Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2022-12-14

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Dec 14
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 128▼ 45 vs year ago 268 · −16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 54▲ 25 vs year ago 67 · +37.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 11▲ 12 vs year ago 6 · +200.0%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.06/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$158.06
118 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$722
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$43.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.01
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2661165.191,09285
Medium and Large 2434148.1764422
Small 1-2510129.006581thin
Medium and Large 3303122.0536910thin
One grade step is worth $43.14/cwt here — about $722 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 sale118 hd
158.06
—
SC average5 barns · 402 hd
163.06
−5.01
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—Low1,44478.791,1386thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20166.4879826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43065.319343thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88059.7452619

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)761$3445

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3232123.38/cwt120.00–125.002863
Steers—Medium and Large 3280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 2313151.12/cwt142.50–160.004738
Steers—Medium and Large 3326122.59/cwt120.00–125.004004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360197.50/cwt197.50–197.507111
Steers—Medium and Large 2370157.50/cwt157.50–157.505831
Steers—Medium and Large 3373120.00/cwt120.00–120.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375172.50/cwt172.50–172.506471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427172.50/cwt172.50–172.507377
Steers—Medium and Large 2463142.73/cwt130.00–160.006615
Steers—Small 1-2510129.00/cwt129.00–129.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 2516155.68/cwt150.00–161.008036
Steers—Medium and Large 2570128.00/cwt128.00–128.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2644151.00/cwt151.00–151.009727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,17656
Steers—Medium and Large 2700117.50/cwt117.50–117.508231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,10611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215110.00/cwt110.00–110.002371
Heifers—Small 1-2280115.86/cwt112.00–120.003243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300125.00/cwt125.00–125.003751
Heifers—Small 1-2310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380122.57/cwt120.00–125.004662
Heifers—Small 1-2380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418118.80/cwt117.50–120.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420153.99/cwt142.50–158.0064714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465122.50/cwt122.50–122.505701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480141.00/cwt141.00–141.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580132.50/cwt132.50–132.507692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585122.50/cwt122.50–122.507171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438112.46/cwt110.00–115.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455132.53/cwt130.00–135.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515128.00/cwt128.00–128.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006803
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38375.16/cwt73.00–79.001,0394
Bulls——1,56586.06/cwt85.00–87.001,3472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86965.73/cwt62.00–72.5057110
Cows—Lean 85-90%89253.08/cwt48.00–58.004739
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06360.94/cwt59.00–62.006483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21967.20/cwt64.00–74.0081923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43065.31/cwt65.00–66.009343
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 270582.50/cwt82.50–82.505821
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 276090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Stock Cows—Small 1-276580.00/cwt80.00–80.006121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-283087.50/cwt87.50–87.507261
Bred Cows—Small 296066.99/cwt64.00–70.006433
Bred Cows—Small 298373.26/cwt72.50–74.007202
Bred Cows—Small 1-298575.00/cwt75.00–75.007391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,18073.88/cwt70.00–78.008722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3658337.09/head275.00–410.003373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3685350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,145360.00/head360.00–360.003601

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.