Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-03-01

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 1
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 172▼ 79 vs year ago 216 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 78▲ 0 vs year ago 73 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 21▲ 12 vs year ago 21 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made due to limited comparable sales. Moderate 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 $189.92/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$189.92
41 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$838
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$69.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.66
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2456201.8292130
Medium and Large 2266174.004625thin
Small 1-2475149.257094thin
Medium and Large 3593132.507852thin
One grade step is worth $69.32/cwt here — about $136 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 sale41 hd
189.92
—
SC average5 barns · 418 hd
194.57
−4.66
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—High1,39795.911,3409thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27186.721,10324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72281.861,4093thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02277.747957thin

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
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)920$1,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,2501thin

Every lot

72 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 2242175.00/cwt175.00–175.004244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265190.00/cwt190.00–190.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308206.85/cwt202.00–225.006375
Steers—Medium and Large 2360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Steers—Small 1-2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372218.72/cwt212.50–225.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373215.00/cwt215.00–215.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386192.57/cwt185.00–205.007434
Steers—Small 1-2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482205.37/cwt201.00–207.509906
Steers—Small 1-2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 3500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2262
Steers—Small 1-2635157.00/cwt157.00–157.009971
Steers—Medium and Large 3685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3554
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220180.00/cwt180.00–180.003961
Heifers—Small 1-2228135.19/cwt130.00–140.003084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270112.64/cwt110.00–115.003042
Heifers—Small 1-2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320177.50/cwt177.50–177.505681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328148.57/cwt145.00–150.004875
Heifers—Small 1-2328131.63/cwt124.00–135.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373145.00/cwt145.00–145.005412
Heifers—Small 1-2385130.77/cwt127.50–135.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424151.35/cwt145.00–157.506422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added432160.00/cwt160.00–160.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480172.50/cwt172.50–172.508281
Heifers—Small 1-2490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3498125.00/cwt125.00–125.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Heifers—Small 1-2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430190.00/cwt185.00–195.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450195.00/cwt195.00–195.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480177.50/cwt177.50–177.508521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515165.00/cwt165.00–165.008501
Bulls—Small 1-2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610112.50/cwt112.50–112.506861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added658154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17881.02/cwt80.00–82.009542
Bulls——1,35698.36/cwt91.00–106.001,3346
Bulls——2,085111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,3141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96072.88/cwt70.00–76.007002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04779.68/cwt76.00–83.008345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09873.96/cwt70.00–78.008123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24087.30/cwt80.00–92.001,08318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,63396.01/cwt95.00–98.001,5683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,88586.79/cwt85.00–89.001,6362
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 29201,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bulls—Medium 21,005100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 21,03892.78/cwt92.50–93.009632
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,13590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0221
Bred Cows—Medium 21,205105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2651
Bred Cows—Medium 21,54091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,4011
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 2685128.91/cwt127.50–130.008832
Stock Cows—Small 1-274091.47/cwt82.50–102.506774
Stock Cows—Small 374559.00/cwt59.00–59.004401
Stock Cows—Small 178585.00/cwt85.00–85.006671
Stock Cows—Medium 287384.75/cwt80.00–92.507403
Stock Cows—Medium 388072.50/cwt72.50–72.506381
Stock Cows—Small 1-288378.59/cwt75.00–80.006945
Stock Cows—Medium 296176.26/cwt75.00–78.007334
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,1201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,14784.65/cwt82.50–87.509713
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-269582.50/cwt82.50–82.505731

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.