Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-11-30

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Nov 30
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 208▲ 43 vs year ago 126 · +34.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 78▲ 16 vs year ago 57 · +28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 7 · +71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to sale being closed last week for thanksgiving holiday. Average 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 $154.34/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$154.34
76 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$821
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$404
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$39.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.96
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2587159.4693552
Medium and Large 2419147.8861920
Medium and Large 3333120.003992thin
Small 1-2443120.005312thin
One grade step is worth $39.46/cwt here — about $404 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 sale76 hd
154.34
—
SC average5 barns · 406 hd
158.30
−3.96
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—Average1,40885.511,20412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45675.241,0954thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25270.3688134
CowsLean 85-90%Average90959.3053913

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)935$6632thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2278155.00/cwt155.00–155.004317
Steers—Medium and Large 3280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003501
Steers—Small 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 2332155.00/cwt155.00–155.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 3385115.00/cwt115.00–115.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416167.00/cwt167.00–167.006957
Steers—Medium and Large 2440139.67/cwt129.00–145.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505162.00/cwt162.00–162.008183
Steers—Medium and Large 2520142.50/cwt142.50–142.507411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562154.00/cwt154.00–154.008657
Steers—Medium and Large 2577144.00/cwt144.00–144.008314
Steers—Small 1-2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610163.50/cwt163.50–163.5099716
Steers—Medium and Large 2615137.50/cwt137.50–137.508462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635139.00/cwt139.00–139.008832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,07614
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345105.00/cwt105.00–105.003621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366158.00/cwt158.00–158.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387130.09/cwt120.00–135.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425122.50/cwt122.50–122.505211
Heifers—Small 1-2425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459149.92/cwt148.50–150.5068821
Heifers—Small 1-2465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516148.00/cwt148.00–148.0076411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Bulls—Small 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Bulls—Small 1-2533108.77/cwt107.50–110.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40682.36/cwt76.00–85.001,1588
Bulls——1,41191.82/cwt88.00–94.001,2964
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88752.66/cwt48.00–60.004677
Cows—Lean 85-90%93567.04/cwt64.00–70.006276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07458.97/cwt51.00–65.006336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27272.54/cwt67.00–78.0092327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35368.87/cwt68.00–70.009322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55881.61/cwt80.00–83.001,2712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,79080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4321
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-276582.50/cwt82.50–82.506311
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 287388.67/cwt85.00–90.007744
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-271080.00/cwt80.00–80.005681
Bred Cows—Small 1-288892.46/cwt90.00–95.008212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,30377.98/cwt76.00–80.001,0162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3640300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2301,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251

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.