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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 8

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

284 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 170▲ 63 vs year ago 221 · +28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 37▲ 3 vs year ago 49 · +6.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 3 · +166.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week. Average offering 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.33/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$170.33

182 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$67.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.20

vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	499	175.44	876	164
Medium and Large 2	368	128.67	474	13thin
Small 1-2	368	114.75	422	2thin
Medium and Large 3	279	108.33	302	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.11/cwt here — about $574 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 sale182 hd

170.33

—

SC average5 barns · 623 hd

155.13

+15.20

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	—	Low	1,226	98.17	1,204	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	74.57	953	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	826	64.59	533	11

Every lot

62 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	319	223.53/cwt	220.00–231.00	713	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	353	154.25/cwt	150.00–162.50	545	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	220.48/cwt	215.00–224.00	840	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	207.90/cwt	197.50–210.00	802	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	214.74/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,031	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,156	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,201	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	253	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	278	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	277	133.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	369	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	295	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	182.00/cwt	181.00–185.00	612	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	376	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	711	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	126.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	833	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	158.47/cwt	150.00–167.50	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	148.41/cwt	145.00–152.50	760	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	137.43/cwt	132.50–142.50	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	410	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	180.08/cwt	177.50–182.50	751	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	473	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	181.41/cwt	175.00–187.50	867	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	985	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,010	91.98/cwt	90.00–94.00	929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,334	101.26/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,351	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	819	57.82/cwt	48.00–65.00	474	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	834	72.72/cwt	70.00–76.00	606	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	61.96/cwt	53.00–67.00	744	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	74.97/cwt	70.00–80.00	937	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,557	84.38/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,314	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	758	64.99/cwt	62.50–67.50	493	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	771	92.03/cwt	90.00–95.00	710	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 170Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 37Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 3

No comparisons made this week. Average offering of average to plain quality

cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	277	130.00–135.00	133.17
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
3	—	410	120.00–130.00	126.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	512	145.00–152.50	148.41
2	—	563	132.50–142.50	137.43
2	—	465	150.00–167.50	158.47
1	—	650	147.00	147.00
8	—	336	181.00–185.00	182.00
4	—	432	147.50	147.50
2	—	388	145.00–148.00	146.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	117.50	117.50
1	—	440	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	172.50	172.50
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
12	—	434	192.00	192.00
15	—	376	189.00	189.00
6	—	320	196.00	196.00
102	—	550	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	225.00	225.00
20	—	480	200.00–221.00	214.74
2	—	690	167.50	167.50
12	—	381	215.00–224.00	220.48
6	—	319	220.00–231.00	223.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
1	—	615	155.00	155.00
1	—	775	155.00	155.00
6	—	386	197.50–210.00	207.90
2	—	335	210.00–215.00	212.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	117.50	117.50
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
3	—	353	150.00–162.50	154.25
1	—	430	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
3	—	417	177.50–182.50	180.08
2	—	478	175.00–187.50	181.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	117.50–120.00	118.73
1	—	410	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	819	48.00–65.00	57.82
5	—	834	70.00–76.00	72.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,250	70.00–80.00	74.97
3	—	1,557	84.00–85.00	84.38
3	—	1,200	53.00–67.00	61.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	90.00–94.00	91.98
4	—	1,334	97.00–108.00	101.26

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	771	90.00–95.00	92.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	758	62.50–67.50	64.99

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.