Bulls—Small 1-2707105.50/cwt105.50–105.507463
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3430101.00/cwt101.00–101.004341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45175.30/cwt63.00–83.001,0934
Bulls——1,73388.50/cwt85.00–91.001,5343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87048.04/cwt43.00–55.004185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02069.41/cwt65.00–76.007085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11360.34/cwt55.00–63.006724
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18863.98/cwt60.00–70.0076013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82062.00/cwt62.00–62.001,1281
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Small 396068.00/cwt68.00–68.006531
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 271080.00/cwt80.00–80.005681
Stock Cows—Medium 387052.00/cwt52.00–52.004521
Stock Cows—Small 31,00564.53/cwt55.00–75.006496
Stock Cows—Medium 31,14065.00/cwt65.00–65.007411
Stock Cows—Medium 21,21068.41/cwt65.00–71.008282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2805650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1801,000.00/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.