Sale reports / South Carolina / Orangeburg Livestock Auction / 2023-03-08

Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Mar 8
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 137▲ 85 vs year ago 168 · +50.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 73▲ 19 vs year ago 63 · +30.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 33▲ 26 vs year ago 10 · +260.0%
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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 $168.81/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$168.81
65 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$410
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$63.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.26
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501181.1390739
Medium and Large 2488155.2975822
Small 1-2255140.003571thin
Medium and Large 3423117.464973thin
One grade step is worth $63.67/cwt here — about $410 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 sale65 hd
168.81
—
SC average5 barns · 524 hd
172.07
−3.26
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—Average1,444105.201,51918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47983.961,2426thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14981.9394233
CowsLean 85-90%Average90172.3965219

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)924$1,04231

Every lot

59 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—Small 1-2200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245195.00/cwt195.00–195.004781
Steers—Medium and Large 2253190.05/cwt185.00–195.004812
Steers—Medium and Large 2313180.12/cwt175.00–185.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2362179.80/cwt177.00–185.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368204.10/cwt200.00–210.007513
Steers—Small 1-2385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added394220.00/cwt220.00–220.0086711
Steers—Medium and Large 2410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455208.13/cwt207.50–210.009474
Steers—Medium and Large 2480182.45/cwt180.00–185.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0114
Steers—Medium and Large 2535182.00/cwt182.00–182.009742
Steers—Medium and Large 2560176.67/cwt175.00–180.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4075
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235152.55/cwt150.00–155.003582
Heifers—Small 1-2255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320170.16/cwt160.00–175.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340206.00/cwt206.00–206.007007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380165.00/cwt165.00–165.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385122.44/cwt120.00–125.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415147.50/cwt145.00–150.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426181.87/cwt180.00–185.007758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478150.18/cwt145.00–155.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488182.44/cwt175.00–186.008909
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500107.50/cwt107.50–107.505381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528156.28/cwt150.00–162.508252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530177.00/cwt177.00–177.009387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550157.00/cwt157.00–157.008643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610145.00/cwt145.00–145.008853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2653155.49/cwt145.00–159.001,0154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1857
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437206.00/cwt206.00–206.009004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465179.55/cwt172.50–182.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473193.55/cwt192.50–194.0091510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568161.26/cwt160.00–162.509162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610152.52/cwt150.00–155.009302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19692.65/cwt90.00–95.001,1084
Bulls——1,515108.78/cwt98.00–116.001,64814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88681.27/cwt79.00–87.507208
Cows—Lean 85-90%91265.94/cwt58.00–75.0060111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12072.89/cwt60.00–78.0081611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15385.90/cwt81.00–91.0099021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47983.96/cwt78.00–88.001,2426
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2730773.60/head600.00–900.007748
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2810925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29721,085.12/head1,000.00–1,225.001,08512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0321,216.13/head1,000.00–1,425.001,21610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-292075.00/cwt75.00–75.006901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 292598.59/cwt97.50–100.009122
Bred Cows—Small 1-297080.00/cwt80.00–80.007761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,12097.50/cwt97.50–97.501,0921

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.