Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-01-04

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Jan 4
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 223▼ 7 vs year ago 152 · −4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 92▼ 4 vs year ago 81 · −4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 18▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made the week due to sale being closed for Holidays. Moderate offering of average 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 $167.61/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$167.61
49 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$578
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$67.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.66
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571172.0598344
Medium and Large 2455140.006371thin
Small 1-2343132.504553thin
Medium and Large 3385105.004041thin
One grade step is worth $67.05/cwt here — about $578 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 sale49 hd
167.61
—
SC average5 barns · 327 hd
170.27
−2.66
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—Average1,58690.451,4347thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30573.1095414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56768.031,06611
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13465.9774825

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
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$4751thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2275137.50/cwt137.50–137.503781
Steers—Small 1-2320125.00/cwt125.00–125.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335175.15/cwt170.00–180.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 3385105.00/cwt105.00–105.004041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390185.00/cwt185.00–185.007222
Steers—Small 1-2435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 2455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471177.50/cwt177.50–177.508365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580168.00/cwt168.00–168.009743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593158.28/cwt150.00–161.009394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,07414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633145.11/cwt142.50–146.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1299
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270132.50/cwt132.50–132.503581
Heifers—Small 1-2345124.38/cwt120.00–127.504294
Heifers—Small 1-2410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528140.00/cwt140.00–140.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548140.00/cwt140.00–140.007679
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555132.50/cwt132.00–133.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630138.00/cwt138.00–138.0086910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635126.49/cwt126.00–127.508033
Heifers—Small 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425174.32/cwt174.00–175.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460107.50/cwt107.50–107.504951
Bulls—Small 1-2463136.84/cwt131.00–142.506342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495176.00/cwt176.00–176.008713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650132.00/cwt132.00–132.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3220100.00/cwt100.00–100.002201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32382.66/cwt78.00–86.001,0942
Bulls——1,69193.56/cwt90.00–96.001,5825
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06363.10/cwt57.00–69.0067117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28472.07/cwt70.00–76.009258
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30274.66/cwt70.00–80.0097211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31567.38/cwt64.00–69.508863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54974.41/cwt71.00–77.001,1534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57864.39/cwt60.00–68.001,0167
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-279575.00/cwt75.00–75.005961
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-273054.49/cwt50.00–60.003982
Stock Cows—Small 273050.00/cwt50.00–50.003651
Stock Cows—Small 1-280540.00/cwt40.00–40.003221
Stock Cows—Small 383552.00/cwt52.00–52.004341
Stock Cows—Medium 2840475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Stock Cows—Medium 294382.24/cwt72.00–92.007762
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,27575.00/cwt75.00–75.009561

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.