Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-02-22

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Feb 22
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 170▼ 19 vs year ago 191 · −9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 50▲ 9 vs year ago 69 · +13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 40▲ 2 vs year ago 19 · +10.5%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.61/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$153.61
63 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$573
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$41.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.09
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566161.6991542
Medium and Large 2467144.7467613thin
Small 1-2411127.495246thin
Medium and Large 3285120.003422thin
One grade step is worth $41.69/cwt here — about $573 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 sale63 hd
153.61
—
SC average5 barns · 652 hd
157.70
−4.09
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—Low1,47795.091,4048thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23078.2396230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52576.361,1643thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low82963.6352810

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)830$8576

Every lot

55 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3230130.07/cwt125.00–135.002993
Steers—Small 1-2235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Steers—Small 1-2295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added326217.24/cwt215.00–220.007087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Steers—Small 1-2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Small 1-2365149.79/cwt145.00–155.005472
Steers—Medium and Large 3365133.33/cwt130.00–135.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377223.74/cwt220.00–225.008434
Steers—Medium and Large 2430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478187.50/cwt187.50–187.508963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1913
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Heifers—Small 1-2265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2302182.50/cwt182.50–182.505512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Heifers—Small 1-2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384175.00/cwt175.00–175.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408137.11/cwt135.00–145.005595
Heifers—Small 1-2413127.48/cwt125.00–130.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418165.81/cwt165.00–167.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007362
Heifers—Small 1-2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Heifers—Small 1-2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added510152.50/cwt152.50–152.507784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523138.04/cwt135.00–141.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587163.00/cwt163.00–163.0095718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,04213
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417167.50/cwt167.50–167.506982
Bulls—Small 1-2440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465182.50/cwt182.50–182.508492
Bulls—Small 1-2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488171.60/cwt170.00–172.008375
Bulls—Small 1-2585132.50/cwt132.50–132.507751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,426101.52/cwt100.00–104.001,4484
Bulls——1,52888.65/cwt81.00–95.001,3554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82160.18/cwt50.00–69.004948
Cows—Lean 85-90%86377.45/cwt77.00–78.006682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10971.13/cwt68.00–73.007897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26780.39/cwt77.00–88.001,01923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52576.36/cwt75.00–78.001,1643
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-276082.50/cwt82.50–82.506271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-264587.00/cwt87.00–87.005611
Bred Cows—Small 1-2665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Bred Cows—Small 1-267560.00/cwt60.00–60.004051
Bred Cows—Small 1-268272.79/cwt67.00–76.004963
Bred Cows—Small 1-279186.87/cwt79.00–102.006876
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04592.50/cwt92.50–92.509672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2648577.70/head500.00–650.005784
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,414.81/head1,400.00–1,430.001,4152

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.