Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-12-07

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 7
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 169▼ 14 vs year ago 142 · −9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 73▲ 1 vs year ago 53 · +1.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 8 vs year ago 3 · +266.7%
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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.78/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$149.78
40 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$47.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.81
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2425162.3769022
Medium and Large 2439147.906498thin
Small 1-2439129.125666thin
Medium and Large 3383115.344414thin
One grade step is worth $47.03/cwt here — about $248 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 sale40 hd
149.78
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SC average5 barns · 689 hd
167.59
−17.81
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—Low1,40686.121,2119thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69870.591,1997thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24264.848068thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02154.4655613

Every lot

58 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004262
Steers—Medium and Large 3280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338167.50/cwt167.50–167.505663
Steers—Small 1-2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360182.50/cwt182.50–182.506572
Steers—Small 1-2365129.86/cwt125.00–135.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 2383145.03/cwt140.00–150.005552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 3417112.12/cwt106.00–115.004683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427160.47/cwt152.50–165.0068512
Steers—Small 1-2430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 2537148.37/cwt145.00–150.007973
Steers—Small 1-2563125.00/cwt125.00–125.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 2585138.00/cwt138.00–138.008071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680139.00/cwt139.00–139.009451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265110.00/cwt110.00–110.002921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365142.50/cwt142.50–142.505202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390107.50/cwt105.00–110.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2402134.51/cwt130.00–136.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Heifers—Small 1-2440112.50/cwt112.50–112.504951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Heifers—Small 1-2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535127.50/cwt127.50–127.506821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540141.00/cwt141.00–141.007613
Heifers—Small 1-2542116.00/cwt116.00–116.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566132.00/cwt132.00–132.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615127.50/cwt127.50–127.507841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415160.25/cwt158.00–162.506656
Bulls—Small 1-2438122.49/cwt120.00–125.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475143.80/cwt142.50–145.006832
Bulls—Small 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535157.00/cwt157.00–157.008402
Bulls—Small 1-2555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3305110.00/cwt110.00–110.003361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23176.60/cwt73.00–80.009434
Bulls——1,54693.74/cwt85.00–103.001,4495
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98652.34/cwt46.00–59.0051610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13861.54/cwt60.00–64.007003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24261.90/cwt50.00–67.007696
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24373.67/cwt69.00–77.009162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69870.59/cwt68.00–79.001,1997
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 277587.50/cwt87.50–87.506781
Bulls—Medium 1-21,238119.28/cwt117.50–121.001,4772
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-268079.00/cwt79.00–79.005371
Stock Cows—Small 1-278570.00/cwt70.00–70.005501
Stock Cows—Medium 283087.00/cwt87.00–87.007221
Stock Cows—Medium 283072.50/cwt72.50–72.506021
Stock Cows—Small 1-288555.00/cwt55.00–55.004871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-279542.00/cwt42.00–42.003341
Bred Cows—Medium 290571.00/cwt71.00–71.006431
Bred Cows—Medium 291090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191

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.