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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 16

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 125▼ 12 vs year ago 220 · −5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 50▲ 18 vs year ago 60 · +30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 15▼ 19 vs year ago 21 · −90.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.09/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$139.09

59 head · 350 lb average

Value per head Derived

$486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	391	152.28	595	25
Medium and Large 1-2	632	140.00	885	2thin
Small 1-2	276	133.96	369	22
Medium and Large 3	354	117.20	415	10thin

One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $180 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 sale59 hd

139.09

—

SC average5 barns · 412 hd

149.95

−10.86

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,456	81.88	1,192	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	66.63	854	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	65.97	1,056	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	55.20	478	26

Every lot

52 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	225	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	306	12
Steers	—	Small 1-2	278	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	371	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	318	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	497	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	119.90/cwt	117.50–122.50	393	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	368	132.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	488	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	153.91/cwt	145.00–157.50	580	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	119.18/cwt	115.00–122.50	449	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	109.94/cwt	105.00–115.00	445	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	148.29/cwt	147.50–150.00	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	269	119.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	321	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	124.12/cwt	120.00–127.50	407	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	461	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	118.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	453	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	388	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	101.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	119.35/cwt	115.00–121.00	493	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	840	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	438	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	473	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	102.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	490	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	129.60/cwt	127.50–135.00	688	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	603	118.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,218	71.75/cwt	70.00–74.00	874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	88.63/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,431	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	841	50.82/cwt	45.00–58.00	427	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	65.07/cwt	60.00–68.00	599	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	54.44/cwt	45.00–61.00	643	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	69.48/cwt	65.00–79.00	907	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	65.97/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,056	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	628	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	897	1

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.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Wed Nov 16, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 125Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 50Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 15Year ago 21

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	130.00–135.00	132.46
5	—	603	115.00–120.00	118.98
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
7	—	531	127.50–135.00	129.60
1	—	660	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
4	—	478	100.00–110.00	102.46
1	—	445	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.59
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	438	115.00–120.00	117.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	119.00	119.00
7	—	352	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	115.00–125.00	118.48
3	—	550	117.50	117.50
6	—	328	120.00–127.50	124.12
3	—	492	121.00	121.00
8	—	269	115.00–125.00	119.37
7	—	413	115.00–121.00	119.35
1	—	215	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	106.00	106.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
3	—	408	100.00–105.00	101.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	130.00–135.00	133.29
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.44
12	—	225	136.00	136.00
4	—	368	125.00–135.00	132.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	117.50–122.50	119.90
2	—	405	105.00–115.00	109.94
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
3	—	377	115.00–122.50	119.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	145.00	145.00
3	—	426	147.50–150.00	148.29
17	—	377	145.00–157.50	153.91
2	—	320	150.00–160.00	155.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,306	65.00–79.00	69.48
7	—	1,181	45.00–61.00	54.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	841	45.00–58.00	50.82
8	—	920	60.00–68.00	65.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	64.00–68.00	65.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	80.00–94.00	88.63
2	—	1,218	70.00–74.00	71.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	87.50	87.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	77.50	77.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.